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The Kingdom of
Cyprus
Overview.
In 1191, during the third Crusade, King Richard I
of England conquered the island of Cyprus from Isaac Comnenus, a rival Byzantine
emperor. Richard I then sold it to the Knights Templar.
In 1192, the Knights Templar sold Cyprus to Guy
of Lusignan (+1194).
(Guy of Lusignan became King of Jerusalem in 1186
when he married Sybilla (+1190), a daughter of Amalric I of Anjou, King of
Jerusalem. Guy renounced the title of King of Jerusalem in
1192).
In 1197, Amalric of Lusignan (+1205), Guy's
brother and heir, was recognized as King of Cyprus by Emperor Henry
VI.
(Amalric became King of Jerusalem in 1197 when he
married Isabella, a sister of Sybilla).
In 1474, the reigning House of Cyprus became
extinct with James III's death. His mother Caterina Cornero, from the Venitian
aristocracy, continued to rule the Kingdom.
In 1489 Caterina Cornero ceded the island of
Cyprus to the Republic of Venice.
Chistian (First) names.
Baldwin -> Balduinus;
John -> Johannes; Jean;
Amalric -> Amalricus; Amaury;
Bibliography.
1. Mas Latrie, Louis de. Histoire de
l'île de Chypre sous le règne des princes de la maison de Lusignan
(Paris : Impr. impériale, 1861).
2. Mas Latrie, Louis de. Nouvelles preuves
de l'histoire de Chypre sous le règne des princes de la maison de
Lusignan (Paris : J. Baur et Détaille, 1873).
3. Mélanges historiques : choix de
documents (Paris : Imprimerie nationale, 1873-) [ Collection de documents
inédits sur l'histoire de France ].
4. Strehlke, Ernst. Tabulae ordinis
Theutonici ex tabularii regii Berolinensis codice potissimum (Berlin : Weidmann,
1869).
5. Rey, Edouard Gabriel. Recherches
géographiques et historiques sur la domination des Latins en Orient
(Paris : 1877).
--- 1197-1205 ( Amalric of Lusignan )
King of Jerusalem, Cyprus;
@ Samples:
(Oct 1198) [1: tome 2; p.24]
< Amalric I (+1205), King of Cyprus 1194
>
ego Aymericus per Dei gratiam Jerusalem Latinorum
rex nonus et
rex Cypri
--- 1205-1268
King of Cyprus;
@ Removed:
- [1205] Jerusalem
The union with the Kingdom of Jerusalem ended
with the death of King Amalric, who was succeeded in Cyprus by his son Hugh I,
and the Crown of Jerusalem passed to Mary of Montferrat, Amalric's step-daughter
(1205).
@ Samples:
(Sep 1217) [5: p.25-26]
< Hugh I (+1218), King of Cyprus 1205
>
ego Hugo Dei gratia Rex Cypri
(June 1232) [1: tome 2; p.51]
< Henry I (+1253), King of Cyprus 1218
>
Nos Henricus Dei gratia rex
Cypri
(July 1252) [1: tome 2; p.66]
je Henri par la grace de Dex rei Chypre et
seignor del reaume de Jerusalem
--- 1268-1395
King of Jerusalem, Cyprus;
@ Added:
- Jerusalem
King Hugh III of Cyprus was recognized as King of
Jerusalem after the execution of Conrad ("Conradin") of Hohenstaufen, King of
Sicily and Jerusalem (1268).
@ Samples:
(Mar 1328) [1: tome 2; p.140]
< Hugh IV (+1359), King of Cyprus 1324
>
Nos Hugo Dei gratia Jherusalem et Cypri
rex
(Sep 1352) [1: tome 2; p.219]
Hugo, Dei gratia Jerusalem et Cypri
rex
(Mar 1363) [1: tome 2; p.248]
< Peter I (+1369), , King of Cyprus 1359
>
Nos Petrus, Dei gratia Jerusalem et Cipri
rex
(Oct 1391) [1: tome 2; p.423]
< James I (+1398), , King of Cyprus 1369
>
Nos Jacobus, Dei gratia Jerusalem et Cipri
rex
--- 1395-1489
King of Jerusalem, Cyprus, Armenia;
@ Added:
- Armenia
Leo VI (+1393), the last King of Lesser Armenia
(Cilicia), died in France leaving no heir, and his title devolved on his cousin
James I, King of Cyprus. James I was proclaimed King of Armenia in the Cathedral
of St. Sophia.
@ Samples:
(Aug 1395) [1: tome 2; p.428]
< James I (+1398), King of Cyprus 1369
>
Nos Jacobus, Dei gracia Jerosolomitanus decimus
septimus et
rex Cipri et Armenie
(Oct 1410) [1: tome 2; p.495]
< Janus (+1432), King of Cyprus 1398
>
Nos Janus Dei gratia Jerusalem, Cypri et Armenie
rex
(1432) [2: vol.2; p.124/44; Doc.#
II]
Nous Janus, par la grace de Dieu, roy de
Jérusalem, de Chipre et d'Arménie
(Jan 1454) [3: tome 4; p.379; Doc.#
VII]
< John III (+1458), King of Cyprus 1432
>
Johannes, Dei gratia Jerusalem, Cipri et Armenie
rex, etc.
(Nov 1461) [1: tome 3; p.114]
< Charlotte (+1487), Queen of Cyprus
[1458-1460] >
Charlotta, Dei gratia Jherusalem, Cypri et
Armenie regina
< James II (+1473), King of Cyprus 1460
>
< James III (+1474), King of Cyprus 1473
>
(Nov 1475) [3: tome 4; p.454; Doc.#
XXIV]
< Catherine Cornaro (+1510), Ruler of
Cyprus [1474-1489]; ~ 1468 / 1472 James II (+1473), King of Cyprus
>
Katerina, Dei gratia, Hierosolyme, Cypri et
Armenie regina
@ Samples [Auxiliary]:
(Sep 1472) [3: tome 4; p.418; Doc.#
XVI]
< Catherine Cornaro (+1510), ~ (by proxy)
1468, (in person) 1472 James II (+1473), King of Cyprus
>
Ego Catharina Cornario,
nata generosi ac magnifici civis et patricii
Venetiarum, domini Marci Carnario, militis, et
uxor, per Dei clementiam, illustrissimi ac
serenissimi domini domini Jacobi incliti regis Cypri
(1508) [3: tome 4; p.585]
nui, Caterina de Lussignano, per la Dio gracia,
regina de Jerusalem, Cipri et Armeniæ
Appendix 1. The Armenian Kingdom of
Cilicia
@ Samples:
(Apr 1212) [8: p.37; Doc.# 46]
ego Leo dei et Romani imperii gracia rex Armenie,
filius Stephani de potenti et magnifico genere
Rupinorum
(Jan 1236) [8: p.65; Doc.# 83]
ego Eython Christi dei fidelis rex Armenie,
filius Constantini stirpis regie et
Ehelisabeth regina eiusdem filia quiescentis in
Christo Leonis regis
