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Peter II, Count of Celje

Type Figure Region Hungary Time c. 1360–1406 Also known as Peter II, Count of Celje、Péter Cillei、采列伯爵彼得二世

One of the most powerful nobles in the Kingdom of Hungary at the turn of the fifteenth century, Count of Celje, he served as ban of Croatia and Hunga…

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  1. 1387–1395Buda · HungaryAfter Sigismund's accession in 1387, Peter used the Celje family's power to become ban of Croatia and enter the royal council, dominating the Hungarian court in the 1390s and taking part in diplomacy over the Balkan and Ottoman threat.
  2. 1396–1406Buda · HungaryHe further consolidated his power after the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396, helped Sigismund suppress a noble rebellion in 1403, long controlled Hungary's administrative and military resources, and was assassinated in Buda in 1406 by nobles resentful of his autocracy.

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