Catherine Cornaro
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Catherine Cornaro was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Cyprus, also holding the titles of Queen of Jerusalem and Queen of Armenia. She became queen consort of Cyprus by marriage to James II of Cypru
Portrait of Catherine Cornaro by Gentile Bellini, c. 1500
Posthumous portrait 1542 by Titian, of Catherine Carnaro as Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Catherine's tombstone
Her funerary monument
Cornaro family
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The House of Cornaro or Corner was a patrician family in the Republic of Venice which included many doges and other high officials. The name Corner, originally from the Venetian language, was adopted
Catherine Cornaro
…Republic of Venice could claim control of Cyprus after the death of her husband. Catherine (also known as Caterina) was a daughter of Venetian Marco Cornaro, Knight of the Holy Roman Empire, and Fiorenza Crispo. She was the younger sister of the Nobil Huomo Giorgio Cornaro (1452 – 31 July 1527), "Padre della…
Ca' Corner, one of eight palaces along Venice's Grand Canal commissioned by the Cornaro family.
Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Theresa in the Cornaro family chapel in the church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome.
Palazzo Loredan dell'Ambasciatore, Venice