In the history of Serbia, which fortress city's fall to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in 1459 marked the final collapse of the medieval Serbian Despotate?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Smederevo fortress
- Step 1: The fall of Despot Đurađ Branković's monumental Danube stronghold Smederevo on 20 June 1459 sealed the Ottoman conquest of the medieval Serbian state. Answer: Smederevo fortress. Why not the others: the alternative options do not correctly identify historical events, dates, figures, or treaties in the history of Serbia.
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