Đurađ Branković

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Đurađ Branković was a 15th-century Serbian nobleman who served as Despot of Serbia, navigating complex alliances between the Ottoman Empire and European powers during the late medieval Balkans.

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Đurađ Branković canonical 12
Despot Đurađ Branković 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Despot of Serbia ⓘ
Serbian nobleman ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
allyOf Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
burialPlace Smederevo ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Smederevo ⓘ
conflictWith Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Serbian Despotate ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1377 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1456-12-24 ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicGroup Serbs ⓘ
familyName Branković ⓘ
father Vuk Branković ⓘ
founded Smederevo ⓘ
fullName Đurađ Branković ⓘ
givenName Đurađ ⓘ
historicalPeriod Ottoman expansion in the Balkans ⓘ
knownFor balancing alliances between the Ottoman Empire and Hungary ⓘ
restoration and preservation of Serbian autonomy under Ottoman suzerainty ⓘ
languageSpoken Serbian ⓘ
mother Mara Branković ⓘ
nobleFamily Branković dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Branković
notableEvent construction of Smederevo as new Serbian capital ⓘ
loss and partial recovery of Serbian territories under Ottoman pressure ⓘ
notableWork Founding of Smederevo Fortress ⓘ
linked to: Smederevo Fortress
otherTitle Despot of Rascia ⓘ
linked to: Despot of Serbia
participatedIn Ottoman–Hungarian conflicts ⓘ
late medieval Balkan politics ⓘ
placeOfBirth Serbian Despotate ⓘ
placeOfDeath Smederevo ⓘ
positionHeld Despot of Serbia ⓘ
predecessor Stefan Lazarević ⓘ
region Balkans ⓘ
reignEnd 1456 ⓘ
reignStart 1427 ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
residence Smederevo Fortress ⓘ
ruledOver Serbian Despotate ⓘ
spouse Irene Kantakouzene ⓘ
subjectOf Serbian medieval chronicles ⓘ
successor Lazar Branković ⓘ
title Despot ⓘ
linked to: Despot of Serbia

Lord of Serbia ⓘ
vassalOf Ottoman Empire ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Serbian Despotate → ruler → Đurađ Branković ⓘ
Smederevo → foundedBy → Đurađ Branković ⓘ
Smederevo Fortress → builtBy → Đurađ Branković ⓘ
subject linked to: Smederevo
Serbian–Ottoman wars → opponentCommander → Đurađ Branković ⓘ
Vuk Branković → successor → Đurađ Branković ⓘ
Vuk Branković → child → Đurađ Branković ⓘ
Mara Branković → father → Đurađ Branković ⓘ
Second Battle of Kosovo → commander → Đurađ Branković ⓘ
Despot of Serbia → hasHolder → Đurađ Branković ⓘ
House of Branković → notableMember → Đurađ Branković ⓘ
House of Branković → notableRuler → Đurađ Branković ⓘ
Đurađ Branković → fullName → Đurađ Branković ⓘ
Long Campaign (1443–1444) → commander → Despot Đurađ Branković ⓘ
linked to: Đurađ Branković
Smederevo Fortress → builtBy → Despot Đurađ Branković ⓘ
linked to: Đurađ Branković