Conrad I of Sanneck

Conrad I of Sanneck (German: Conrad von Sanneck, Slovene: Konrad Žovneški; ? – before 1255), Lord of Žovnek (Sanneck, in German), was a free noble in the March of Savinja in the Holy Roman Empire, in what is now Slovenia. He was an ancestor of the House of Celje, founded by his grandson Frederick. It was Conrad who first used the traditional coat-of-arms of the House of Sanneck, two red stripes on a silver shield.

Conrad I of Sanneck

Conrad I of Sanneck (German: Conrad von Sanneck, Slovene: Konrad Žovneški; ? – before 1255), Lord of Žovnek (Sanneck, in German), was a free noble in the March of Savinja in the Holy Roman Empire, in what is now Slovenia. He was an ancestor of the House of Celje, founded by his grandson Frederick. It was Conrad who first used the traditional coat-of-arms of the House of Sanneck, two red stripes on a silver shield.