Katarina Branković
Katarina Branković (Serbian Cyrillic: Катарина Бранковић, Greek: Καταρίνα Μπράνκοβιτς; 1418–1492), also known as Kantakuzina (Кантакузина, Kantakouzena) was the Countess of Celje, through the marriage with Count of Celje Ulrich II. A Serbian princess, she was the daughter of Despot Đurađ Branković and Byzantine princess Irene Kantakouzene. She is remembered for writing the Varaždin Apostol (1454), and her endowment of the Rmanj Monastery.
Katarina Branković | |
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| Countess of Celje | |
Portrait from Esphigmenou monastery (1429) | |
| Coat of arms | |
| Holding(s) | County of Celje |
| Born | 1418 Vučitrn |
| Died | 1492 (aged 73–74) Konče |
| Noble family | Branković |
| Spouse(s) |
Ulrich II, Count of Celje
(m. 1434; dead 1456) |
| Issue | Hermann IV Elizabeth of Cilli Catherine George Albert |
| Father | Đurađ Branković |
| Mother | Irene Kantakouzene |
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