Battle of Samobor

The Battle of Samobor (Croatian: Bitka kod Samobora; Slovenian: Celjsko-Ogrska Vojna) was fought on March 1, 1441, between the forces of Ulrich II of Celje and Stjepan Banić near the town of Samobor, in what was then the Kingdom of Slavonia within the Kingdom of Hungary.

In a struggle for succession to the Crown of St. Stephen, Banić was allied to Vladislaus III of Varna, while Ulrich II supported Ladislas the Posthumous's eventual right to the throne.

Ulrich II's forces were commanded by the Celian–Czech mercenary Jan Vitovec. They were ultimately victorious, taking Banić prisoner after the battle. However, the infant Ladislas' mother, Elisabeth of Bohemia, died the following year, forcing Ulrich II to recognize Vladislaus III as king as well as release all prisoners. Vladislaus III died soon after in the Battle of Varna against the Ottoman Empire.

On March 1, 2006, the 565th anniversary of the battle, the city of Samobor hosted a large reenactment of the event.

• Battle of Samobor 1441 at Vojska.net

Part of a series on the
History of Slovenia
Italy / Noricum / Pannonia Slavic settlement of the Eastern Alps Avars Samo's Realm Carantania Carneola Holy Roman Empire March of Carniola Hungarian March Windic March Duchy of Carniola Venetian Republic Illyrian Provinces Kingdom of Illyria Inner Austria Venezia Giulia Drava Banovina World War II in the Slovene Lands Socialist Republic of Slovenia Ten-Day War Republic of Slovenia
Slovenia portal
v t e

This article about Croatian history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This Slovenia-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e