Margareta of Celje
Margareta of Celje | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of half Głogów and half Ścinawa | |
| Born | 1411 |
| Died | 22 July 1480 |
| Noble family | Celje |
| Spouse(s) | Herman I, Count of Montfort-Pfannberg-Bregenz Władysław of Głogów |
| Issue | Herman II George I Johann III Barbara |
| Father | Herman III, Count of Celje |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Abensberg |
Margaret of Celje (German: Margareta, Polish: Małgorzata; 1411 – 22 July 1480) was a noblewoman member of the Slovenian House of Celje and by marriage Duchess of both half Głogów and Ścinawa.
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. From her mother's first marriage, Margareta had two older half-brothers, Johann I (d. 16 November 1453) and George I of Schauenburg (d. young, 1404).
From her father's side, she was a niece of Barbara of Celje, second and last wife of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia.