Herman II, Count of Cilli and Ortenburg (c1365-1435)

In 1396, Hermann II, a soldier of Sigismund of Luxembourg, saved Sigismund's life in the battle of Nicopolis, and was rewarded with the county of Seger (Sagor, Zagorien, Zagorje) and the town of Varaždin.

In 1406 Hermann founded a major Carthusian monastery.

In 1408, Hermann's daughter, Barbara, married Sigismund, the King of Hungary who later became King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. Hermann's son Frederick II, Count of Celje divorced his first wife Elizabeth of Frankopan and married Veronika of Desenice enraging Hermann. He had Veronika tried and executed for being a witch.

In 1427, Hermann was named heir presumptive to the throne of the Kingdom of Bosnia by his cousin, King Tvrtko II. However, Hermann predeceased Tvrtko and died in Pressburg (Bratislava).