Serbian Despotovina

Serbian Despotovina was among the last Serbian states to be conquered by the Ottoman Empire. While most of the Serbian Empire got annexed to Turkey Despotovina did not fall until 1458, about 70 years later. Capital of this state became Belgrade in 1404, following the fall of Skopje, Pristina and Krusevac, other Serbian imperial cities. Belgrade at that time became one of the largest cities in Europe, numbering over 100,000 people and becoming the bastion of Orthodox Christianity, under the rule of a poet, thinker and artist, Despot Stefan Lazarevic, son of Czar Lazar, last true Serbian emperor, who died in Battle of Kosovo in . After his death however the city was incorporated into Royal Hungary, and became a scene of one of the largest crusades in medieval Europe Siege of Belgrade, when Orthodox- and Catholic Christians have preserved it from Turkey. Seat of Despotovina became Smederevo in 1430 and remained capital until its fall in 1458, ending independence for Serbia.Bosnia also fell about 10 years later.

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Serbian Despotovina - Serbian - Ottoman Empire - Serbian Empire - Despotovina - 1458 - Belgrade - 1404 - Skopje - Pristina - Krusevac - Orthodox Christianity - Despot Stefan Lazarevic - Czar Lazar - Battle of Kosovo

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