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Olivera Despina

1372 - 1444

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Marija Olivera Lazarević (Serbian Cyrillic: Марија Оливера Лазаревић; 1372 – after 1444), or Olivera Despina Hatun, was a Serbian princess and consort of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I, whom she married just after the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 as a pledge of peace between the Lazarević and Ottoman dynasties. She was the youngest daughter of Lazar of Serbia and Princess Milica. The story of Olivera's and Bayezid's captivity by Timur after the Battle of Ankara (1402) has been popularly narrated, most often in plays and operas. The most significant one is Tamburlaine (1587–1588) by Christopher Marlowe, in which she is named “Zabina”. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olivera Despina is the 293rd most popular companion (down from 248th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Serbia (down from 59th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Serbian Companion.

Olivera Despina is most famous for being the first female mayor of Sarajevo.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Olivera Despina ranks 293 out of 784. Before her are Hümaşah Sultan, Maria Barbara Bach, Princess Zorka of Montenegro, Bertrade de Montfort, Clodia Pulchra, and Alberto Granado. After her are Kaya Sultan, Hannah Pick-Goslar, Marie of Brabant, Queen of France, Milena Vukotić, Flavia Maximiana Theodora, and Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1372, Olivera Despina ranks 4. Before her are Louis I, Duke of Orléans, Helena Dragaš, and Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani. After her are Al-Salih Hajji, and Elizabeth Granowska. Among people deceased in 1444, Olivera Despina ranks 5. Before her are Władysław III of Poland, Robert Campin, Leonardo Bruni, and Bernardino of Siena. After her are Julian Cesarini, Mark of Ephesus, John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, Joseph Albo, and Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Olivera Despina ranks 63 out of 661. Before her are Branislav Nušić (1864), Bora Milutinović (1944), Lazar Branković (1421), Radomir Antić (1948), Milena Dravić (1940), and Radoje Domanović (1873). After her are Milan Milutinović (1942), Dragan Stojković (1965), Filip Vujanović (1954), Charles Simic (1938), Moša Pijade (1890), and Dušan Simović (1882).

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Among COMPANIONS In Serbia

Among companions born in Serbia, Olivera Despina ranks 2. Before her are Mileva Marić (1875). After her are Draga Mašin (1864).

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