Maria of Serbia, christened Helena, was the last queen of Bosnia and despoina of Serbia. As the eldest daughter of the deceased despot of Serbia, Lazar Branković, the 12-year-old Helena was given in m
King Stephen, Maria's husband
Mara Branković, Esphigmenou charter
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Lazar Branković
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Lazar Branković 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,
Maria of Serbia, Queen of Bosnia
…Cyrillic: Јелена, romanized: Jelena), was the last queen of Bosnia and despoina of Serbia. As the eldest daughter of the deceased despot of Serbia, Lazar Branković, the 12-year-old Helena was given in marriage to the Bosnian prince Stephen Tomašević in 1459. She then took the name Maria, while her husband obtained…
Lazar Branković from a charter held in Esphigmenou Monastery, Mount Athos