Kingdom of Cyprus

Kingdom of Cyprus
Royaume de Chypre (French)
Regnum Cypri (Latin)
Βασίλειο της Κύπρου (Greek)
Vasíleio tis Kýprou
1192–1489
Flag of Cyprus
Top: Royal banner of
Janus of Cyprus (15th century)
Bottom: Flag according to
Book of All Kingdoms (1350)
Cities of medieval Cyprus (1192–1489)
Cities of medieval Cyprus (1192–1489)
StatusIndependent Christian kingdom[2]
(1192–1198/1268–1372)

Tributary state of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
(1198–1229)

Tributary state of the Holy Roman Empire
(1229–1268)

Tributary state of the Republic of Genoa
(1372–1426)

Tributary state of the Mamluk Sultanate
(1426–1489)
CapitalNicosia
Common languagesLatin[2] (official/ceremonial)
Greek
(native language)
Old French[2] (popular)
Italian
French
Arabic
Armenian
Religion
Catholic Christianity (State religion)[3]
Greek Orthodox Christianity (popular)
GovernmentFeudal monarchy[2]
King 
• 1192–1194
Guy of Lusignan (first)[2]
• 1474–1489
Catherine Cornaro (last)
LegislatureHaute Cour
Historical eraMiddle Ages[2]
• Established
1192
• Disestablished
1489
CurrencyFrench denier, gros
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Theme of Cyprus
Cyprus under the Knights Templar
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Venetian Cyprus
Today part ofCyprus

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.

  1. ^ quartered of Jerusalem, de Lusignan, Armenia and Cyprus, declaring a claim to reign over the former kingdoms of Cilician Armenia and Jerusalem
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Cite error: The named reference Nicholson 2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 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