Herman II, Count of Cilli and Ortenburg, Count of Cilli and Ortenburg, Ban of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia, was born circa 13 October 1365 in Bratislava, Slovakia to Herman I, Count of Cilli (c1333-1385) and Katharina Kotromanić (c1336-c1396) and died 1435 of unspecified causes.
Herman II (rider on the left) saves emperor Sigismund from Turkish capture
In 1396, Hermann II, a soldier of Sigismund of Luxembourg, saved Sigismund's life in the battle of Nicopolis, and was rewarded with the county of Seger (Sagor, Zagorien, Zagorje) and the town of Varaždin.
In 1406 Hermann founded a major Carthusian monastery.[1]
In 1408, Hermann's daughter, Barbara, married Sigismund, the King of Hungary who later became King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor.
Hermann's son Frederick II, after the death of his first wife Erzsébet of Frangepán (c1385-1422)Elizabeth of Frankopan and married his mistress Veronika of Desenice enraging Hermann. He had Veronika tried and executed for being a witch.[2]
In 1427, Hermann was named heir presumptive to the throne of the Kingdom of Bosnia by his cousin, King Tvrtko II. However, Hermann predeceased Tvrtko and died in Pressburg (Bratislava).
See also
- Hermann's relationship with the royal house of Bosnia
References
| Preceded by Dionizije Marcali |
Ban of Slavonia 1423–1435 |
Succeeded by Matko Talovac |
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Friedrich II, Count of Cilli and Ortenburg (1379-1454) | 17 January 1379 | 13 June 1454 Braslovče, Commune of Braslovče, Slovenia | Erzsébet of Frangepán (c1385-1422) Veronika of Desenice (c1390-1425) |
| Herman III, Count of Cilli (1380-1426) | 1380 | 30 July 1426 Celje, Commune of Celje, Slovenia | Elisabeth von Abensberg (c1377-1423) Beatrix von Bayern-München (1403-1447) |
| Elizabeth of Cilli (1382-1421) | 1382 | 21 August 1421 | Heinrich VI, Count of Görz and Kirchberg (1376-1454) |
| Anna of Cilli (1384-1438) | 1384 Celje, Commune of Celje, Slovenia | 23 June 1438 | Nicholas II Garai (1367-1433) |
| Ludwig of Cilli (1387-1417) | 1387 | 1417 | |
| Barbara of Cilli (1392-1451) | 1392 | 11 July 1451 | Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368-1437) |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Johann, Count of Cilli (c1353-1372) | 1353 | 1372 | Margarethe, Countess von Pfannberg (1355-c1388) |
| Herman II, Count of Cilli and Ortenburg (c1365-1435) | 13 October 1365 Bratislava, Slovakia | 1435 | Anna von Schaunberg (c1358-1396) |
Residences
Footnotes (including sources)
|NAME= Hermann II, Count of Cilli |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Herman II. Celjski (Slovene); Hermann Graf von Cilli, Ortenburg und Seger (German) |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Ban of Slavonia (1423-1435) |DATE OF BIRTH= c. 1365 |PLACE OF BIRTH= |DATE OF DEATH= 1435-10-13 |PLACE OF DEATH= Bratislava }}