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Đurađ Branković

1377 - 1456

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Đurađ Vuković Branković (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђурађ Вуковић Бранковић; 1377 – 24 December 1456) served as the Serbian Despot from 1427 to 1456, making him one of the final rulers of medieval Serbia. In 1429, Branković was formally granted the Byzantine title of Despot by Emperor John VIII Palaiologos. Like many Christian rulers in Eastern Europe at the time, his rule was marked by Ottoman vassalage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Đurađ Branković has received more than 336,975 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Đurađ Branković is the 2,220th most popular politician (up from 2,849th in 2019). (up from 82nd in 2019)

Đurađ Branković was a Serbian nobleman who served as the Despot of Serbia from 1427 to 1456. Đurađ is most famous for his military prowess, which he used to expand Serbia's territory.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Đurađ Branković ranks 2,220 out of 19,576. Before him are Ferdinand I of Portugal, Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, Wolfgang Schäuble, Basarab I of Wallachia, Nectanebo II, and Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain. After him are Vannozza dei Cattanei, Menkauhor Kaiu, Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Maria Luisa of Spain, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, and Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1377, Đurađ Branković ranks 4. Before him are Jianwen Emperor, Shah Rukh, and Ernest, Duke of Austria. After him are Süleyman Çelebi, Ladislaus of Naples, Louis II of Anjou, Albert IV, Duke of Austria, Emperor Go-Komatsu, Oswald von Wolkenstein, Afonso I, Duke of Braganza, and Edward III, Duke of Bar. Among people deceased in 1456, Đurađ Branković ranks 2. Before him is John Hunyadi. After him are John of Capistrano, Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, Ulrich II, Count of Celje, Vladislav II of Wallachia, Jacques Cœur, Lawrence Justinian, and Juan de Mena.

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