Ulrich II, Count of Celje (born 1406)

Ulrich II, Count of Celje

15th-century Slovenian nobleman and feudal lord

Ulrich II, or Ulrich of Celje, 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,…