interest, into Hungary (1450). In 1452 he forced the emperor Frederick
III. to hand over the boy king Ladislaus V. to his keeping, and became
thus practically ruler of Hungary. In 1454 his power was increased by
his succession to his father's vast wealth; and in 1456 he was named by
Ladislaus his lieutenant in Hungary. The Hunyadis now conspired to
destroy him. On the 8th of November, in spite of warnings, he entered
Belgrade with the king; the next day he was attacked by Laszlo Hunyadi
and his friends, and done to death. With him died the male line of the
counts of Cilli.

Count Ulrich's ambition was boundless, his passions unbridled; but the
hostile judgments passed by Aeneas Sylvius and other contemporaries
upon him must be read with caution.

CILLI (Slovene, _Celje_), a town in Styria, Austria, 82 m. S. by W. of
Graz by rail. Pop. (1900) 6743. It is picturesquely situated on the left
bank of the river Sann, and still has remains of the old walls and
towers, with which it was once surrounded. Memorials of a still earlier
period in its history--Roman antiquities--are to be seen in the
municipal museum, while its canals and sewers are also of Roman origin.
These were discovered during the second half of the 19th century, and
were in such a good state of preservation that after a few small repairs
they are now utilized. The parish church, dating from the 14th century,
with its beautiful Gothic chapel, is one of the most interesting
specimens of medieval architecture. The so-called German church, in
Romanesque style, belonged to the Minorite monastery, founded in 1241
and closed in 1808. The throne of the counts of Cilli is preserved here,
and also the tombs of several members of the family. On the Schlossberg
(1320 ft.), situated to the S.E. of the town, are the ruins of the
castle of Ober-Cilli, the former residence of the counts of Cilli. Ten
miles to the N.W. of Cilli are situated the baths of Neuhaus, with
indifferent thermal waters (117 deg. F.), frequented by ladies. Not far
from it is the ruined castle of Neuhaus, called since 1643 Schlangenburg,
from which an extensive view of the neighbouring Alps is obtained.

Cilli is one of the oldest places in Styria, and was probably a Celtic
settlement. It was taken possession of by the Romans in 15 B.C., and in
A.D. 50 the emperor Claudius raised it to a Roman municipium and named
it _Claudia Celeja_. It soon became one of the most flourishing Roman
colonies, a