Branković dynasty

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Serbian noble dynasty

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::summary Serbian noble dynasty ::

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surnameBranković
native_nameБранковић
native_name_langsr
coat of arms[[Image:CoatOfArmsOfJovanStefanovicBrankovic.png
type
country[[Image:Flag of the Serbian Empire, reconstruction.svg
Royal banner of Branković family.svg District of Branković
[[File:Despot of Serbia.pngx30px
[[Image:Flag_of_Vladislaus_II_of_Hungary.svg25px]] Kingdom of Hungary
parent house{{plainlist
titles{{plainlist
styles"Majesty"
"Royal Highness"
"Serene Highness"
foundedbefore
founderBranko Mladenović (noble family), Vuk Branković (royal family)
final rulerJovan Branković
deposition1502
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The House of Branković (Бранковић, pl. Brankovići / Бранковићи, ) is a Serbian medieval noble family and royal dynasty.

History

According to genealogies created in the first half of the 15th century, the family descends via female lineage, through marriage with the Nemanjić dynasty. The family rose to prominence during the fall of the Serbian Empire.

The original family domains were centered in the Kosovo region. Later family members extended their rule over all remaining unconquered regions of Serbia making them the last sovereign rulers of medieval Serbia. The dynasty ruled the Serbian Despotate from 1427 to 1459 and their descendants continue to claim the throne of the Despotate Serbia, some having entered the ranks of the Hungarian aristocracy, while other descendants of the dynasty continue to go by a courtesy title.

Members of the family intermarried with other noble houses from neighbouring countries including Austrian and Hungarian nobility, and provided at least one wife to the Ottoman Sultan. By the 17th century, Branković lineage had become part of the House of Habsburg, providing more descendants into the ruling houses of Europe.

One such descendant was Maria of Yugoslavia, the wife of Alexander I of Yugoslavia. With the ascension of her son Peter II of Yugoslavia in 1934, Branković, Lazarević, and Nemanjić blood returned to the Serbian throne.

Notable members

Family tree

Main article: Branković family tree

Predecessors

Brankovići

References

Sources

References

  1. Vizantološki institut (Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti). (1975). "Zbornik radova". Naučno delo.

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