Barbara of Celje
| Barbara of Cilli | |
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| Holy Roman Empress | |
| Tenure | 1433–1437 |
| Queen consort of the Romans | |
| Tenure | 1411–1437 |
| Queen consort of Hungary | |
| Tenure | 1405–1437 |
| Queen consort of Bohemia | |
| Tenure | 1419–1437 |
| Born | 1392 |
| Died | 11 July 1451 |
| Spouse | Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Issue | Elisabeth of Luxembourg |
| House | House of Cilli |
| Father | Herman II, Count of Celje |
| Mother | Countess Anna of Schaunberg |
Barbara of Cilli (1392 – 11 July 1451), was the spouse of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund and as such Holy Roman Empress. She was by marriage also Queen of Hungary and Bohemia. 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.
Barbara was the daughter of Herman II, Count of Celje, and Countess Anna of Schaunberg.
Barbara was engaged in 1405 to Sigismund of Luxemburg, King of Hungary, a younger son of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor who later succeeded to the rule in Germany (1410), Bohemia (1419) and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor himself in 1433. The marriage likely took place in December 1405.
She spent most of her time on her Hungarian fiefdoms, while her spouse devoted his time elsewhere. She served as the regent of Hungary during his absences in 1412, 1414, 1416 and 1418. In 1429, she participated at the congress of Łuck. She was crowned Queen of Hungary in 1408, Queen of Germany in 1414 (being the last one consort to be crowned in Aachen), Holy Roman Empress in 1433 and Queen of Bohemia in 1437, shortly before her husband's death. She is remembered by many contemporaries as emperor's young, vital and beautiful consort at the Council of Constance. In 1409, Barbara gave birth to a daughter, Elisabeth, Sigismund's only surviving issue and heiress, who married King Albert II of Germany.
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