Barbara of Celje (Slovenian Barbara Celjska) or Barbara of Cilli (about 1390/1395 - 11 July 1451) was Holy Roman Empress. She received the sobriquet Messalina of Germany. Events Births December 27 - Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (died 1411) Domenico da Piacenza, Italian dancemaster (died 1470) John Dunstable, English composer (died 1453) Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman and rebel leader (died 1436) Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (died 1447) John VIII Palaeologus Byzantine Emperor (died 1448) Deaths... Events End of reign of Hungary by Capet-Anjou family. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... // Events February 3 - Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II. June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture... This page is about the Germanic empire. ... Valeria Messalina (PIR1 V 161) , sometimes spelled Messallina ( 20-48) was a Roman Empress and third wife to Roman Emperor Claudius. ...

She was the daughter of Herman II, Count of Celje and his wife Anna von Schaunberg. Herman II was the son of Count Herman I of Celje and Princess Katarina Kotromanic of Bosnia, who was the older sister of Elisabeth of Bosnia (Kotromanic), the wife of Louis I the Great of Hungary. Elizabeth and Louis were the parents of Mary I of Hungary who married Sigismund of Luxemburg and Jadwiga of Poland who married Jagiello of Lithuania. Anna was the daughter of Heinrich III Von Schaunberg and Ursula von Gorz. Hermann II, Count of Celje (Count of Cilli, Slovene Herman II. Celjski) (about 1365 - 13 October 1435), Ban of Croatia, Slovenia and Dalmatia, was son of Hermann I, Count of Celje and his wife Katerina of Bosnia. ... Categories: Stub ... The Kotromanić dynasty ruled various regions in Bosnia and the surroundings from the 13th century as Bans until the crowning with the Bosnian and Serbian crown in 1377 and then as Kings until the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia in 1463. ... Elisabeth of Bosnia (1340-1387) was a Queen consort of the Kingdom of Hungary and Poland, and regent of Hungary. ... The Kotromanić dynasty ruled various regions in Bosnia and the surroundings from the 13th century as Bans until the crowning with the Bosnian and Serbian crown in 1377 and then as Kings until the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia in 1463. ... Mary of Hungary (in Hungarian and Slovakian: Mária) was the second of three daughters of Louis I the Great of Hungary from the House of Angevin (Anjou). ... Sigismund (February 14/15, 1368 - December 9, 1437) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 to 1437. ... This article is about the 14th-century queen and saint. ... The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty which reigned in some Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century. ...

In 1408 Barbara, a relative of deceased legal Arpad ruler Mary I of Hungary, was married to Mary's widower and former co-ruler Sigismund of Luxembourg (1368-1437), Elector of Brandenburg 1376-1415, German King 1410-1437, King of Hungary 1387-1437, King of Bohemia 1419-1437, and Holy Roman Emperor 1433-1437. Events December 13 - The Order of the Dragon is officially formated under King Sigismund of Hungary. ... Arpad is the name of: Arpad, a city in ancient Syria. ... Mary of Hungary (in Hungarian and Slovakian: Mária) was the second of three daughters of Louis I the Great of Hungary from the House of Angevin (Anjou). ... Sigismund, aged approximately 50, depicted by unknown artist in the 1420s - the only contemporary portrait. ... The Margrave of Brandenburg was one of the seven Electors of the Holy Roman Empire created by the Golden Bull of 1356. ... The following list of German Kings and Emperors is one of several Wikipedia lists of incumbents. ... This is a list of all rulers of Hungary since Árpád. ... The Lands of the Bohemian Crown (Czech Země koruny české, Latin Corona regni Bohemiae) (e. ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ...

Barbara's cousin, and adopted sister, Anna of Celje had 1402 married King Vladislav Jagello of Lithuania and Poland, another widower of the Angevin sisters (Jadwiga of Poland). The elderly Sigismund, widower of Mary I of Hungary, followed suit and wed from the same family. Barbara's father was Count Herman II of Celje, whose parents were the Slovenian ruler Count Herman I of Celje and Catherine of Bosnia (who descended also from Nemanjic kings of Serbia and from Catherine of Hungary, a daughter of Stephen V of Hungary). She was to strengthen Sigismund's grip to the Arpad throne. Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ... Wladislaus II on Jan Matejkos painting Wladislaus II Jagiello (Polish Władysław II Jagiełło, Lithuanian Jogaila, Belarusian Jahajla (Ягайла)) (c. ... This article is about the 14th-century queen and saint. ... Mary of Hungary (in Hungarian and Slovakian: Mária) was the second of three daughters of Louis I the Great of Hungary from the House of Angevin (Anjou). ... Nemanjić (Serbian Немањић; also Nemanjid) was a medieval Serb ruling dynasty. ... King Stephen V of Hungary (Hungarian: , Slovak: Å tefan V) (1239 or 1240 – August 6, 1272), was the son of Bela IV of Hungary, whom he succeeded in 1270. ...

She gave birth to a daughter, Elisabeth, Sigismund's only surviving issue and heiress, who married Albrecht of Habsburg, Archduke of Austria. Barbara lived to see her three grandchildren, Anna, Elisabeth and Ladislas. She is one of the ancestresses of modern European royal families, her blood flowing in the veins of most of today's dynasties. Empress and Queen Elisabeth (1409 – 25 December 1442) was the only daughter of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, king of Bohemia and Hungary, by his second wife Barbara of Celje. ... Albert II of Habsburg Albert II of Habsburg (August 10, 1397 – October 27, 1439), German ruler, king of Bohemia and Hungary, and (as Albert V) duke of Austria, was born on August 10, 1397, the son of Albert IV of Habsburg, duke of Austria. ... Anne of Luxembourg (1432 – 1462) was a German noblewoman, a member of both the houses of Hapsburg and Luxembourg. ... Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (1435/36/possibly 1437 – 30 August 1505), (in Polish Elżbieta Rakuszanka, Hungarian: Erszebet), was a Polish-Lithuanian queen. ... Ladislaus Posthumus (22 February 1440 - 23 November 1457), Archduke, king of Hungary as László V (or VI); king of Bohemia as Ladislav I; duke of Austria, the only son of Albert II, Holy Roman Emperor, and of Elizabeth, daughter of the emperor Sigismund, was born at Komarom four months...

Barbara's father Hermann II, as the father-in-law of both feuding Sigismund and Jagiello, played a crucial role in the 1410 pre-Battle of Tannenberg politics by helping prevent Sigismund, who was in alliance with the Teutonic Knights, to attack Jagiello. Jagiello and his Slavic Allies defeated Teutonic Knights who led the combatants provided by 22 western states, including the Pope. Hermann II, Count of Celje (Count of Cilli) (about 1365 - 13 October 1435), Ban of Croatia, Slovenia and Dalmatia, was son of Herman I, Count of Celje and his wife Katerina of Bosnia. ... Sigismund is a common name. ... The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty which reigned in some Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century. ... March 29 - The Aragonese capture Oristano, capital of the giudicato di Arborea in Sardinia July 15 – Battle of Grunwald (also known as Tannenberg or Zalgiris). ... For the 1914 battle at the same location, refer to Battle of Tannenberg (1914) Battle of Grunwald Conflict 1409-1411 war Date July 15, 1410 Place Grunwald/Tannenberg Result Decisive Polish and Lithuanian victory The Battle of Grunwald took place on July 15, 1410 between the Kingdom of Poland and... Sigismund is a common name. ... The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty which reigned in some Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century. ... The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty which reigned in some Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century. ...

Genetics

Barbara of Celje is a direct matrilineal ancestor of Nicholas II of Russia. Provided the genealogy is correct, this implies that she and all her matrilineal relatives were members of mitochondrial haplogroup Haplogroup T. This includes her many female-line descendants among European nobility. Barbara's most maternal recorded ancestor is Adelheid Von Alpeck who died in 1280, daughter of Witegow Von Alpeck. Matrilineality is a system in which one belongs to ones mothers lineage; it may also involve the inheritance of property or titles through the female line. ... Nicholas II of Russia (May 18, 1868–July 17, 1918)[1] (Russian: , Nikolay II) was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Poland,[2] and Grand Duke of Finland. ... In cell biology, a mitochondrion is an organelle found in the cells of most eukaryotes. ... In the study of molecular evolution, a haplogroup is a large group of haplotypes, which are series of alleles at specific locations on a chromosome. ... Haplogroup T is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup. ...

Her great-great-great-great-great granddaughter was Anne of Denmark, the wife of James I of England and mother of Charles I.

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External link

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