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Lazar Branković
Despot of Serbia from 1456 to 1458 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lazar Branković (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Бранковић; c. 1421 – 20 February 1458) was Despot of Serbia, from 1456 to 1458. He was the third son of Despot Đurađ Branković and his wife, Eirene Kantakouzene. He died without sons, and was succeeded by his elder brother, Despot Stefan Branković.[1][2][3]
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Lazar Branković | |
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Despot of Serbia | |
![]() Lazar Branković from a charter held in Esphigmenou Monastery, Mount Athos | |
Reign | 1456–1458 |
Predecessor | Đurađ Branković |
Successor | Stefan Branković |
Born | c. 1421 |
Died | 20 February 1458 |
Spouse | Helena Palaiologina, Despotess of Serbia |
Issue | Maria of Serbia, Queen of Bosnia Milica, Despotess of Epirus Jerina, Duchess of San Pietro in Galatina |
House | Branković |
Father | Đurađ Branković |
Mother | Eirene Kantakouzene |
Religion | Serbian Orthodoxy |
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