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Mara Branković (c. 1416 in Vučitrn – 14 September 1487), also known as ''Sultana Marija'', ''Mara Hatun'', ''Despina Hatun'', or ''Amerissa'', was the daughter of Serbian monarch Đurađ (George) Branković and Eirene Kantakouzene. She entered the harem of Sultan Murad II of the Ottoman Empire. The coast between Salonica and Kassandra peninsula has been named ''"Kalamarija"'' after her – ''"Mary the Good".'' ==Family== Mara and her relations are named in "''Dell' Imperadori Constantinopolitani''", a manuscript held in the Vatican Library. The document is also known as the "Massarelli manuscript" because it was found in the papers of Angelo Massarelli (1510–1566).〔(Tony Hoskins, "Anglocentric medieval genealogy" )〕 Masarelli is better known as the general secretary of the Council of Trent, who recorded the daily occurrings of the council.〔("The Archives: the past & the present", section "The Council of Trent" )〕 The Massarelli manuscript names her as a daughter of Đurađ Branković and Eirene Kantakouzene. "The Byzantine Lady: Ten Portraits 1250–1500" (1994) by D. M. Nicol questioned her maternity, suggesting Đurađ had a prior marriage to a daughter of John IV of Trebizond. However his theory presented no sources and failed to take into account that John IV was born between 1395 and 1417. He would be unlikely to be a grandparent by the 1410s. On 11 September 1429, Durad made a donation to Esphigmenou Monastery at Mount Athos. The charter for the document names his wife Irene and five children. The Masarelli manuscript also names the same five children of Đurađ and Eirene. Other genealogies mention a sixth child, Todor Branković. He could be a child who died young and thus not listed with his siblings.〔 The oldest sibling listed in the Massarelli document was Grgur Branković. The 1429 document mentions him with the title of Despot. According to ''The Late Medieval Balkans, A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest'' (1994) by J. V. A. Fine, Grgur was appointed governor of territories of southern Serbia associated to the House of Branković. He was reportedly appointed by Murad II of the Ottoman Empire in 1439. In April 1441, Grgur was accused of plotting against Murad and his governorship terminated. He was imprisoned in Amasya and blinded on 8 May 1441.〔J. V. A. Fine, "The Late Medieval Balkans, A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest" (1994), page 531〕 According to ''Monumenta Serbica Spectantia Historiam Serbiae, Bosniae, Ragusii'' (1858) by Franc Miklošič, Grgur and his brothers co-signed a charter by which Durad confirmed the privileges of the Republic of Ragusa. The charted was dated to 17 September 1445.〔Franc Miklošič, "Monumenta Serbica Spectantia Historiam Serbiae, Bosniae, Ragusii" (1858), CCCL, page 433〕 According to the ''"Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten"'' (1978) by Detlev Schwennicke, Grgur retired to a monastery under the monastic name "German".〔Detlev Schwennicke, ''"Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten"'' (1878), vol. 3, page 180〕 According to Fine, Grgur resurfaced in 1458, claiming the succession of the vacant throne of Rascia for himself or his son.〔J. V. A. Fine, "The Late Medieval Balkans, A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest" (1994), page 574〕 The Massarelli manuscript mentioned Grgur as unwed. Later genealogies name his wife as "Jelisaveta". Vuk Grgurević, a son of Grgur, was later a titular Serbian despot (1471–1485). He was possibly an illegitimate.〔 Mara is mentioned as the second child in the manuscript. Then are listed Stefan Branković and "Cantacuzina", a sister with the Latinized version of their mother's last name. Later genealogies give her name as Katarina. She married Ulrich II of Celje. The last sibling mentioned was Lazar Branković, the youngest of the five.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mara Branković」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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