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The character of Mara Hatun is fictionalized and portrayed by Tuba Büyüküstün in the Netflix original historical docudrama Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020). [18] [19] She is shown as someone who was brought from Serbia, who married Murad II for political reasons, and who supported Mehmed the Conqueror and influenced him. [18]
Maria was the eldest of three children born to Lazar Branković, son of the despot of Serbia, Đurađ Branković. Her mother was Lazar's wife, Helena Palaiologina. Born probably in 1447, Maria was christened Helena. Two sisters followed her: Milica and Irene. [1] [2]
The Vukovar children massacre or Vukovar baby massacre refers to a well known case of propaganda during Yugoslav Wars. [ 1 ] Two days after the Battle of Vukovar had ended, on 20 November 1991, Reuters reported that 41 Serb babies had been killed in the city during the battle.
Đorđe Branković, titular Despot of Serbia, later took monastic vows under the name Maksim, and became Metropolitan of Belgrade and Srem, died in 1516. (uncertain) Jelisaveta, married Alessio Spani, Lord of Drivasto and Polog; Jovan Branković, Despot of Serbia, married Jelena Jakšić. Marija, married Ferdinand Frankopan, of the House of ...
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)
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Branković is also remembered for constructing the Smederevo Fortress in the city of Smederevo, which became the last capital of medieval Christian Serbia. Despot Đurađ died in late 1456. Following his death Serbia, Bosnia, and Albania fell under the dominance of Sultan Mehmed II. During his reign Đurađ amassed a significant library of ...
The Washington Post is being mocked online for its perplexing Monday front page photo showing mourners at the funeral of an 11-year-old girl killed by a Hezbollah rocket strike, which the paper ...