Historical FigureFemale
Barbora Celjská
1392 – 1451
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryBarbara of Cilli or Barbara of Celje, was the Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia by marriage to Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund. She was actively involved in politics and economy of her times, independently administering large feudal fiefdoms and taxes, and was instrumental in creating the famous royal Order of the Dragon. She served as the regent of Hungarian kingdom in the absence of her husband four times: in 1412, 1414, 1416, and 1418.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 30, 1391
Celje
Date of death
July 11, 1451
Mělník
Citizenship
Kingdom of Hungary
Occupations & fields
aristocrat
- Field and occupation
- římská císařovna a uherská a česká královna
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