House of Cilli

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The House of Cilli was a prominent late medieval noble dynasty from present-day Slovenia that rose to significant influence within the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval noble family
noble dynasty
alliedWith House of Habsburg NERFINISHED
alternativeName Celje noble family NERFINISHED
Counts of Cilli NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin present-day Slovenia
dynastyEndedWith death of Ulrich II, Count of Cilli
extinctionType extinct in male line
flourishedInCentury 14th century
15th century
gainedPowerThrough marriage alliances
royal service in Hungary
heldTitle Counts of Cilli NERFINISHED
Counts of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
knownFor participation in anti-Ottoman campaigns
supporting Sigismund of Luxembourg
language German
Slovene (in local context)
legacy important part of Slovenian medieval heritage
symbol of medieval Celje’s prominence
member Frederick II, Count of Cilli NERFINISHED
Hermann II, Count of Cilli NERFINISHED
Ulrich II, Count of Cilli NERFINISHED
namedAfter Celje NERFINISHED
nativeRegion Celje NERFINISHED
Styria NERFINISHED
notableFor influence in Central European politics
rapid rise to power in the late Middle Ages
notableMember Hermann II, Count of Cilli NERFINISHED
Ulrich II, Count of Cilli NERFINISHED
partOf Holy Roman Empire nobility
Kingdom of Hungary nobility NERFINISHED
politicalInfluenceArea Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Bohemia NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Croatia NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED
politicalStatus immediate counts of the Holy Roman Empire
religion Roman Catholicism
rivalOf Counts of Celje’s regional magnates in Styria NERFINISHED
House of Habsburg NERFINISHED
seat Celje Castle NERFINISHED
territorialBase County of Cilli NERFINISHED
timePeriod late Middle Ages
vassalOf Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
King of Hungary

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Barbara of Cilli nobleFamily House of Cilli