James II of Cyprus

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James II of Cyprus was a 15th-century Lusignan king whose brief and turbulent reign marked the final years of independent Cypriot monarchy before Venetian domination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century monarch
King of Cyprus
Lusignan monarch
human
child James III of Cyprus NERFINISHED
conflict Cypriot civil war against Queen Charlotte
coronationDate 1464
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Cyprus NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth circa 1438
dateOfDeath 1473
dynasticConnection linked Cyprus to Venetian interests via marriage to Catherine Cornaro
era late Middle Ages
father John II of Cyprus NERFINISHED
givenName James
historicalSignificance last effective Lusignan king of an independent Cyprus
languageUsed French
Greek
Italian
mannerOfDeath natural causes (suspected poisoning historically debated)
mother Marietta of Patras NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Lusignan NERFINISHED
notableEvent his death paved the way for Venetian control of Cyprus
marriage alliance with Venice through Catherine Cornaro
usurped the throne from his half-sister Charlotte of Cyprus NERFINISHED
notableFor brief and turbulent reign preceding Venetian domination of Cyprus
opposedBy Charlotte of Cyprus NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Aragon NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Cyprus NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Famagusta NERFINISHED
positionHeld Archbishop of Nicosia NERFINISHED
King of Cyprus NERFINISHED
predecessor Charlotte of Cyprus NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1473
reignStart 1463
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
residence Famagusta NERFINISHED
Nicosia NERFINISHED
ruledTerritory Kingdom of Cyprus NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling Charlotte of Cyprus NERFINISHED
spouse Catherine Cornaro NERFINISHED
successor Catherine Cornaro NERFINISHED
James III of Cyprus NERFINISHED
supportedBy Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED
nobles opposed to Charlotte of Cyprus
title King of Cyprus
Titular King of Armenia
Titular King of Jerusalem

Referenced by (4)

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

Kingdom of Cyprus notableMonarch James II of Cyprus
Caterina Cornaro predecessor James II of Cyprus
Caterina Cornaro spouse James II of Cyprus
Cornaro family spouse James II of Cyprus
subject surface form: Catherine Cornaro