NOBLEMAN

Ulrich II, Count of Celje

1406 - 1456

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ulrich II, Count of Celje has received more than 84,170 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ulrich II, Count of Celje is the 319th most popular nobleman, the 27th most popular biography from Slovenia and the 2nd most popular Slovene Nobleman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1406, Ulrich II, Count of Celje ranks 2Before him is Filippo Lippi. After him are Pietro Mocenigo, John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Louis I, Count of Montpensier, Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, and Bahlul Lodi. Among people deceased in 1456, Ulrich II, Count of Celje ranks 6Before him are John Hunyadi, Đurađ Branković, John of Capistrano, Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, and Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond. After him are Vladislav II of Wallachia, Jacques Cœur, Lawrence Justinian, and Juan de Mena.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Ulrich II, Count of Celje ranks 27 out of 340Before him are Carlos, Duke of Madrid (1848), Arkan (1952), Janez Janša (1958), Borut Pahor (1963), Primož Trubar (1508), and Jacobus Gallus (1550). After him are Branko Oblak (1947), Danilo Türk (1952), Margit Korondi (1932), Anton Ažbe (1862), Alma Karlin (1889), and Anton Korošec (1872).

Among NOBLEMEN In Slovenia

Among noblemen born in Slovenia, Ulrich II, Count of Celje ranks 2Before him are Carlos, Duke of Madrid (1848).