The immortality of the Cursed Jerina

Irina Kantakuzin( 1400 – 1456)  in the Serbian people known as “cursed” Jerina. She was a Serbian despot, ruler, wife of despot Djuradj Brankovic and after so many centuries, she continued to live. Her name lives through legends. Jerina became immortal, but unjustly accused of being evil, greedy, eager for power, cursed.

She was a Greek from the Kantakuzina family. Her great-grandfather Jovan Kantakuzin became John VI. He ruled the Romanesque empire from 1347 to 1354. She was a beautiful woman. Her character remained preserved by the Esfigmenian Charter of 1429 on which she was painted, the husband of Djuradj and their children.

In the beginning of 1428, her husband Djuradj became a Turkish vassal. He reconciled himself to Sultan Murat II. He had to return Belgrade to the Hungarians.It was decided to build a new capital in Smederevo…It is located on the banks of the Danube in the northeastern part of Serbia. In the record time, from spring 1428 to 1430, the Smederevo water city was erected.In such a short time, the ramparts with powerful towers were installed, as well as several other buildings, as well as the castles of Djuradj and Jerina. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to mobilize the whole of Serbia.A solid discipline has been introduced to finish the job as soon as possible. For hard work and mistreatment, they did not blame the one who could be responsible, Đurađ .. the whole guilt was put on Jerina.Soon all peoples called the Serbian queen – the crused Jerina. The legends describe how she sent pregnant women to participate in the construction of cities. In some other stories, she threw slaves in the lagoons beneath the fortress.

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The people of Serbia at that time, and centuries later, was unjustly strict in relation to the queen.It was this fortress that was a bastion in the coming of Turkish hazards.In 1439, Murat launched a large army. Djuradj armed the city of Smederevo, and with his wife and youngest son Lazar, he moved to Hungary in early June 1439. The defenders spent three months in Smederevo under siege. Finally, on August 18, 1439, due to hunger, they had to surrender the city to the Turks. It was the first fall of the Serbian kingdom.

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Warm and beloved, repulsed and cursed. Torn with hatred and prejudice. The wife and mother who buried a son. The other two are blinded. He gave the daughter to the Turkish sultan, and according to the legend, was poisoned by another son.

According to the legend, in May 1457, the damned Jerina was poisoned by a son, Despot Lazarus, who poured poison in her salad. This ended the life of this Serbian ruler.