Frederick II, Count of Celje
Frederick II (Slovene: Friderik II. Celjski; German: Friedrich II Graf von Cilli) (17 January 1379 – 13 or 20 June 1454) was a Count of Celje and Ban of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia.
Frederick II, Count of Celje | |
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| Count of Celje, Zagorje and Ortenburg, Lord of the Slovene March Prince of the Holy Roman Empire | |
 Frederick II, Count of Celje | |
| Ban of Slavonia | |
| Reign | 1445 - 1454 |
| Predecessor | Matko Talovac |
| Successor | Ulrich II, Count of Celje |
| Born | January 17, 1379 |
| Died | June 13, 1454 Žovnek Castle |
| Noble family | House of Celje |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth of Frankapan, Veronika of Desenice |
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| Father | Hermann II, Count of Cilli |
| Mother | Anna of Schaunberg |
Early life
Frederick was the son of Hermann II, Count of Celje and his wife Anna of Schaunberg.
Marriages
Frederick II married Elizabeth of Frankopan and after her death in 1422, Veronika of Desenice.[1] The famous Eberhard Windbeck chronicle gives a detailed report on the circumstances of Elizabeth of Frankopan's death, which in the chronicle is described as murder and placed in the year 1424.[2]
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See also
References
- Archived 2009-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Slovenski biografski leksikon. Slovene Biographical Lexicon, published by the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Eberhard Windeck, Kaiser Sigismunds Buch, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 13975, Vol. 1, fol. 224v-225v.
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