CATERINA See also:

• CATERINA CORNARO (1454-1510)
• CORNARO, LUIGI (1457–1566)

CORNARO (1454-1510)  , See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

queen of See also:

• CYPRUS
• CYPRUS, CHURCH OF

Cyprus, was the daughter of Marco See also:

• CORNARO, CATERINA (1454-1510)
• CORNARO, LUIGI (1457–1566)

Cornaro, a Venetian See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble, whose See also:

• BROTHER

brother See also:

• ANDREA, GIOVANNI (1275-1348)

Andrea was an intimate friend of See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James de See also:

• LUSIGNAN

Lusignan, natural son of See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John II. of Cyprus . In the king's See also:

• DEATH

death in 1458 the See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession was disputed, and James , with the help of the See also:

• SULTAN (an Arabic word meaning " victorious " or " a ruler," sultat, dominion)

sultan of See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt, seized the See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island . But several See also:

• POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873)

powers were arrayed against him—the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• SAVOY, HOUSE
• SAVOY, HOUSE OF

Savoy, who claimed the island on the strength of the See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage of his son See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis to See also:

• CHARLOTTE

Charlotte, the only legitimate daughter of John II.,2 the Genoese, and the See also:

• POPE (Gr. irarraas, post-classical Lat. papa, father)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1688–1744)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1763-1835)
• POPE, JANE (1742-1818)
• POPE, JOHN (1822-1892)
• POPE, SIR THOMAS (c. 1507-1559)

pope . It was important that he should make a marriage such as would secure him powerful support . Andrea Cornaro suggested his niece Caterina, famed for her beauty, as that See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

union would bring him Venetian help . The proposal was agreed to, and approved of by Caterina herself and the See also:

• SENATE (Lat. senatus, from root sen-, as in senex, old; the root is the Sanskrit sana, cf. Gr. 'vos; the same element appears in senor, seigneur, seneschal)

senate, and the See also:

• CONTRACT
• CONTRACT (Lat. contract us, from contrahere, to draw together, to bind)

contract was signed in 1468 . But further intrigues caused delay, and it was not until 1471 that James's hesitations were overcome . Caterina was solemnly adopted by the See also:

• DOGE

doge as a " daughter of the See also:

• REPUBLIC (Lat. respublica, a commonweal or common-wealth)

Republic " and sailed for Cyprus in 1472 with the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of queen of Cyprus, See also:

• JERUSALEM (Heb. ^S0-r, Yerushalaim, pronounced as a dual)
• JERUSALEM, SYNOD OF (1672)

Jerusalem and See also:

• ARMENIA (old Persian Armina, Armenian Hayasdan, or Hayq)

Armenia . But she only enjoyed one See also:

• YEAR

year of happiness, for in 1473 her See also:

• HUSBAND

husband died of See also:

• FEVER (Lat. febris, connected with fervere, to burn)

fever, . leaving his See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom to his queen and their See also:

• CHILD
• CHILD, FRANCIS JAMES (1825-1896)
• CHILD, L
• CHILD, LYDIA MARIA (1802-1880)
• CHILD, SIR FRANCIS (1642-1713)
• CHILD, SIR JOHN (d. 1690)
• CHILD, SIR JOSIAH (163o - 1699)

child as yet. unborn . Enemies and See also:

• RIVAL

rival claimants arose on all sides, for Cyprus was a tempting bait . In See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August the child James III. was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born, but as soon as the Venetian See also:

• FLEET

fleet sailed away a See also:

• PLOT
• PLOT, ROBERT (164o-1696)

plot to depose him in favour of Zarla, James's illegitimate daughter, See also:

• BROKE, or BROOKE, ARTHUR (d. 1563)
• BROKE, SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE, BART

broke out, and Caterina was kept a prisoner . 'The Venetians returned, and See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order was soon restored, but the republic was meditating the seizure of Cyprus, although it had no valid title . whatever,, and after the death of Caterina's child in 1474 it was See also:

• VENICE
• VENICE (continued)
• VENICE (Venezia)

Venice which• really governed the island .

The poor queen was surrounded by intrigues and plots, and although the See also:

• PEOPLE

people of the See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast towns loved her, the Cypriot nobles were her See also:

• BITTER, KARL THEODORE FRANCIS (1867– )

bitter enemies and hostile to Venetian See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence . In 1488 the republic, fearing that Sultan Bayezid II. intended to attack Cyprus, and having also discovered a plot to marry Caterina to King Alphonsa II. of See also:

• NAPLES
• NAPLES (Ital. Napoli, and Lat. Neapolis)
• NAPLES, KINGDOM OF

Naples, a proposal to which she seemed not averse, decided to recall the queen to Venice and formally annex the island . Caterina at first refused, for she clung to her See also:

• ROYALTY (0. Fr. realte, reialte, royaulte, from Med. Lat. regalitas, the substantive of regalis, of or belonging to a king, rex)

royalty, but Venice was a severe See also:

• PARENT, SIMON NAPOLEON (1855– )

parent to its adopted daughter and would not be gainsaid; she was forced to abdicate in favour of the republic, and returned to Venice in 1489 . The See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government conferred on 2 Whence the See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

kings of See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy derive their title of kings of Cyprus and Jerusalem . her the See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle and See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• ASOLO (anc. Acelum)

Asolo for See also:

• LIFE

life, and there in the midst of a learned and brilliant little See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court, of which See also:

• CARDINAL (Lat. cardinalis)

Cardinal See also:

• BEMBO, PIETRO (1470—1547)

Bembo (q.v.) was a shining See also:

• LIGHT

light, she spent the See also:

• REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest of her days in idyllic See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace . She died in See also:

• JULY

July 1510 . See also:

• TITIAN
• TITIAN (c. 1477-1576)

Titian's famous portrait of her is in the Uffizi See also:

• GALLERY (through Ital. galleria, from Med. Lat. galeria, of which the origin is unknown)

gallery in See also:

• FLORENCE
• FLORENCE (Ital. Firenze, Lat. Florentia)

Florence .