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in Cairo to discuss a possible restoration to the throne. Al-Asraf supported
Charlotte's cause, but the plan could not be carried out until she had custody of young Charlotte. The former queen's opponents ensured this would never happen by imprisoning the little girl in
380:, who was acquainted with her described Charlotte as "a woman of about twenty-four, of middle height: bright eyes, complexion betwixt dark and pale; speech smooth and flowing torrent like after the manner of the Greeks; French costume; manners becoming her royal blood".
427:, who was either married or engaged to her half-brother's illegitimate daughter, Charla de Lusignan, b. 24 July 1468. Charlotte had intended to maintain the continuity of the dynasty through her niece, and circa 1473, accompanied by Alonso, she visited Sultan
262:, challenged her right to the crown. With the support of the Egyptians, he forced her to flee the island in 1463, and he was later crowned king. She made a military attempt to regain her throne, but was unsuccessful, and died childless in Rome.
345:
Charlotte's reign was not successful. She had a tenuous hold on the kingdom as her right to the throne was constantly being challenged by her illegitimate half-brother James. On 7 October 1459, she married her second husband,
325:
Silver gros coins of
Charlotte. Issued 1458–1460, Cyprus. Obverse: Crowned shield with Lusignan coat of arms, CARLOTA DI GRA REGNA. Reverse: Cross of Jerusalem, IERVZALM E D CHIPR. Diameter 25 mm, Weight 3.96 gr (69.5 Enetian
290:. Her younger sister Cleopha died in June 1448, shortly before Charlotte's fourth birthday, leaving her the sole legitimate heir to the Cypriot throne and her father's titles. She had an illegitimate half-brother,
436:; she died there before her twelfth birthday in 1480. Afterwards, a marriage was suggested between Alonso and Catherine Conaro, but this also failed due to the interference of the
520:, August 1482). The couple were married on 7 October 1459, almost a year after Charlotte's coronation. Louis was her cousin: he was the second son and namesake of
447:
Charlotte died childless on 16 July 1487, shortly after her forty-third birthday. Her body is buried in the chapel of Saint Andrew and Saint
Gregory,
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928:
808:
372:
Charlotte and Louis lost their throne. Her half-brother was crowned King James II. She took up residence at the
Convertendi Palace in
701:
440:. Instead, around February 1485, in exchange for an annual pension of 4,300 florins, Charlotte ceded her claims to her cousin's son,
350:. This marriage had been arranged by the Genoese who promised their assistance in retaining her crown against the claims by James.
1108:
795:
387:. She made an unsuccessful military attempt to regain her throne with papal support. She also intrigued against James's widow,
20:
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1088:
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258:. At the age of 14, she succeeded to the Cypriot throne upon the death of her father. Her illegitimate half-brother,
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tradition and spoke fluent Greek, which she learned from her mother. She could write French, Italian, and possibly
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347:
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338:. She was widowed in 1457, and on 28 July 1458 her father died. At the age of fourteen Charlotte became
914:
482:, also known as John of Coimbra, (1431 or 1433 – between July and 11 September 1457) (son of Infante
646:(Note: Perhaps intended 'Women of History' by Eminent Authors, published by William P Nimmo, 1871).
448:
19:
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Hugh or Henry, who was born on 4 July 1464 in Rhodes. The boy died within a month of his birth.
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She had adopted as her son, Alonso d'Aragona (1460–1510), the illegitimate child of King
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225:
215:
78:
48:
906:
270:
978:
958:
953:
525:
428:
396:
358:
321:
1023:
1008:
948:
887:
878:
529:
339:
98:
533:
521:
462:
392:
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Histoire de l'île de Chypre sous le règne des princes de la maison de
Lusignan
1062:
498:, arranged by Queen Helena, leaving Charlotte free to make a second marriage.
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family of
Vasilios Hamados, detail from Arhangelos Michael church at Pedoulas
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from 1458 until 1464. She was the eldest and only surviving daughter of King
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and was seated in a chair of the same "height and dignity" as the pope. In
377:
310:
309:, but throughout her life spoke mainly Greek. Due to her outspoken manner,
391:, but failed to oust her from power. In November 1483 she was received by
847:. Vol. The Frankish Period, 1432–1571. Cambridge University Press.
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63:
509:
37:
513:
354:
302:
1048:
836:
The
Pilgrimage of Arnold von Harff, Knight, from Cologne, 1496–1499
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369:
691:("Medieval Library"), vol. 2, "Chronos" Editions, Venice, table Z
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279:
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126:
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on 28 June 1444, the eldest and only surviving daughter of King
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455:. She was the last member of the House of Poitiers-Lusignan.
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and was crowned at St. Sophia
Cathedral on 7 October 1458.
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597:
751:
781:
Fileti, F. (2000). I Lusignan di Cipro. Florence. p. 79.
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in Cyprus, where
Charlotte was blockaded for three years
854:
Architecture for the Shroud: Relic and Ritual in Turin
722:
383:
She later formed a small court on the Greek island of
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in 1456. The same year she married her first husband,
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for three years, she and Louis fled to Rome in 1463.
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Dillon Bussi: Carlotta di
Lusignano, Regina di Cipro
494:. It is rumoured that his death was a murder due to
368:
With the fall of Kyrenia before the autumn of 1464,
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and Nicosia with aid from the Egyptian sultanate of
763:
614:
676:sermone blando, et Craecorum more torrenti simili
490:), in May 1456 in Nicosia. He was made a titular
444:, the next in the legitimate line of succession.
1060:
922:
544:By her second husband Louis, Charlotte had;
929:
915:
42:Charlotte in the centre with the open book
36:
740:Rudt de Collenberg, Wipertus Hugo :
361:. After being blockaded in the castle of
827:Borgo e S. Pietro nel 1300 – 1600 – 1925
824:
728:
702:"CARLOTTA di Lusignano, regina di Cipro"
457:
320:
269:
418:
265:
246:(28 June 1444 – 16 July 1487) was the
201: 1459; died 1482)
176: 1456; died 1457)
1061:
569:Ούγος (Ερρίκος) της Σαβοΐας/της Κύπρου
294:, born to her father's Greek mistress
910:
851:
833:
639:
637:
635:
633:
631:
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620:
608:
536:from 1459 to 1462 and also a titular
21:Charlotte of Bourbon, Queen of Cyprus
842:
829:(in Italian). Federico Pustet, Roma.
769:
757:
707:Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
13:
626:
577:Hugo (Henricus) Cypri/Sabaudiensis
573:Hugues (Henri) de Chypre/de Savoie
316:
14:
1135:
938:Monarchs of the Kingdom of Cyprus
16:Queen of Cyprus from 1458 to 1464
1047:
508:, 5 June 1436 or 1 April 1437 –
313:called her the "Greek torrent".
1124:Burials at St. Peter's Basilica
801:
784:
775:
562:
502:Louis of Savoy, Count of Geneva
411:which had already hosted queen
348:Louis of Savoy, Count of Geneva
198:
173:
1109:Women from the Crusader states
856:. University of Chicago Press.
796:Ludovico di Savoia re di Cipro
734:
694:
681:
664:
649:
451:; the funeral was paid for by
353:In 1460 he managed to capture
1:
660:. Paris, 1855, v. III, p. 152
590:
469:
7:
1094:Claimant kings of Jerusalem
1089:15th-century Cypriot people
1074:15th-century queens regnant
852:Scott, John Beldon (2003).
10:
1140:
1119:House of Poitiers-Lusignan
825:Borgatti, Mariano (1926).
818:
403:, she lived in a house in
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834:Letts, Malcolm (2016).
742:Les Lusignan de Chypre
689:Mesaionike Bibliotheke
672:Mesaeonike Bibliotheke
581:Հուգո (Հենրիկ) Կիպրոսի
484:Pedro, Duke of Coimbra
466:
327:
301:She was raised in the
278:Charlotte was born in
275:
1099:Princesses of Antioch
843:Hill, George (1948).
522:Louis, Count of Savoy
486:and grandson of King
461:
425:Ferdinand I of Naples
324:
273:
187:Louis, King of Cyprus
760:, p. 655, 1158.
687:Sathas K. N. (1873)
644:Women of History – C
449:St. Peter's Basilica
419:Succession and death
405:Piazza Scossacavalli
330:Charlotte was named
266:Family and childhood
70:St. Sophia Cathedral
1114:People from Nicosia
845:A History of Cyprus
528:, daughter of King
413:Catherine of Bosnia
332:Princess of Antioch
288:Helena Palaiologina
256:Helena Palaiologina
236:Helena Palaiologina
58:28 July 1458 – 1464
1069:Monarchs of Cyprus
811:– 26 November 2020
798:– 26 November 2020
488:John I of Portugal
467:
453:Pope Innocent VIII
442:Charles I of Savoy
438:Republic of Venice
328:
296:Marietta de Patras
276:
1056:
1055:
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896:Succeeded by
538:King of Jerusalem
492:Prince of Antioch
389:Catherine Cornaro
284:John II of Cyprus
252:John II of Cyprus
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226:John II of Cyprus
216:Poitiers-Lusignan
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526:Anne de Lusignan
480:John of Portugal
359:Sayf ad-Din Inal
336:John of Portugal
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162:John of Portugal
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248:Queen of Cyprus
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49:Queen of Cyprus
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813:
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774:
772:, p. 612.
762:
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712:. Retrieved
710:(in Italian)
705:
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688:
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671:
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656:Mas Latrie,
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583:in Armenian.
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576:
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568:
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422:
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378:Pope Pius II
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311:Pope Pius II
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243:
242:
139:(1487-07-16)
137:16 July 1487
124:28 June 1444
25:
1084:1487 deaths
1079:1444 births
892:(1459–1464)
670:K. Sathas,
575:in French,
571:in Greek,
112:(from 1460)
101:(from 1459)
75:Predecessor
1063:Categories
1039:Catherine
621:Letts 2016
609:Scott 2003
591:References
579:in Latin,
374:Trastevere
64:Coronation
1034:James III
1019:Charlotte
883:1458–1464
770:Hill 1948
758:Hill 1948
514:Monastery
496:poisoning
470:Marriages
355:Famagusta
303:Byzantine
244:Charlotte
106:Contender
85:Successor
31:Charlotte
1029:James II
999:Peter II
984:Henry II
974:Hugh III
899:James II
746:EΠETHΡΙΣ
714:24 March
518:Ripaille
478:Infante
370:de facto
326:grains).
129:, Cyprus
110:James II
95:Co-ruler
89:James II
1014:John II
1004:James I
994:Peter I
989:Hugh IV
969:Hugh II
964:Henry I
872:John II
819:Sources
510:Château
395:in the
363:Kyrenia
280:Nicosia
203:
195:
191:
178:
170:
166:
151:Spouses
146:, Italy
127:Nicosia
79:John II
979:John I
959:Hugh I
954:Aimery
506:Geneva
385:Rhodes
232:Mother
222:Father
1024:Louis
1009:Janus
888:Louis
886:with
807:(It)
556:Notes
434:Padua
409:Borgo
307:Latin
292:James
260:James
211:House
197:(
193:
172:(
168:
99:Louis
55:Reign
716:2023
401:Rome
286:and
254:and
144:Rome
134:Died
121:Born
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524:by
516:de
407:in
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