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Mara Branković (Serbian Cyrillic: Мара Бранковић; c. 1420 – 14 September 1487), or Mara Despina Hatun, in Europe also known as Amerissa, Sultana Maria or Sultanina, was the daughter of Serbian monarch Đurađ Branković and Eirene Kantakouzene.
The House of Branković (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранковић, pl. Brankovići / Бранковићи, pronounced [brǎːnkɔv̞itɕ]) is a Serbian medieval noble family and dynasty. [1] According to genealogies created in the first half of the 15th century, the family descends via female lineage, through marriage with the Nemanjić dynasty.
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Mara (~1420-1487) Helena (1430-1473) daughter of Thomas Palaiologos, Despot of the Morea: Jelisaveta: Angelina (daughter of George Arianiti, an Albanian lord) Ulrich II (~1407-1456) Count of Celje: Murad II (1404-1451) Ottoman Sultan: Irina: Milica (1448-1464) Helena Maria (1447-1498) Despoina of Serbia and Queen of Bosnia: Vuk Grgurević (d. 1485)
Irene Kantakouzene (Greek: Ειρήνη Καντακουζηνή, Eiréne Kantakouzené, modern pronunciation Iríni Kantakouziní [iriˈni kantakusini'], Serbian: Ирина Кантакузин / Irina Kantakuzin; c. 1400 – 3 May 1457), known simply as Despotess Jerina (Serbian: деспотица Јерина / despotica Jerina), was the wife of Serbian Despot Đurađ Branković.
Murad II, who also desired peace, was married to Đurađ's daughter Mara. [14] On March 6, 1444, Mara sent an envoy to Đurađ; their discussion started the peace negotiations with the Ottoman Empire. [15] This peace restored his Serbian rule, but Đurađ was forced to bribe John Hunyadi with his vast estates. On 22 August 1444 the prince ...
Radonja was a member of the Branković dynasty as the eldest son of Branko Mladenović.Radonja's younger brothers were Vuk Branković and Grgur Branković. [2] He was married to Jelena, a sister of Uglješa Mrnjavčević. [3]
The institution derives its name from Kantakuzina Katarina Branković, aristocratic figure in the XV century.She was the daughter of Đurađ Branković, the Serbian despot, and his wife, Irene Kantakouzene, a member of the Kantakouzenos family of the Byzantine Empire.