Mara Branković
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Mara Branković, or Mara Despina Hatun, in Europe also known as Amerissa, Sultana Maria or Sultanina, was a Serbian princess, who married Sultan Murad II of the Ottoman Empire.
Illustration from 1429
A letter from Mehmed the Conqueror to his stepmother Mara Despina Hatun (1459)
Irene Kantakouzene
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Irene Kantakouzene, known simply as Despotess Jerina was the wife of Serbian Despot Đurađ Branković. Her father was probably the Byzantine nobleman Theodore Kantakouzenos. In Serbian folk legends, she
Mara Branković
…the Balkans and one of the most powerful women of the 15th century. Born a Serbian princess, she was the daughter of Serbian despot Đurađ Branković and Eirene Kantakouzene. She later married Sultan Murad II and was a stepmother of Mehmed the Conqueror. She had no children but she became an important figure in her stepson's…
Irene Kantakouzene, Esphigmenou charter