Which one of these was a member of Sokollu Mehmed Pasha's family?
Makarije Sokolović
Ahmet Sokolović
Vlad Sokolović
Omer Sokolović
Answer
Makarije Sokolović was the Serbian Patriarch from 1557 to 1571. He was born in the village of Sokolovići, in modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, to a noble Serbian family. Makarije's uncle was Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, the Ottoman Grand Vizier from 1565 to 1579.
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