Kingdom of Cyprus
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The Kingdom of Cyprus was a medieval kingdom of the Crusader states that existed between 1192 and 1489. Initially ruled as an independent Christian kingdom, it was established by the French House of L
Plate of the House of Lusignan, with coat of arms at the centre. Early 14th century, Cyprus. Louvre Museum.
Cyprus gold bezant, derived from Byzantine design, 1218–1253 (left), and Cyprus Western-style silver gros 1285–1324 (right).
Coin of the kingdom of Cyprus, 13th century.
Gold Bezant Hugh I Of Cyprus 1205 1218
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
Kingdom of Cyprus
…Mameluks then made the kingdom a tributary state in 1426; the remaining monarchs gradually lost almost all independence, until 1489 when the last queen, Catherine Cornaro, was forced to sell the island to Venice. The economy of Cyprus remained primarily agrarian during the Lusignan period. Simultaneously, though, the…
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