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	Vuk Branković - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He might have been justified in his retreat, but he will be forever remembered by his people as a traitor and as a coward.
		After his father death Vuk's son, Djuradj was pretending to the throne of Serbia and he clashed with Prince Stefan Lazarevic, his cousin and Prince Lazar's son.
		Djuradj Brankovic became new Prince of all Serbian lands and was officially acknowledged in 1429, after his cousin's Stefan Lazarevic sudden death in 1427.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vuk_Brankovic (250 words)

	Serbian Rulers - Despot Djuradj Brankovic (1427-1456) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the meantime, despot Djuradj tried to have Hungary mobilize Christian forces, but he was baffled due to the confusion which arose following the death of the Hungarian king and emperor Sigismund I in 1437, and the subsequent quarrels around the Hungarian throne.
		Djuradj had four sons, three of which were blinded by the Ottomans, and his daughter Mara had been married to Murad II, living in the Turkish harem until his death.
		Djuradj was succeeded by his son Lazar, who unfortunately died already in January 1458.
	www.suc.org /culture/history/Serb_History/Rulers/Djuradj_Brankovic.html (919 words)

	Podunavlje District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Smederevo was the capital of the Serb State in the fourteenth century - there stood the royal palace at the time of the then Serbian ruler Djuradj Brankovic.
		Today, in the remnants of the Smederevo fortress, finished in 1430, traces of the former palace, chapel, and the house of the royal family can be discerned.
		At the old city cemetery stands a church from the fourteenth century, assumed to have been the family vault of the Serb ruler Djuradj Brankovic, which gave rise to numerous legends.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Podunavlje_District (211 words)

	Djuradj Vukovic Brankovic, Despot+Magnat of Albania (-1456) Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Djuradj Vukovic Brankovic, Despot+Magnat of Albania (-1456) Biography
		Djuradj Vukovic Brankovic, Despot and Magnat of Albania, (-1456)
		Known for having issued his own coins, he was killed in a duel at an extremely old age.
	worldroots.com /royal/bio/djuradjbrankovicbio.html (57 words)

	Devic Monastery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Devic Monastery near Srbica (Drenica district) was first built in the first half of the 15th century, and was first endowed by Joannicius of Devic (born in the 14th century), the saint with whom the past of this holy place is connected.
		According to a folk legend, founding of the monastery is ascribed to Despot Djuradj Brankovic, who had it built to the memory of his virgin daughter, which is how the monastery got its name.
		The fact that Grgur, the son of Despot Djuradj, presented the monastery with a bell in 1458, reinforces the theory that the monastery is connected to the Brankovic family.
	www.kosovo.com /edevic.html (998 words)

	Đurađ Branković - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despot Đurađ Branković (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђурађ Бранковић, Hungarian: Brankovics György; ruled 1427 - 1456) was a Serbian monarch who built Smederevo, the new Serbian capital after the Battle of Kosovo.
		He was an ally of John Hunyadi in the fights against Turks.
		The Esphigmen Charter of despot Djuradj Brankovic issued to the monastery of Esphigmen on Mount Athos in 1429
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Djuradj_Brankovic (187 words)

	Serbian state in Zeta (X - XV c.)
		Djuradj fought with the Venetian for some time and then concluded a peace treaty which in a way represented a division of the spheres of interest, conceding to Venice Scutari, Bar and Ulcinj, with Drivast belonging to the Serbian state.
		Djuradj's brother Stefan stood by the Turks, thus Djuradj was forced to leave the country.
		Djuradj's departure to Turkey closed the independence of Montenegro and the territory was controlled by Djuradj's islamized brother Stanisa Skender-beg.
	www.njegos.org /mnhistory/histzeta.htm (3994 words)

	Kosovska Mitrovica District - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Kosovska Mitrovica - being a medieval settlement, is rich in famous edificies and monuments: the Church of St. Dimitri originating from the fourteenth century, and the Church of St.Sava from the nineteenth century.
		In the vicinity of Kosovska Mitrovica is the Devic Monastery, the first mention of which was found in 1578, supposedly built by Djuradj Brankovic, the distinguished Serbian ruler.
		Under the rule of the Serbian noble Vuk Brankovic, the son of Djuradj Brankovic, it was a market place.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Kosovska_Mitrovica_District (183 words)

	Despot_Djuradj_Brankovic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In fact an able all-around statesman like his uncle and predecessor Stefan Lazarevic (as attested by one of the most beautiful pieces of medieval Serbian literature, the anonymous speech at his funeral), he gave a new lease to life to a truncated Serbian state wedged between Turkey and Hungary, before its inevitable fall.
		As recently as WW I, the long abandoned walls of his capital, Smederevo, were meaningfully used against the advancing German armies, and their giant "Fat Berta" cannons.
		Djuradj's coins are generally of high artistic value, like these with a lion, the heraldic symbol of the Brankovic family.
	www.suc.org /culture/history/Serbian_Medieval_Coinage/present/Despot_Djuradj_Brankovic.html (220 words)

	Crnojevic, the 3rd Montenegrin Dynasty
		Ivan's son Djuradj Crnojevic (1490-96) was the last ruler from this dynasty.
		Djuradj Crnojevic (1490-96), Ivan's elder son, was an educated ruler.
		Djuradj managed the printing of the books, wrote prefaces and afterwords, and developed sophisticated tables of Psalms with the lunar calendar.
	www.montenegro.org /crnojev.html (778 words)

	Zeta (Duklja) under the second Montenegrin dynasty, the Balsic (1356-1427)
		Djuradj I and neighboring rulers were in constant conflict with the Herzegovinian ruler Nikola Altomanovic, who took or laid claims to the territory of their countries.
		The successor of Balsa II, Djuradj II Balsic (1385-1403), ruled Zeta and northern Albania from his seat in the coastal town of Ulcinium.
		Djuradj II saw parts of his kingdom eroded by local feudal rulers asserting sovereignty over their fiefs, leaving him only a narrow territory around Lake Skadar and his seat in Ulcinium.
	www.montenegro.org /balsic.html (682 words)

	Montenet - History of Montenegro: Balsics' Period (1356-1427)
		Djuradj I coined an alliance with Vukasin Mrnjavcevic (Vardar Valley) but the later soon was killed in the Battle on River Marica (1371)(J.Jovanovic, Stvaranje Crnogorske Drzave i Razvoj Crnogorske Nacionalnosti, Obod, Cetinje 1947, p.
		Djuradj I allied with his neighbors Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic of Serbia, Ban Tvrtko I of Bosnia, Prince Nikola Gorjanski and King Ludovik I of Ungary, to defeat ambitious Herzegovian ruler Nikola Altomanovic (1373).
		Djuradj died in 1378, and was succeeded by the third son of Balsa I, Balsa II.
	www.montenet.org /history/balsics.htm (1220 words)

	From the Serbian Language Press \| Serbianna.com
		Djuradj earned his new name in wargames on open field, besting his competitors in “wrestling, fighting and javelin-throwing,” and earning on his 18th birthday the rank of sanjak-bey and command of five thousand cavalry from sultan Murat II.
		The fires of Hilandar did not burn the truth that Jovan Kastriotic had nine children with Voisava, four sons - Repos, Stanisa, Konstantin and Djuradj, mentioned in that order in the chronicles of Athanasios, abbot of the Hilandar monastery; and five daughters - Mara, Jela, Andjelija, Vlaitsa and Mamitsa.
		It was written that the eldest, Mara, married Stefan Crnojevic, Vlaitsa married Stefan Balsic.
	www.serbianna.com /press/001.shtml (653 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - - ARCHIVE - Royal Court of Serbia
		Djuradj thought of all the great barons of Serbia that had died in the wars against the Turks.
		Djuradj then looked out and said, "After the army is paid and taken care of, all the money in the treasury is to be used to improve the lands.
		Djuradj had sent an offer of funds to the Empire of Constantinople, and so the war would be fought by Serbians, and not mercinaries of any sort.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?s=55b4d3f412309fba507679880995c15a&threadid=93552 (3835 words)

	Montenet - History of Montenegro: Crnojevic Rule
		However, after the death of the Serbian despot Stefan Lazarevic, Zeta was inherited by his nephew the Serbian despot Djuradj Brankovic who, at the time, needed to pacify his greatest enemy, the Ottomans and could not pay particular attention to Zeta.
		During Ivan life the rule of Montenegro was passed to his oldest son Djuradj while his youngest son Stanisa, disillusioned with the impossibility to succeed his father went to Istanbul and converted to Islam.
		Namely Djuradj visited Venice in order to work on the "wide anti Turkish campaign" but was kept in captivity for some time while his brother Stefan was defending his country against Turkish forces.
	www.montenet.org /history/crnoje.htm (2142 words)

	Serbian History - Rulers
		Djuradj I Balsic (1360 - 1378), initially with brothers Stracimir and Balsa II Balsa II Balsic (1378 - 1385)
		Stefan Brankovic and Helen Palaiologos, Regency (1458 - 1459)
		Placed appropriately at the very twilight of the official Middle Ages, the Zeta/Montenegro of the last Crnojevic dynasts is also the final chapter of medieval Serbian statehood.
	www-dev.serbianunity.net /culture/history/Serb_History/Rulers (487 words)

	MUSEUM OF SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The icon "Saint John the Baptizer", of the kephalophoros tupe, work of the iconograph Andreja Rai-cevic from 1645, then the icon "Holy House of the Brankovic", are important works of the Serbian painting dating from the middle of 17th century.
		Katarina (Kantakuzin), daughter of Serbian despot Djuradj Brankovic, embroided in the middle of 15th century a miter for the Belgrade metropolitan.
		The majority of the church textile consists of the vestments (clothing for religious service) elaborated in golden and silver threads in 14th, 15th and 16th century.
	www.spc.yu /Muzej/english.html (1414 words)

	Articles - Lazar BrankoviÄ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lazar II Brankovic (died 20 February 1458) was a Serbian despot from 1456 to 1458.
		He was the second son of Djuradj Brankovic and his wife Irene Cantacusin.
		He was succeded by his youngest brother, despot Stephen III Brankovic.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Lazar_Brankovic?mySession=74c6dc58f65d7040381171d08d987e52 (78 words)

	The Saga of Kosovo
		Djuradj Brankovic, the last of the Serbian despots and a weak member of the Christian coalition, realized even before Varna that the coalition's chance for success was poor, and withdrew.
		Djuradj Stracimirovic-Balsic, a prince of Zeta and son-in-law of Lazar, and some vojvodas of the northern regions were delayed by local "revolts" and opposition.
		According to chroniclers, national bards, and traditional Kosovo saga, Vuk Brankovic of the old aristocracy, who married Mara, and Milos Obilic, of lesser birth, who married Vukosava, fell prey to the ongoing feud between the 2 sisters.
	www.srpska-mreza.com /bookstore/kosovo/kosovo1.htm (7648 words)

	Serbia Info / Encyclopedia / Explore Monuments
		Smederevo, a fortress on the Danube downstream from Belgrade, was built between 1428 and 1430 during the reign of Despot Djuradj Brankovic, the last of medieval Serbia's rulers.
		The main tower is well preserved and an inscription on it mentions Despot Djuradj and the date of its construction.
		Smederevo fortress suffered severe damage to its towers and walls during World War II, when a big ammunition depot exploded within its walls in 1941, and from bombing in 1944.
	www.serbia-info.com /enc/monuments/smederevo.html (108 words)

	Serbia Info / Facts and Figures / Districts
		In the vicinity of Kosovska Mitrovica is the Devic Monastery, the first mention of which was found in 1578, supposedly built by Djuradj Brankovic, the distinguished Serb ruler.
		Under the rule of the Serb noble Vuk Brankovic, the son of Djuradj Brankovic, it was a market place.
		The Kosovsko-Mitrovacki District is featured by a number of significant economic organization from contracting, chemical, garment-industry and agricultural sectors.
	www.serbia-info.com /facts/districts/kosovsko_mitrovacki.html (152 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1427
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		Djuradj Branković was Serbian monarh who build Smederevo...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1427 (1750 words)

	Serbian Rulers - Stefan Lazarevic (1402-1427) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		However, in a sudden clash in 1410, Vuk was killed by the despot's soldiers and his Turkish allies.
		He also belonged to the highest class of Hungarian aristocracy and invested in huge possessions in Hungary where he settled Serbs, and temporarily resided in his gothic palace in Buda - parts of which are still preserved.
		Stefan Lazarevic died suddenly in 1427, leaving the throne to his nephew Djuradj Brankovic.
	srpskoblago.org /culture/history/Serb_History/Rulers/Stefan_Lazarevic.html (726 words)

	www.gornjimilanovac.org.yu
		After the death of Tsar Uros in 1371 during the fierce struggles among Serbian feudalists, Grand-Duke Lazar and Nikola Altomanovic fought for Rudnik.
		Djuradj Brankovic also had on his court Great Captain Radic Postupovic who owned, as a part of his patrimony, villages like Beluce (Crnuce), Vracevsnica, Rudnik itself, Prodanovci, Kamenica, Konjusa, and some other places.
		Despot Djuradj Brankovic died in December in 1456 and he was buried in the church of the place Kriva Reka, in the upper course of the river that kept the name the Despotovica.
	www.gornjimilanovac.org.yu /en/history/middle_ages.html (801 words)

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		Until 1439, Serbia was an ally of Hungary, regarded also as a "buffer State" and its ruler Despot Stefan Lazareviç concluded an alliance with Hungary, obtaining resources that -for a while- successfully defended Belgrade.
		In 1439 however a spirited Ottoman offensive defeated Serbia and its ruler, Djuradj Brankoviç fled to Hungary.
		Thousands of his compatriots followed and settled along the Sava river and between the Sava and the Danube.
	hungary.ciw.edu /1848-49/48may12.html (845 words)

	Serbian Rulers - Despot Djuradj Brankovic - Smederevo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Serbian Rulers - Despot Djuradj Brankovic - Smederevo
		The formidable walls of Smederevo jealously protected the short but significant rise of the city as one of the last beacons of Eastern Christendom before the sweeping Islamic tide.
		"The ancient walls of Djuradj's city will stand here for many centuries to come, calmly reflecting in the blue Danube waters, proudly resisting both time and new conquerors, and proving the prowess of medieval Serbian builders and masons", wrote reserve officer Zivorad Nikic on October 14, 1915, making his last stand against the German invasion.
	www.suc.org /culture/history/Serb_History/Rulers/Djuradj-smed.html (114 words)

	Etno art
		The Byzantines are supposed to have begun to build it and it was finished during the first of Nemanjic dynasty.
		It blossomed in the time of despot Djuradj Brankovic as one of the most important fortresses and the headquarters of “the authorities”, and Fra Mauro, a cartographer from Venice, put it in his map.
		In Borac in which, as it is said, there were more inhabitants than in London, despot Stefan Lazarevic, who had his cottage nearby, used to stay.
	www.etnoart.org /eng/kolo/br1/serbiandespotsonshumadiasacropolis.htm (710 words)

	Kosovska Mitrovica District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In the vicinity of KosovskaMitrovica is the DevicMonastery, the first mention of which was found in 1578, supposedly built by DjuradjBrankovic, the distinguished Serbian ruler.
		Under the rule of the Serbian noble VukBrankovic, the son of Djuradj Brankovic, it was a market place.
		The Kosovska Mitrovica District is featured by a number of significant economic organization from contracting, chemical,garment-industry and agricultural sectors.
	www.therfcc.org /kosovska-mitrovica-district-193777.html (146 words)

	CROATS & SERBS: CHAPTER SEVEN
		When the Turks in 1454 – 55 conquered the domains of Djuradj Brankovic south of the Western Morava, the established sanjaks in Vucitrn and Krusevac.
		In order to give the Serbian newcomers the impression that they were considered permanent residents in southern Hungary, king Matthias appointed Vuk Brankovic, grandson of the despot Djuradj, as Serbian despot in 1465 and granted the Serbs a good measure of autonomy in southern Hungary.
		Vuk was succeeded by his cousin Djordje Brankovic (1486 – 93) who in turn was followed by his son Jovan (1493 – 1502).
	www.magma.ca /~rendic/chapter7.htm (14536 words)

	Serbia Info / History of Serbia:The Turkish Conquest and Rule (14th - 19th Century)
		The Battle of Kosovo defined the fate of Serbia, because after it no force capable of standing up to the Turks existed.
		This was an unstable period marked by the rule of Prince Lazar's son - despot Stefan Lazarevic - a true European-style knight a military leader and even poet, and his cousin Djuradj Brankovic, who moved the state capital north - to the newly built fortified town of Smederevo.
		The Turks continued their conquest until they finally seized the entire Serbian territory in 1459 when Smederevo fell into their hands.
	www.serbia-info.com /enc/history/conquest.html (499 words)

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