The Upper Celje Castle (Zgornji Celjski grad), home of the Counts of Celje (today in a phase of renovation)

In the Middle Ages, the town of Celje was the property of the Counts of Celje (Slovene Celjski grofje, German Grafen von Cilli). They are often still referred to in English as Counts of Cilli. Download high resolution version (600x800, 290 KB)Upper Celje Castle (407 m), home of the Counts of Celje (today in a phase of renovation), August 2004. ... Download high resolution version (600x800, 290 KB)Upper Celje Castle (407 m), home of the Counts of Celje (today in a phase of renovation), August 2004. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

They were a well-known noble family of Slovenia and the only true counts of Slovene ethnicity. They began their glory in a small castle in Žovnek (German Sannegg), Braslovče (Upper Savinja valley), but in a short period of time they owned more than 20 castles all over Slovenia and beyond through the marriages of their daughters. Slovenians or Slovenes (Slovenian Slovenci, singular Slovenec, feminine Slovenka) are a South Slavic people primarily associated with Slovenia and the Slovenian language. ... Savinja (some older English texts use the German name Sann) is the river in Northeast Slovenia which streams mostly in the Upper and Lower Savinja valley (Slovene Zgornja in Spodnja Savinjska dolina) and through the cities of Celje and LaÅ¡ko. ... A castle (from the Latin castellum) is a structure that is fortified for defence against an enemy and generally serves as a military headquarters dominating the surrounding countryside[1]. The term is most often applied to a small self-contained fortress, usually of the Middle Ages. ...

When the last count of Celje died without an heir, all of their domains were passed on to the Habsburgs, their biggest rivals (the Counts of Celje and the Habsburgs had an agreement, that the family which died out first, would leave all its' possessions to the other one). Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ...

Their coat of arms (three yellow stars on a blue background) was incorporated into the Slovenian national flag in 1991. It is also the current coat of arms of Celje.

[edit] Most famous of the Counts of Celje

• Konrad "the Free" Sannegg, (Abt 1188–22 Nov 1253)
• Ulrich of Žovnek/Von Sannegg, (Abt 1222–Bef 1265)
• Ulrich I of Celje, (Abt 1261–1318), lord of Zovnek who became 1st Count of Celje
• Frederick I (Abt 1295–1359/60)
• Ulrik II of Žovnek/Sannegg (1331–1368)
• William of Celje (1361-1392), father of Anna of Celje, Queen of Poland and Lithuania, second wife of Jagello
• Hermann II of Celje (1365–1435)
• Barbara of Celje (Barbara Celjska) (1368–1437), Holy Roman Empress
• Frederick II of Celje
• Anna of Celje (1381–1416), wife of Polish king Władysław Jagiełło
• Ulrich III of Celje (Ulrich Cillei) (1406-1456)
• Margaret of Celje d 1480, heiress of the dynasty, married (1) Count Herman of Montfort and (2) Duke Vladislav of Teschen

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. ... Barbara of Celje (Slovenian Barbara Celjska) or Barbara of Cilli (about 1390/1395 - 11 July 1451) was the daughter of Hermann II, Count of Celje and his wife Anna von Schaunberg. ... Anna of Celje (1386-1416) was Queen consort of Poland and grand duchess of Lithuania, 1402-16 as second wife of Jogaila Władysław Jagiełło of Poland and Lithuania (reigned 1377-1434). ... Wladislaus II on Jan Matejkos painting Wladislaus II Jagiello (Polish Władysław II Jagiełło, Lithuanian Jogaila, Belarusian Jahajla (Ягайла)) (c. ... Ulrich III (Slovenian: Ulrik Celjski, Hungarian: Cillei Ulrik) (1406 — 1456), also known as Ulrich Cillei, was Count of Celje. ... Events Construction of Forbidden City begins in Beijing. ... // Events July 7 - Joan of Arc acquitted (but she had already been executed). ...

[edit] External link

• http://genealogy.euweb.cz/small/cilli.html