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Branković also imprisoned Hunyadi for a time in the dungeons of the fortress of Smederevo, but he was ransomed by his countrymen and, after resolving his differences with his powerful and numerous political enemies in Hungary, led a punitive expedition against the Serbian prince, who was forced to accept harsh terms of peace.
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Branković and also
Đurađ Branković () (; ) ( 1377 – 24 December 1456 ), also known under the patronymic ( Đurađ ) Vuković and frequently called George Branković in English-language sources, was a Serbian despot from 1427 to 1456 and a baron of the Kingdom of Hungary.
Branković also captured Hunyadi at Smederevo for a short time when he was going home from Kosovo in 1448.
* Serbian Orthodox Secondary School " Kantakuzina Katarina Branković " in Zagreb, Croatia is named after one of Irene Kantakouzene daughters Kantakuzina Katarina Branković, there is also Order of Kantakuzina Katarina Branković named after her.
Serbian despots, Stefan Lazarević and Đurađ Branković, also had their personal possessions in the territory of present-day Vojvodina ( and Pannonian part of present-day Belgrade ), which included Zemun, Slankamen, Kupinik, Mitrovica, Bečej, and Veliki Bečkerek, which were given to the despot Stefan Lazarević ( who was a tertiary vassal or a majordomo of Sigismund ) in 1404 by Hungarian king Sigismund.
Stefan's brother Vuk Lazarević was also in his escort and as they were returning over the Kosovo, they were attacked by the Branković army at Tripolje, near the Gračanica monastery.
Branković and Hunyadi
In 1444, in accordance with the terms of the Peace of Szeged between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire the Sultan returned Smederevo to Đurađ Branković, who was allied to John Hunyadi.
When Hunyadi broke the peace treaty, Đurađ Branković remained neutral.
Serbia became a battleground between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottomans, and the angry Branković captured Hunyadi after his defeat at the Second Battle of Kosovo in 1448.
Branković bribed Hunyadi – he gave him his vast estates in Hungary – to support the acceptance of the peace.
This peace restored his Serbian rule, but Branković was forced to bribe John Hunyadi with his vast estates.
In Hungary, Đurađ Branković managed to talk Hungarian leaders into expelling the Ottomans, so a broad Christian coalition of Hungarians ( under John Hunyadi ), Serbs and Romanians ( under Vlad II Dracul ) advanced to Serbia and Bulgaria in September 1443, and Serbia was fully restored by the Peace of Szeged on August 15, 1444.
Branković and for
The proposal was welcomed by her father Đurađ Branković, but it foundered on the objection of Maria herself who had vowed that " if God ever released her from the hands of the infidel she would lead a life of celibacy and chastity for the rest of her days ".
Historic facts say that Vuk Branković had seen that there was no hope for victory, and fled to save as many men as he could.
The rulers known for the musical patronage included Stefan Dušan and Đurađ Branković.
In 1404 Hungarian King Sigismund lend parts Syrmia to Serbian Despot Stefan Lazarević for governing, later succeeded by Đurađ Branković.
Other rulers known for the musical patronage included Stefan Dušan, Stefan Lazarević, and Đurađ Branković.
In 1404 Hungarian King Sigismund lend parts Syrmia to Serbian Despot Stefan Lazarević for governing, later succeeded by Đurađ Branković.
Branković and time
Prince Lazar was the ruler of Moravian Serbia, and the most powerful among the Serbian regional lords of the time, while Vuk Branković ruled a part of Kosovo and other areas, recognizing Lazar as his overlord.
The Serbian Despot Đurađ Branković reacted ambiguously at the trespassing and negotiated the terms of joining the Crusade against the Ottomans over that period of time.
Most important authors of the time are Đorđe Branković, Gavril Stefanović Venclović, Jovan Rajić and Zaharije Orfelin.
Branković and fortress
According to other sources, Vršac fortress was built by Đurađ Branković after the fall of Smederevo.
According to the Turkish traveler, Evliya Çelebi, the fortress was built by the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković.
The historians consider that Branković built the fortress after the fall of Smederevo in 1439.
Branković and Smederevo
That unstable period was marked by the rule of Prince Lazar's son, despot Stefan Lazarević, a true European-style knight and a poet ; and his cousin Đurađ Branković, who moved the capital north to the newly built fortified town of Smederevo.
The modern founder of the city was the Serbian prince Đurađ Branković in the 15th century, who built Smederevo Fortress in 1430 as the new Serbian capital.
Smederevo was the residence of Branković and the capital of Serbia from 1430 until 1439, when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire after a siege lasting two months.
In 1459 Smederevo was again captured by the Ottomans after the death of Branković.
Patriarch Nikon joined Despot Đurađ Branković when the capital was moved to Smederevo, following Turkish-Hungarian wars in the territory of Serbia in the 1430s.
Branković and was
Vuk Branković was the last Serbian and Christian prince to rule Skopje during the medieval period.
Vuk Branković (, ) ( born 1345-died October 6, 1397 ) was a Serbian medieval nobleman who during the Fall of the Serbian Empire inherited a province in present day south and southwestern Serbia ( including Kosovo and Metohija ), the northern part of present day Macedonia and northern Montenegro.
His fief ( and later state ) was known as Oblast Brankovića ( District of Branković ) or simply as Vukova zemlja ( Vuk's land ) which he held with the title of gospodin ( lord, sir ), under Prince Lazar of Serbia.
The formation of the Realm of Branković was finished in 1378.
Despite the consensus of modern historiography in Serbia that Vuk Branković was not a traitor in the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, Momčilo Spremić emphasized that there is a possibility that Vuk really betrayed his Serbian allies.
According to this legend, Miloš was accused by Branković, at the eve of the Battle of Kosovo of intent to betray his lord Lazar and switch sides mid battle.
Branković, a nobleman of much higher rank, was intensely jealous of the reputation that Obilić enjoyed as the bravest of Serbian knights.
The town was conquered by the Kingdom of Hungary in the 12th century and in the 15th century it was given as a personal possession to the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković.
In the 15th century ( from 1419 to 1441 ) the town was a possession of the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković.
In 1427, the remnant of Ras ( known as Trgovište ) was held by Serbian despot Đurađ Branković ( r. 1427-1456 ); one of the markets was called " despotov trg ".
For a while, about 1451, the city was in possession of the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković.
In the 15th century, the town was in the possession of the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković.
Branković and by
After his coronation, in 1451, Constantine XI sent a commission under George Sphrantzes asking Mara Branković, daughter of the Serbian Despot Đurađ Branković and Byzantine princess Irene Kantakouzene, by then the widow of Murad II, to marry him ( Maria had been allowed to return to her parents in Serbia after the death of Murad ).
The army under Prince Lazar consisted of his own troops, a contingent led by Serbian nobleman Vuk Branković, and a contingent sent from Bosnia by King Tvrtko I, commanded by Vlatko Vuković.
No sooner had he regained Hungary than he received tempting offers from Pope Eugene IV, represented by the Legate Julian Cesarini, from Đurađ Branković, despot of Serbia, and George Kastrioti Skanderbeg, prince of Albania, to resume the war and realize his ideal of driving the Ottomans from Europe.
He lost the two-day Second Battle of Kosovo ( 7 – 10 October 1448, owing to the treachery of his old rival Branković, who intercepted Hunyadi's planned Albanian reinforcements led by George Kastrioti, preventing them from ever reaching the battle.
A massive Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad, estimated at between 27000 to 30000 men, advanced across the territory of Konstantin Dragaš and arrived in June of 1389 on the Kosovo Field near Priština, on the territory of Vuk Branković.
His crowning was recognized by the most powerful noblemen in Serbia, Princes Lazar Hrebeljanović and Vuk Branković.
He was succeeded by his older brother Stefan Branković, a blind man.
He managed to capture Srebrenica and a number of other towns previously held by the House of Branković.
Thanks to donations by the Sultana Mara Branković, the Russian Orthodox Church and the Rossikon monastery of Mount Athos, the Rila Monastery was rebuilt in the end of the 15th century by three brothers from the region of Kyustendil.
It is believed that he was delayed by Đurađ Branković, then allied with Sultan Murad II, although Brankovic's exact role is disputed.
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