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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