County of Cilli

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County of Cilli
Grafschaft Cilli
State of the Holy Roman Empire
1341–1456
Possessions in the 15th century
  Principality: Celje and Ortenburg (from 1418)
  Fiefs
Capital Celje
Government County
Historical era Late Middle Ages
 •  Reichsfreiheit
    confirmed
1341
 •  Acquired Ortenburg 1418
 •  Count Ulrich II killed 1456
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Wappen Herzogtum Steiermark.jpg Duchy of Styria
Duchy of Styria Wappen Herzogtum Steiermark.jpg

The County of Cilli (German: Cilli, Slovene: Celje) was a Medieval county in the territory of the present-day Slovenia. It was governed by the Counts of Cilli.