Branković noble family
| Branković Бранковић |
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| Parent house | Nemanjić dynasty (maternally) |
| Country |
 Serbian Despotate Kingdom of Hungary
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| Ethnicity | Serbian |
| Founded | before 1323 |
| Founder | Branko Mladenović (noble family), Vuk Branković (royal family) |
| Final ruler | Jovan Branković |
| Titles | Despot of Serbia (1427–1502; royal) |
| Dissolution | 1502 |
The Branković (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранковић, pl. Brankovići / Бранковићи, pronounced [brǎːnkɔv̞itɕ]) was a Serbian medieval noble family and dynasty. According to genealogies created in the first half of the 15th century, the family descend via female line through marriage from the Nemanjić dynasty. The family rose to prominence during the fall of the Serbian Empire. The original family domains were centred on Kosovo. Later family members extended their rule over all remaining unconquered regions of Serbia making them the last sovereign rulers of medieval Serbian state. The dynasty ruled the Serbian Despotate from 1427 to 1459, and their descendants continued to claim the throne of Serbia well into the 16th century, having entered the ranks of the Hungarian aristocracy.
Members of the family intermarried with other noble houses from neighbouring countries including Austrian and Hungarian nobility, and provided at least one wife to Ottoman Sultan.
Some of the family members were:
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