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County of Celje Grafschaft Cilli | |||||||||
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| Status | County | ||||||||
| Capital | Celje | ||||||||
| Historical era | Late Middle Ages | ||||||||
• First Mentioned | 1130 AD | ||||||||
• Acquired Ortenburg | 1418 | ||||||||
• Count Ulrich II killed | 1456 | ||||||||
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The County of Celje (German: Cilli) was a County in present day Slovenia, first mentioned in 1130. They expanded rapidly from the 1341 to 1456 after they became Counts Of Celje, after Ulrich II died, the Habsburgs have inherited them after a brief succession war in 1456[1], after a brief war in 1436-1443[2].
History
[edit]The County of Celje has been first mentioned in 1130, with the lord Gebhard owning Lamberg Castle and Žovnek Castle[3], in 1288 the Vovbrška family has died out, in the inheritance treaty Fridirik of Žovnek gains their estates in Savinija, Saleška and half of Celje. In 1292, an anti-habsburg rebellion started in Slovenia, where most lords joined on the side of the rebellion, the lords left by the same year, with likely only Celje remaining in the war, the war ended in 1293 and the winner was unknown, however its likely that it was the Habsburgs.
In 1308 Celje surrendered all of his estates to the Habsburgs, and they immediately gave them back as a fiefdom. By 1325 Konrad Aufenstein, who owned the other half of Celje got all of Celje, by 1333 it was given back. In 1338 the Celje gain Helfenberg after they won a dispute. In 1339 the Helfenberg family died out, Frederick of Celje purchases Alhoh's lands in Helfenberg, in 1361 the Cilli gain Laško, Žalec, Slovenska Bistrica and Radgona. In 1374 the Cilli inherit the Vuzenica family's lands, the same year the Sentpavel Monastery is sold to them. By 1418, the Cilli has expanded significantly, Inheriting the Declining Kunšperk family in 1403, and 1418 the Ortenburg family, After 1418 they haven't expanded much in Slovenia itself, however they have gained many fiefdoms since the 1380s in Croatia. Also being Bans of Slavonia and Croatia in the 1440s, by 1456. The Cilli has died out, with the Habsburgs inheriting them.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Medieval Politics in Present-Day Slovenia: Counts of Celje". Archived from the original on 2025-12-06. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ almanachdegotha (2001-01-13). "The House of Celje". Almanach de Gotha. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ "Zgodovina Slovencev. Od naselitve do reformacije [1 ed.]". dokumen.pub. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ "DKUM - File download". dk.um.si. Retrieved 2026-07-12.