About Katarina Branković
Lived 1418 – 1492 (aged 73–74). Katarina Branković was a writer.
Biography Katarina married Ulrich II, Count of Celje (1406–1456) on 20 of April 1434. Her sister Mara Branković was married to Sultan Murad II to ensure support from the east. Pope Pius II once said that Kantakuzina was beautiful and fair (lat. alioquin facie et moribus honestam).
Legacy Kantakuzina Katarina Branković Serbian Orthodox Secondary School in Zagreb is a coeducational gymnasium of Serbian Orthodox Church that bears Katarina's name. Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana was also awarding Order of Kantakuzina Katarina Branković.
The character of Katarina Branković is portrayed by Eva Dedova in the Netflix original historical docudrama Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020).
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Who was Katarina Branković?
Countess Consort of Celje
When was Katarina Branković born?
Katarina Branković was born in 1418 in Vushtrri.
When did Katarina Branković die?
Katarina Branković died in 1492 in Konče.
What was Katarina Branković's occupation?
Katarina Branković was a writer.
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· Wikipedia: Katarina Branković
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