Barbara of Cilli

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Barbara of Cilli was a 15th-century queen consort of Hungary and Holy Roman Empress known for her political influence, substantial wealth, and later reputation as a powerful and controversial noblewoman in Central Europe.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Barbara of Cilli canonical 13
Barbara of Celje 1
Holy Roman Empress Barbara of Cilli 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century person ⓘ
Holy Roman Empress ⓘ
human ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
queen consort ⓘ
associatedWith Brandenburg ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
birthPlace Celje ⓘ
County of Cilli ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
birthYear 1392 ⓘ
child Elisabeth of Luxembourg ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
deathPlace Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ
Mělník ⓘ
deathYear 1451 ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
father Hermann II, Count of Celje ⓘ
heldTitle Lady of Mělník ⓘ
historicalReputation later associated with legends of witchcraft and alchemy ⓘ
portrayed as ambitious and power-seeking ⓘ
languageOfUse German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
mother Anna of Schaunberg ⓘ
name Barbara of Celje ⓘ
linked to: Barbara of Cilli

Barbara of Cilli ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Cilli ⓘ
notableFor controversial reputation in later historiography ⓘ
political influence in Central Europe ⓘ
role in dynastic politics of the House of Luxembourg ⓘ
substantial personal wealth ⓘ
participatedIn Council of Constance (as consort in Sigismund’s entourage) ⓘ
positionHeld Electress of Brandenburg ⓘ
Holy Roman Empress consort ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Empress

Queen consort of Bohemia ⓘ
linked to: Queen of Bohemia

Queen consort of Croatia ⓘ
Queen consort of Hungary ⓘ
propertyOwnership estates in Bohemia ⓘ
estates in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
extensive estates in Hungary ⓘ
reignAsHolyRomanEmpressConsortEnd 1437 ⓘ
reignAsHolyRomanEmpressConsortStart 1433 ⓘ
reignAsQueenConsortOfHungaryEnd 1437 ⓘ
reignAsQueenConsortOfHungaryStart 1408 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Sigismund of Luxembourg ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor → spouse → Barbara of Cilli ⓘ
Barbara of Cilli → name → Barbara of Cilli ⓘ
Barbara of Cilli → name → Barbara of Celje ⓘ
linked to: Barbara of Cilli
Elizabeth of Luxembourg → mother → Barbara of Cilli ⓘ
Hermann II, Count of Celje → fatherOf → Barbara of Cilli ⓘ
Hermann II, Count of Celje → child → Barbara of Cilli ⓘ
Lady of Mělník → heldBy → Barbara of Cilli ⓘ
Lady of Mělník → titleHolder → Barbara of Cilli ⓘ
Lady of Mělník → notablyBorneBy → Queen Barbara of Cilli ⓘ
linked to: Barbara of Cilli
Queen of Germany → notableTitleHolder → Barbara of Cilli ⓘ
Anna of Schaunberg → child → Barbara of Cilli ⓘ
Anna of Schaunberg → relative → Barbara of Cilli ⓘ
Anna of Schaunberg → motherOf → Barbara of Cilli ⓘ
Anna of Schaunberg → hasDescendant → Barbara of Cilli ⓘ
Anna of Schaunberg → hasDescendant → Holy Roman Empress Barbara of Cilli ⓘ
linked to: Barbara of Cilli