Lazar Branković

Lazar Branković
Despot of the Kingdom of Rascia
Lazar Branković from a charter held in Esphigmenou Monastery, Mount Athos
Despot of Serbia
Reign1456–1458
PredecessorĐurađ Branković
SuccessorStefan Branković
Bornc.1421
Died20 February 1458
SpouseHelena Palaiologina, Despotess of Serbia
IssueMaria of Serbia, Queen of Bosnia
Milica, Despotess of Epirus
Jerina, Duchess of San Pietro in Galatina
HouseBranković
FatherĐurađ Branković
MotherEirene Kantakouzene
ReligionSerbian Orthodoxy

Lazar Branković (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Бранковић; c.1421 – 20 February 1458) was Despot of Serbia from 1456 to 1458. He was the third son of Despot Đurađ Branković and his wife, Eirene Kantakouzene. He died without sons, and was succeeded by his elder brother, Despot Stefan Branković.