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ARTICLES RELATED TO Cyprus in the Middle Ages - Hugh I | | | |  Cyprus in the Middle Ages - Hugh I: Encyclopedia II - Cyprus in the Middle Ages - Crusades—Lusignan Period 1191-1489In the 12th century A.D. the island became a target of the crusaders. Richard the Lionheart landed in Limassol on the 1st of June 1191 in search of his sister and his bride Berengaria, whose ship had become separated from the fleet in a storm. Upon her arrival, the ruler Isaac Comnenus of Cyprus requested that Berengaria deboard, which she refused, and upon her own refusal was denied supplies from Comnenus. Richard took this as an insult and attacked the island which was easily subdued. Comnenus was bound to lend aid to Richard in his crusad ...
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| | | | Cyprus in the Middle Ages - Hugh I: Encyclopedia II - Cyprus in the Middle Ages - Venetian Period 1489-1571 Caterina Cornaro left her kingdom on the doge's ship in 1489, apparently against her will as she was well loved by the inhabitants. She survived almost 20 years after her reluctant abdication, and the rule of Cyprus passed over to the Venetian Signory. Venice had been accumulating land, despite its early success solely as a sea power, and Cyprus came under its jurisdiction. In a model like Pericles in Thucydides, or George Washington's farewell address in American History, the Venetian Doge Moncinego had long ago warned Venice not to overextended itself in a ...
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| | | | Cyprus in the Middle Ages - Hugh I: Encyclopedia II - Cyprus in the Middle Ages - Byzantine period and Arab Condominium The cities of Cyprus were destroyed by two successive earthquakes in 332 and 342 AD and this marked the end of an era and at the same time the beginning of a new one, very much connected with modern life in Cyprus. Most of the cities were not rebuilt, save Salamis which was rebuilt on a smaller scale and renamed Constantia after the Roman Emperor Constantius II, son of Constantine the Great, residing in Constantinople.
The new city was now the capital of the island. It was mainly Christian and due to this some alterations were made du ...
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