House of Branković
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The House of Branković was a late medieval Serbian noble and ruling family that governed the remnants of the Serbian Despotate under growing Ottoman pressure after the fall of the Nemanjić dynasty.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Branković dynasty | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Serbian noble family
ⓘ
medieval ruling dynasty ⓘ |
| capital | Smederevo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Branković family coat of arms ⓘ |
| conflict | Ottoman expansion in the Balkans ⓘ |
| country | Serbian Despotate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole | patronage of Serbian Orthodox monasteries ⓘ |
| dynasticAlliance |
marital ties with Bosnian nobility
ⓘ
marital ties with Byzantine imperial families ⓘ |
| dynasticMarriage | Mara Branković–Murad II marriage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Serbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 15th century ⓘ |
| founder | Vuk Branković NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceType | hereditary lordship ⓘ |
| governedUnder |
Hungarian suzerainty
ⓘ
Ottoman suzerainty ⓘ |
| historicalContext | ruled remnants of the Serbian Despotate after the fall of the Nemanjić dynasty ⓘ |
| language | Serbian ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Jovan Branković NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Despot of Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Grgur Branković
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jovan Branković NERFINISHED ⓘ Lazar Branković NERFINISHED ⓘ Mara Branković NERFINISHED ⓘ Sava Branković NERFINISHED ⓘ Stefan Branković NERFINISHED ⓘ Vuk Branković NERFINISHED ⓘ Đurađ Branković NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler | Đurađ Branković NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | balancing between Ottoman and Hungarian interests ⓘ |
| politicalRole | buffer state between Ottomans and Hungary ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
vassal of the Kingdom of Hungary
ⓘ
vassal of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Nemanjić dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| seat | Smederevo Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorState | Ottoman Sanjaks in former Serbian Despotate lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territory |
parts of Kosovo
ⓘ
parts of Syrmia ⓘ parts of central Serbia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| titleHeldByMembers | Despot of Rascia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedScript | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Branković dynasty