Kingdom of Cyprus
Medieval Christian kingdom established after the Third Crusade (1192–1489) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kingdom of Cyprus (French: Royaume de Chypre; Latin: Regnum Cypri) was a medieval kingdom of the Crusader states that existed between 1192 and 1489.[3] Initially ruled as an independent Christian kingdom, it was established by the French House of Lusignan after the Third Crusade.[3] It comprised not only the entire island of Cyprus, but it also had a foothold on the Anatolian mainland: Antalya between 1361 and 1373, and Corycus between 1361 and 1448.
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Janus of Cyprus (15th century) Bottom: Flag according to Book of All Kingdoms (1350) | |||||||||||||
Status | Independent Christian kingdom[3] (1192–1229) Tributary state of the Holy Roman Empire (1229–1268) Tributary state of the Republic of Genoa (14th century) Tributary state of the Mamluk Sultanate (1426–1489) | ||||||||||||
Capital | Nicosia | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Latin[3] (official/ceremonial) Greek (native language) Old French[3] (popular) Italian French Arabic Armenian | ||||||||||||
Religion | Catholic Christianity (State religion)[4] Greek Orthodox Christianity (popular) | ||||||||||||
Government | Feudal monarchy[3] | ||||||||||||
King | |||||||||||||
• 1192–1194 | Guy of Lusignan (first)[3] | ||||||||||||
• 1474–1489 | Catherine Cornaro (last) | ||||||||||||
Legislature | Haute Cour | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages[3] | ||||||||||||
• Established | 1192 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1489 | ||||||||||||
Currency | French denier, gros | ||||||||||||
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Today part of | Cyprus |
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