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Ulrich II, Count of Celje

April 17, 2024

Ulrich II, or Ulrich of Celje (Slovene: Ulrik Celjski / Urh Celjski; Hungarian: Cillei Ulrik; German: Ulrich II von Cilli; 16 February 1406 – 9 November 1456), was the last Princely Count of Celje. At the time of his death, he was captain general and de facto regent of Hungary, ban (governor) of Slavonia, Croatia and Dalmatia and feudal lord of vast areas in present-day Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Austria, and Slovakia. He was also a claimant to the Bosnian throne.[1] He was killed by agents of the Hunyadi clan under unknown circumstances, which plunged Hungary into civil unrest that was resolved a year later by the sudden death of king Ladislas the Posthumous and the election of Matthias Corvinus, the son of John Hunyadi and Ulrich's son-in-law, as king. Ulrich's possessions in the Holy Roman Empire were inherited by Emperor Frederick III, while his possessions in Hungary were reverted to the crown.

Ulrich of Celje
Count of Celje, Ortenburg and Zagorje
Portrait (from ca. 1700)
Coat of arms
Holding(s)County of Celje, Slavonia
Born16 February 1406
Krško
Died9 November 1456 (aged 50)
Belgrade
Noble familyCounts of Celje
Spouse(s)Katarina Branković
Issue
Details		Hermann IV
Elizabeth
Catherine
George
Albert
FatherFrederick II of Celje
MotherElizabeth of Frankopan

Biography edit

Ulrich II[2] was the son of Count Frederick II of Celje and his wife Elizabeth, a scion of the Croatian House of Frankopan and a grand daughter of Francesco I da Carrara, lord of Padua. Little is known of his youth. On 20 April 1434 he married Kantakuzina Katarina Branković, daughter of Đurađ Branković, despot of Serbia.,[3] and the sister of Mara Branković.

His influence in the affairs of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Holy Roman Empire soon overshadowed that of his father, with whom he was raised to a Prince of the Empire by Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg in 1436. This led to feuds with the Austrian House of Habsburg, wounded in their rights as Styrian overlords of Celje, ending, however, in an alliance with the Habsburg King Albert II of Germany, who made Ulrich his lieutenant in Bohemia for a short while. Upon King Albert's death in 1439, Ulrich took up the cause of his widow Elizabeth of Luxembourg, and presided at the coronation of her infant son Ladislaus the Posthumous with the Holy Crown of Hungary in 1440.[3]

A feud with the Hungarian Hunyadi family followed, embittered by John Hunyadi's failed attack on the forces of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Varna in 1444—while Ulrich remained idle—and Hunyadi's refusal to recognize Ulrich's claim to Bosnia on the death of King Tvrtko II (1443). In 1446 Hunyadi, now regent of Hungary, harried the Celje territories in Croatia-Slavonia; however his power was broken at the Second Battle of Kosovo in 1448, and Count Ulrich was able to lead a successful crusade, nominally in the Habsburg interest, into Hungary (1450).

 
Young King Ladislaus and Ulrich of Celje, 1870

In 1452, he forced Emperor Frederick III to hand over the boy king Ladislaus to his keeping, practically making him ruler of Hungary. In 1454 his power was increased by his succession to his father's vast wealth; and after the death of John Hunyadi at the Siege of Belgrade in 1456, he was named Captain General of Hungary by Ladislaus,[3] an office previously held by his rival.

Ulrich's triumph did not last: On 8 November, he entered the fortress of Belgrade with King Ladislaus; the next day he was killed by agents of John Hunyadi's son László in unknown circumstances. With him died the male line of the Counts of Celje.[4] He was buried in the Minorite Church of St. Mary in Celje. The eulogy was delivered by the famous humanist rhetorician and prelate Johann Roth.[5]

Ulrich's estates were claimed by his widow Catherine, his son-in-law Matthias Corvinus - the younger brother of László Hunyadi - as well as Count John of Gorizia, and Emperor Frederick III of Austria, who outlived his rivals.

Ulrich's high ambitions were sharply criticized by Aeneas Sylvius (the later Pope Pius II), although his writings were politically minded, as he had served as the personal secretary of Emperor Frederick III at the height of his conflict with Ulrich.

On his mother's side, Ulrich was the closest surviving male descendant of Francesco I da Carrara, lord of Padua. However, he is not known to have ever pressed claim on the Carraresi inheritance.

Possessions edit

At the time of his death, Ulrich held around 12 towns, 30 market towns and 125 castles: around 20 in Carinthia, Carniola, and Slavonia each, and the rest mostly in Styria.[6][7] He owned around a third of all castles in modern-day Slovenia at the time.[8]

Some of his most important possessions are listed below.

Castles and fortresses edit

Cities and towns edit

Marriage and children edit

On 20 April 1434, Ulrich married Princess Katarina Brankovic of Serbia. She was a daughter of Despot Đurađ Branković of Serbia and Princess Eirene Kantakouzene of Byzantium. Through this marriage, Ulrich became the brother-in-law of the Ottoman sultan Murad II. Ulrich and Katarina had five children, all of whom died before their parents:[9]

  1. Herman IV of Celje (1439 – 1452)
  2. Georg (c. 1444 – 1445)
  3. Albert († 1448)
  4. Catherine (1441 – 1441), twin sister of Elizabeth
  5. Elizabeth of Celje (1441 – 1455), twin sister of Catherine, first wife of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary

Family tree edit

Ulrich of SanneckCatherine of Heunburg
Frederick I of Celje
∞ Diemut of Wallsee		Władysław I of Poland
Casimir III of PolandUlrich I of Celje
∞ Adelaide of Ortenburg		Hermann I of CeljeCatherine of BosniaElizabeth of Poland
∞ Charles I of Hungary
Anna of PolandWilliam of CeljeHermann II, Count of Celje
∞ Anna Schaunberg		Elizabeth of BosniaLouis I of Hungary and Poland
Anna of CeljeWładysław II Jagiełło
of Poland		Anna
∞Nicholas II Garai		Frederick II, Count of Celje
∞Elizabeth of Frankopan		Barbara of CilliSigismund
of Hungary and Bohemia		Mary, Queen of HungaryJadwiga of Poland
Catherine of Gara
∞ Henry VI, Count of Gorizia		Ulrich II, Count of Celje
∞ Katarina Branković		Elizabeth of Luxembourg
∞ Albert II of Germany
Leonhard of GoriziaJohn II, Count of GoriziaElizabeth of Celje
∞ Matthias Corvinus		Ladislas Posthumous

Ancestry edit

References edit

 
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  1. ^ Ćirković, Sima. Историја средњовековне босанске државе. Srpska književna zadruga: 1964, pp. 276.
  2. ^ Enciklopedija Slovenije II, 1988, f. 14 COBISS 17411
  3. ^ a b c   One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cilli, Ulrich". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 366.
  4. ^ The Chronicles of Celje 13 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Jože Pogačnik, Starejše slovensko slovstvo (Maribor, 1980), pp. 472-76
  6. ^ Drago Bajt, Marko Vidic, eds. Slovenski zgodovinski atlas (Ljubljana: Nova revija, 2011), pp. 89-90
  7. ^ Peter Štih, Ulrik II. Celjski in Ladislav Posmrtni ali Celjski grofje v ringu velike politike, in Igor Grdina & Peter Štih, eds. Spomini Helene Kottanner (Ljubljana: Nova revija, 1999), pp. 14-41
  8. ^ "Grajska Politika – Primer Grofov Celjskih | ZRC Sazu".
  9. ^ Habjan, Vlado (1997). Mejniki slovenske zgodovine. Ljubljana: Založba 2000. p. 66. ISBN 978-961-90349-7-2.

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Ulrich II or Ulrich of Celje Slovene Ulrik Celjski Urh Celjski Hungarian Cillei Ulrik German Ulrich II von Cilli 16 February 1406 9 November 1456 was the last Princely Count of Celje At the time of his death he was captain general and de facto regent of Hungary ban governor of Slavonia Croatia and Dalmatia and feudal lord of vast areas in present day Slovenia Croatia Bosnia Austria and Slovakia He was also a claimant to the Bosnian throne 1 He was killed by agents of the Hunyadi clan under unknown circumstances which plunged Hungary into civil unrest that was resolved a year later by the sudden death of king Ladislas the Posthumous and the election of Matthias Corvinus the son of John Hunyadi and Ulrich s son in law as king Ulrich s possessions in the Holy Roman Empire were inherited by Emperor Frederick III while his possessions in Hungary were reverted to the crown Ulrich of CeljeCount of Celje Ortenburg and ZagorjePortrait from ca 1700 Coat of armsHolding s County of Celje SlavoniaBorn16 February 1406KrskoDied9 November 1456 aged 50 BelgradeNoble familyCounts of CeljeSpouse s Katarina BrankovicIssueDetailsHermann IVElizabethCatherineGeorgeAlbertFatherFrederick II of CeljeMotherElizabeth of Frankopan Contents 1 Biography 2 Possessions 2 1 Castles and fortresses 2 2 Cities and towns 3 Marriage and children 3 1 Family tree 4 Ancestry 5 ReferencesBiography editThis section includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this section by introducing more precise citations May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ulrich II 2 was the son of Count Frederick II of Celje and his wife Elizabeth a scion of the Croatian House of Frankopan and a grand daughter of Francesco I da Carrara lord of Padua Little is known of his youth On 20 April 1434 he married Kantakuzina Katarina Brankovic daughter of Đurađ Brankovic despot of Serbia 3 and the sister of Mara Brankovic His influence in the affairs of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Holy Roman Empire soon overshadowed that of his father with whom he was raised to a Prince of the Empire by Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg in 1436 This led to feuds with the Austrian House of Habsburg wounded in their rights as Styrian overlords of Celje ending however in an alliance with the Habsburg King Albert II of Germany who made Ulrich his lieutenant in Bohemia for a short while Upon King Albert s death in 1439 Ulrich took up the cause of his widow Elizabeth of Luxembourg and presided at the coronation of her infant son Ladislaus the Posthumous with the Holy Crown of Hungary in 1440 3 A feud with the Hungarian Hunyadi family followed embittered by John Hunyadi s failed attack on the forces of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Varna in 1444 while Ulrich remained idle and Hunyadi s refusal to recognize Ulrich s claim to Bosnia on the death of King Tvrtko II 1443 In 1446 Hunyadi now regent of Hungary harried the Celje territories in Croatia Slavonia however his power was broken at the Second Battle of Kosovo in 1448 and Count Ulrich was able to lead a successful crusade nominally in the Habsburg interest into Hungary 1450 nbsp Young King Ladislaus and Ulrich of Celje 1870In 1452 he forced Emperor Frederick III to hand over the boy king Ladislaus to his keeping practically making him ruler of Hungary In 1454 his power was increased by his succession to his father s vast wealth and after the death of John Hunyadi at the Siege of Belgrade in 1456 he was named Captain General of Hungary by Ladislaus 3 an office previously held by his rival Ulrich s triumph did not last On 8 November he entered the fortress of Belgrade with King Ladislaus the next day he was killed by agents of John Hunyadi s son Laszlo in unknown circumstances With him died the male line of the Counts of Celje 4 He was buried in the Minorite Church of St Mary in Celje The eulogy was delivered by the famous humanist rhetorician and prelate Johann Roth 5 Ulrich s estates were claimed by his widow Catherine his son in law Matthias Corvinus the younger brother of Laszlo Hunyadi as well as Count John of Gorizia and Emperor Frederick III of Austria who outlived his rivals Ulrich s high ambitions were sharply criticized by Aeneas Sylvius the later Pope Pius II although his writings were politically minded as he had served as the personal secretary of Emperor Frederick III at the height of his conflict with Ulrich On his mother s side Ulrich was the closest surviving male descendant of Francesco I da Carrara lord of Padua However he is not known to have ever pressed claim on the Carraresi inheritance Possessions editAt the time of his death Ulrich held around 12 towns 30 market towns and 125 castles around 20 in Carinthia Carniola and Slavonia each and the rest mostly in Styria 6 7 He owned around a third of all castles in modern day Slovenia at the time 8 Some of his most important possessions are listed below Castles and fortresses edit Bela Pec Castle Duchy of Carniola now in Italy Cakovec Castle Kingdom of Hungary now in Croatia Celje Castle County of Celje now in Slovenia Old town Đurđevac Slavonia now in Croatia Hartneidstein Castle Duchy of Carinthia now in Austria Hohenburg County of Ortenburg now in Austria Kostel Castle Duchy of Carniola now in Slovenia Krsko Castle Windic March now in Slovenia Landskron Castle Carinthia now in Austria Leskovec Castle Windic March now in Slovenia Liemberg Castle Carinthia now in Austria Lobor County of Zagorje now in Croatia Loz Castle Carniola now in Slovenia Medvedgrad Slavonia now in Croatia Metlika Castle County of Metlika now in Slovenia Ortenburg Castle County of Ortenburg now in Austria Ojstrica Castle County of Celje now in Slovenia Ortnek Castle Carniola now in Slovenia Burg Perchtoldsdorf Austria Podsreda Styria now in Slovenia Polhov Gradec Castle Carniola now in Slovenia Pragrad Castle Carinthia now in Austria Samobor Castle Slavonia now in Croatia Skrad Castle Croatia Slovenska Bistrica Castle Styria now in Slovenia Smlednik Carniola now in Slovenia Sommeregg Castle County of Ortenburg now in Austria Trakoscan Castle County of Zagorje now in Croatia Trsat Croatia Veliki Tabor Castle County of Zagorje now in Croatia Weissenegg Castle Carinthia now in Austria Zovnek Castle County of Celje now in Slovenia Zuzemberk Windic March now in Slovenia Cities and towns edit Bakar Kingdom of Croatia Bardejov Kingdom of Hungary now in Slovakia Buzim Slavonia Kingdom of Hungary now in Bosnia Celje County of Celje now in Slovenia Cakovec Hungary now in Croatia Crnomelj County of Metlika now in Slovenia Dravograd Duchy of Carinthia now in Slovenia Đurđevac Slavonia now in Croatia Gornji Grad County of Celje now in Slovenia Gradec Slavonia now part of Zagreb Croatia Jesenice Carniola now in Slovenia Kocevje Duchy of Carniola now in Slovenia Koprivnica Slavonia now in Croatia Kosice Hungary now in Slovakia Krapina Slavonia County of Zagorje now in Croatia Krsko Windic March now in Slovenia Krupa Kingdom of Croatia now in Bosnia Lasko Duchy of Styria now in Slovenia Lepoglava County of Zagorje now in Croatia Levoca Upper Hungary now in Slovakia Lurnfeld County of Ortenburg now in Austria Metlika County of Metlika now in Slovenia Millstatt County of Ortenburg now in Austria Oberdrauburg Carinthia now in Austria Paternion County of Ortenburg now in Austria Povazska Bystrica Upper Hungary now in Slovakia Radovljica Carniola now in Slovenia Ribnica Carniola now in Slovenia Rogatec Styria now in Slovenia Samobor Slavonia now in Croatia Slovenska Bistrica Styria now in Slovenia Spittal Carinthia now in Austria Stenicnjak Slavonia now in Croatia Sostanj County of Celje now in Slovenia Trencin Upper Hungary now in Slovakia Varazdin Slavonia County of Zagorje now in Croatia Vrbovec Slavonia now in Croatia Vuzenica Styria now in Slovenia Zalec County of Celje now in Slovenia Marriage and children editOn 20 April 1434 Ulrich married Princess Katarina Brankovic of Serbia She was a daughter of Despot Đurađ Brankovic of Serbia and Princess Eirene Kantakouzene of Byzantium Through this marriage Ulrich became the brother in law of the Ottoman sultan Murad II Ulrich and Katarina had five children all of whom died before their parents 9 Herman IV of Celje 1439 1452 Georg c 1444 1445 Albert 1448 Catherine 1441 1441 twin sister of Elizabeth Elizabeth of Celje 1441 1455 twin sister of Catherine first wife of Matthias Corvinus of HungaryFamily tree edit Ulrich of SanneckCatherine of HeunburgFrederick I of Celje Diemut of WallseeWladyslaw I of PolandCasimir III of PolandUlrich I of Celje Adelaide of OrtenburgHermann I of CeljeCatherine of BosniaElizabeth of Poland Charles I of HungaryAnna of PolandWilliam of CeljeHermann II Count of Celje Anna SchaunbergElizabeth of BosniaLouis I of Hungary and PolandAnna of CeljeWladyslaw II Jagielloof PolandAnna Nicholas II GaraiFrederick II Count of Celje Elizabeth of FrankopanBarbara of CilliSigismundof Hungary and BohemiaMary Queen of HungaryJadwiga of PolandCatherine of Gara Henry VI Count of GoriziaUlrich II Count of Celje Katarina BrankovicElizabeth of Luxembourg Albert II of GermanyLeonhard of GoriziaJohn II Count of GoriziaElizabeth of Celje Matthias CorvinusLadislas PosthumousAncestry editAncestors of Ulrich II Count of Celje8 Hermann I of Celje4 Hermann II of Celje9 Catherine of Bosnia2 Frederick II of Celje10 Henry VII Count of Schaunberg5 Anna of Schaunberg11 Ursula of Gorizia1 Ulrich II Count of Celje12 Bartol VIII of Frankopan6 Stephen I of Krk3 Elizabeth of Frankopan14 Francesco I da Carrara7 Catherine of Carrara15 Fina BuzzaccariniReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ulrich II of Celje Cirkovic Sima Istoriјa sredњovekovne bosanske drzhave Srpska knjizevna zadruga 1964 pp 276 Enciklopedija Slovenije II 1988 f 14 COBISS 17411 a b c nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Cilli Ulrich Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 6 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 366 The Chronicles of Celje Archived 13 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine Joze Pogacnik Starejse slovensko slovstvo Maribor 1980 pp 472 76 Drago Bajt Marko Vidic eds Slovenski zgodovinski atlas Ljubljana Nova revija 2011 pp 89 90 Peter Stih Ulrik II Celjski in Ladislav Posmrtni ali Celjski grofje v ringu velike politike in Igor Grdina amp Peter Stih eds Spomini Helene Kottanner Ljubljana Nova revija 1999 pp 14 41 Grajska Politika Primer Grofov Celjskih ZRC Sazu Habjan Vlado 1997 Mejniki slovenske zgodovine Ljubljana Zalozba 2000 p 66 ISBN 978 961 90349 7 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ulrich II Count of Celje amp oldid 1210221031, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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