Hermann II of Celje | |
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| Count of Celje, Zagorje and Ortenburg Prince of the Holy Roman Empire | |
 Hermann at the Council of Constance | |
| Reign | 1385/1392-1435 |
| Predecessor | Hermann I, William (co-ruler) |
| Born | Celje |
| Died | Bratislava |
| Buried | Pleterje Charterhouse, Duchy of Carniola (today in Slovenia) |
| Noble family | House of Celje |
| Spouse(s) | Anna of Schaunberg |
| Issue | Frederick II, Count of Celje Hermann III Barbara, Holy Roman Empress Elizabeth of Celje Anne of Celje Hermann of Cilli (legitimized) |
| Father | Hermann I of Celje |
| Mother | Catherine of Bosnia |
Hermann II (Slovene: Herman; early 1360s – 13 October 1435), Count of Celje, was a Styrian prince and magnate, most notable as the faithful supporter and father-in-law of the Hungarian king and Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg. Hermann's loyalty to the King ensured him generous grants of land and privileges that led him to become the greatest landowner in Slavonia. He served as governor of Carniola, and twice as ban of the combined provinces of Slavonia, Croatia and Dalmatia, and was recognized by a treaty in 1427 as heir presumptive to the Kingdom of Bosnia. The House of Celje's rise to power culminated in achieving the dignity of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. At the peak of his power, he controlled two thirds of the land in Carniola, most of Lower Styria, and exercised power over all of medieval Croatia. Hermann was one of the most important representatives of the House of Celje, having brought the dynasty from regional importance to the foreground of Central European politics.