Family Heraldry
Branković
Dynasty of the Serbian despots
- Bearer
- Branković dynasty
- Titles
- Despots
- Period
- 1427–1459 (Serbian Despotate)
- Endowments
- Smederevo Fortress, Krušedol
Arms attributed to the Branković line, which after Despot Stefan Lazarević ruled the Serbian Despotate — Despot Đurađ Branković built Smederevo as the new capital. After the fall of Smederevo in 1459 the Brankovićes continued to live as titular despots in Srem, where they built the Krušedol Monastery.
Blazon
Shield
On a silver field a red lion leaping, between two blue buffalo horns issuing from the base of the shield.
Symbolism and meaning
The leaping lion is a sign of strength and sovereign power, and the buffalo horns, which in Central European heraldry most often appear in the crests of ruling and magnate houses, are here placed in the shield and frame the lion as a sign of defence and constancy.
