| LC control no. | no2019037101 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Hermann II, Count of Celje, approximately 1365-1435 |
| Variant(s) | Herman II, Count of Zilli, approximately 1365-1435 Hermann II, Graf von Cilli, approximately 1365-1435 Hermann II, gróf Celjski, approximately 1365-1435 |
| Associated country | Slovenia Slovakia Croatia |
| Associated place | Slavonia (Croatia) |
| Birth date | 1365~ |
| Death date | 1435-10-13 |
| Place of birth | Celje (Slovenia) |
| Place of death | Bratislava (Slovakia) |
| Profession or occupation | Nobility--Slovenia Nobility--Slovakia Nobility--Croatia |
| Found in | Le roi Sigismond de Hongrie après la bataille de Nicopolis en 1396, 1896?: caption (le roi Sigismond de Hongrie; escaping as if by miracle on a boat descending the Danube, from the Turkish troops of Bajazel; rest of caption trimmed off; signature H Knackfuss in painting) Wikipedia, March 11, 2019 (Hermann II, Count of Celje; Slovene: Herman; younger son of Count Hermann I of Celje and Catherine of Bosnia; born early 1360s (older brother Hans given birth date of c. 1363); the House of Celje were Styrian vassals of the Habsburg dukes of Styria and Carinthia estates along the Savinja river in present-day Slovenia; in 1396 Hermann fought at the side of King Sigismund of Hungary during the battle against the Ottoman Turks in the Bulgarian town of Nicopolis; the Christian coalition was defeated, and Hermann saved Sigismund's life, they escaped the battlefield on the same boat and returned to Hungary together; Sigismund rewarded Hermann by granting him lands in Zagorje along the border of the Kingdom of Croatia and the Holy Roman Empire; these hereditary grants made the Celje counts the greatest landowners in Slavonia; in 1405, Sigismund married Hermann's youngest daughter Barbara and granted extensive lands in Slavonia to his (now) father-in-law; Hermann died 13 October 1435 in Pressburg [Bratislava]; Knackfuss painting included as illustration on page; its file has caption, Battle with Turks at Nikopol; Count Herman of Zilli saves emperor Sigismund from Turkish capture) GENi website, viewed March 11, 2019 (Hermann II of Celje, count; Slovenian: Herman II Celjski, Ortenburški, Zagorski; grof; German: Hermann II von Cilli, Ortenburg und Seger, Graf; also known as "Cillei"; birthdate circa 1365, Celje, Slovenia) Wikipedia, German version, March 11, 2019 (Hermann II. (Cilli); Hermann II; Graf von Cilli, Ortenburg und im Seger sowie seit 1406 erblicher Ban von Slawonien; born 1365) |
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