Kingdom of Cyprus
Kingdom of Cyprus | |||||||||||||
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| 1192–1489 | |||||||||||||
Royal banner of
Janus of Cyprus (15th century) | |||||||||||||
Cities of medieval Cyprus (1192–1489) | |||||||||||||
| Status | Independent Christian kingdom (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) | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Nicosia | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Latin (official/ceremonial) Greek (native language) Old French (popular) Italian French Arabic Armenian | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Catholic Christianity (State religion) Greek Orthodox Christianity (popular) | ||||||||||||
| Government | Feudal monarchy | ||||||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||||||
• 1192–1194 | Guy of Lusignan (first) | ||||||||||||
• 1474–1489 | Catherine Cornaro (last) | ||||||||||||
| Legislature | Haute Cour | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||
• Established | 1192 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1489 | ||||||||||||
| Currency | French denier, gros | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Cyprus Mersin Province (Turkey) | ||||||||||||
| History of Cyprus |
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| Cyprus portal |
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. Initially ruled as an independent Christian kingdom, it was established by the French House of Lusignan after the Third Crusade. It comprised the island of Cyprus and on the Anatolian mainland; Antalya between 1361 and 1373, and Corycus between 1361 and 1448.