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The betrothal was an attempt to prevent an invasion of Serbia from the Ottoman Empire, though periodic Ottoman raids continued. On 4 September 1435, the marriage took place at Edirne. Her dowry included the districts of Dubočica and Toplica. [7] Mara apparently "did not sleep with" her husband. [8]
Despoina of Serbia and Queen of Bosnia: Vuk Grgurević (d. 1485) titular Despot of Serbia (1471-1485) Marija (1466-1495) Đorđe Branković (1461-1516) titular Despot of Serbia (1486-1496) Archbishop of Belgrade: Jovan Branković (~1465-1502) titular Despot of Serbia (1496-1502) Milica (Despina) (b.1464)) Herman of Celje (1439-1452) Elizabeth ...
Stephen Tomašević's reign in Serbia was short-lived. The Ottoman sultan Mehmed the Conqueror regarded the arrangement as an offense to his rights as overlord of Serbia. [4] On 20 June 1459, Ottoman forces captured Smederevo without a struggle [4] and proceeded to annex the remnants of the Serbian state to their realm. [6]
Since 1459, when Serbia fell under Ottoman rule, [2] Maria's father, Despot Stefan Branković, was living in exile, mainly in northern Italy, where Maria was born in 1466. In 1485, she married Boniface III Palaiologos , marquess of Montferrat , who fell ill in 1493, and Maria became regent. [ 3 ]
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 ...
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