Kingdom of Cyprus

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The Kingdom of Cyprus was a medieval Crusader state established on the island of Cyprus, ruled primarily by the Lusignan dynasty and serving as a key political and commercial hub in the eastern Mediterranean.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kingdom of Cyprus canonical 16
Cyprus 1
Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus 1

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Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Crusader state
former monarchy
medieval kingdom
alliedWith Republic of Genoa
surface form: Genoese Republic

Republic of Venice
capital Nicosia
commonLanguage Armenian
Greek
Old French
conflictWith Republic of Genoa
surface form: Genoese Republic

Mamluk Sultanate
surface form: Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt

Republic of Venice
continent Asia
Europe
currency Cypriot bezant
silver gros
deposedBy Republic of Venice
ended 1489
established 1192
foundedBy Guy of Lusignan
governmentType feudal monarchy
importantPort Famagusta
Limassol
Paphos
keyRole base for Crusader operations in the Holy Land
trade hub between Europe and the Levant
lastMonarch Caterina Cornaro
surface form: Catherine Cornaro
lastRulingDynasty Lusignan dynasty
surface form: House of Lusignan
legalSystem Assizes of Jerusalem
locatedIn Eastern Mediterranean
island of Cyprus
nobleClass Frankish nobility
notableMonarch Caterina Cornaro
surface form: Catherine Cornaro

Guy of Lusignan
Hugh I of Cyprus
Hugh II of Cyprus
Hugh III of Cyprus
James II of Cyprus
Peter I of Cyprus
overlord Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of England
Mamluk Sultanate
surface form: Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt

Republic of Venice
personalUnionWith Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Kingdom of Jerusalem
predecessor Byzantine Empire
Isaac Komnenos
surface form: Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus
religion Greek Orthodox Church
surface form: Greek Orthodoxy

Roman Catholicism
rulingDynasty House of Habsburg
Lusignan dynasty
surface form: House of Lusignan

House of Savoy
House of Valois-Anjou
strategicImportance control of Eastern Mediterranean sea routes
successor Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
surface form: Ottoman Cyprus

Venetian rule in Cyprus
surface form: Venetian Cyprus
treaty Treaty of 1192 with Richard I of England
Treaty of Caltabellotta
surface form: Treaty of Caltabellotta (indirect dynastic effects)
unionWith Kingdom of Jerusalem
vassalage nominal vassal of the King of Jerusalem

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Limassol Castle controlledBy Kingdom of Cyprus
Outremer alliedWith Kingdom of Cyprus
Crusader states hasPart Kingdom of Cyprus
Lusignan dynasty region Kingdom of Cyprus
Mamluk forces enemyOf Kingdom of Cyprus
Famagusta historicallyRuledBy Kingdom of Cyprus
this entity surface form: Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus
Leo V of Armenia birthPlace Kingdom of Cyprus
Hethum I of Armenia alliedWith Kingdom of Cyprus
War of Chioggia hasParticipant Kingdom of Cyprus
Sixth Crusade hasLocation Kingdom of Cyprus
this entity surface form: Cyprus
Guy of Lusignan monarchOf Kingdom of Cyprus
Guy of Lusignan deathPlace Kingdom of Cyprus
Guy of Lusignan activeIn Kingdom of Cyprus
Caterina Cornaro monarchOf Kingdom of Cyprus
Uzun Hasan ally Kingdom of Cyprus
King of Cyprus (titular) basedOn Kingdom of Cyprus
King of Armenia (titular) associatedWith Kingdom of Cyprus