Medieval Christian kingdom established after the Third Crusade (1192–1489)
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Kingdom of Cyprus
Royaume de Chypre(French) Regnum Cypri(Latin) Βασίλειο της Κύπρου (Greek) Vasíleio tis Kýprou
1192–1489
Top: Royal banner of Janus of Cyprus (15th century) Bottom: Flag according to Book of All Kingdoms (1350)
Coat of arms[1]
Cities of medieval Cyprus (1192–1489)
Status
Independent Christian kingdom[2] (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[2] (official/ceremonial) Greek (native language) Old French[2] (popular) Italian French Arabic Armenian
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.[2] Initially ruled as an independent Christian kingdom, it was established by the French House of Lusignan after the Third Crusade.[2] 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.
^quartered of Jerusalem, de Lusignan, Armenia and Cyprus, declaring a claim to reign over the former kingdoms of Cilician Armenia and Jerusalem
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^Farran, Sue (2014). A Study of Mixed Legal Systems: Endangered, Entrenched or Blended. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 216. ISBN 9781472441799. During the period of Frankish rule, Catholicism became the official religion of the island
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Global Information
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