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5 unusual facts about Ulrich II


Kaplice

In 1434, both Kaplice and Pořešín were acquired by Ulrich II von Rosenberg.

Ulrich II, Count of Celje

Ulrich's high ambitions were criticized by Aeneas Sylvius (the later Pope Pius II), although his writings were politically minded.

Ulrich II, Count of East Frisia

Ulrich II of East Frisia, was count of East Frisia, (6 July 1605 – Aurich, 1 November 1648) was the fifth child and the third son of Enno III of East Frisia and Anna of Holstein-Gottorp.

Ulrich II, Duke of Carinthia

There is a record of Ulrich making a donation to the Stift Sankt Georgen monastery near Sankt Georgen am Längsee on 31 March 1199.

Ulrich of Hanau

Ulrich II, Lord of Hanau (c. 1280/1288 – 1346), Lord of Hanau from 1305/1306 until his death


Counts of Ortenburg

When the Counts of Celje themselves became extinct with the killing of Hermann's grandson Ulrich II in 1456, the Counts of Ortenburg-Neuortenburg claimed their ostensible rights, but failed to prove their kinship to the Carinthian Ortenburgs.

Enno Louis, Prince of East Frisia

Enno Louis of East Frisia, was count of East Frisia and after 1654 Fürst (Prince) of East Frisia, (29 October 1632 – Aurich, 4, April 1660) and the son of Ulrich II and Juliana of Hesse-Darmstadt.


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Frederick II of Denmark

# Ulrik (30 December 1578 – 27 March 1624 in Rühn), last Bishop of the old Schleswig see (1602–1624), and as Ulrich II Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin (1603–1624), married Lady Catherine Hahn-Hinrichshagen

Margareta of Celje

She was the only child of Herman III, Count of Celje (b. 1380? - d. after falling from his horse, 30 July 1426), by his first wife, Elisabeth (b. 1377? - d. bef. 1423), daughter of Baron Johann II of Abensberg and widow of Ulrich II of Schauenburg.

Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

# Ulrik (30 December 1578 – 27 March 1624 in Rühn), last Bishop of the old Schleswig see (1602–1624), and as Ulrich II Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin (1603–1624), married with Lady Catherine Hahn-Hinrichshagen

Ulrich I, Lord of Hanau

Ulrich I was the eldest son of Reinhard I and his wife Adelaide, who was a sister of Ulrich II, the last Count of Hagen-Münzenberg.

Ulrich II von Graben

Together with his brothers Otto and Friedrich I Ulrich II bought in 1328 Herrschaft and Schloss Kornberg.