County of Cilli
The County of Cilli (German: Cilli, Slovene: Celje) was a medieval county in the territory of the present-day Slovenia. It was governed by the Counts of Cilli (also Counts of Celje). Following the death of Ulrich II of Celje, the county was subsumed by neighbouring Duchy of Styria.
County of Cilli Grafschaft Cilli | |||||||||
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Coat of arms
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Possessions in the 15th century Principality: Celje and Ortenburg (from 1418) Fiefs | |||||||||
| Status | County | ||||||||
| Capital | Celje | ||||||||
| Government | County | ||||||||
| Historical era | Late Middle Ages | ||||||||
| 1341 | |||||||||
• Acquired Ortenburg | 1418 | ||||||||
• Count Ulrich II killed | 1456 | ||||||||
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