 In the Ottoman period, in the 16th century, there was an influential Sokolović family that had two branches, one that was Orthodox (Serb), and was dominant in the Serbian Orthodox Church, while the other became Muslim, and was influential in the Ottoman government.The Orthodox branch included Serbian patriarchs Makarije Sokolović (s. 1557–71), Antonije Sokolović (s. 1571–75), Gerasim Sokolović (s. 1575–86) and Savatije Sokolović (s. 1587).The Muslim branch included Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (Mehmed-paša Sokolović), the Ottoman Grand Vizier (s. 1565–79) and Sokollu Ferhad Pasha (Ferhad-paša Sokolović), the Beylerbey of Bosnia.