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Mara Branković

1416 - 1487

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Mara Branković (Serbian Cyrillic: Мара Бранковић; c. 1420 – 14 September 1487), or Mara Despina Hatun, in Europe also known as Amerissa, Sultana Maria or Sultanina, was a Serbian Christian Orthodox hatun of the Ottoman Empire. She became a leading member of the pro-Ottoman party in 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mara Branković is the 2,514th most popular politician (down from 2,032nd in 2019). (down from 203rd in 2019)

Mara Branković is most famous for being a Serbian princess, who was the wife of Sultan Murad III of the Ottoman Empire.

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Among politicians, Mara Branković ranks 2,514 out of 19,576Before her are Vannozza dei Cattanei, Huayna Capac, Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, Eystein I of Norway, Ismail II, and Artabanus IV of Parthia. After her are Hongzhi Emperor, Ottokar I of Bohemia, Scott Morrison, Maroboduus, Ish-bosheth, and Shamash-shum-ukin.

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Among people born in 1416, Mara Branković ranks 4Before her are Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, Christopher of Bavaria, and Francis of Paola. After her are Benedetto Cotrugli, Qaitbay, and Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1487, Mara Branković ranks 2Before her is Chenghua Emperor. After her are Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus, Nicholas of Flüe, Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans, John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln, John Argyropoulos, Tlacaelel, Yunus Khan, and Hayder of Crimea.

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