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4 days ago · In 1458, Inal received James II of Cyprus who hoped to wrest the Cypriot throne from his half-sister Charlotte of Cyprus. Toward that end a naval fleet was launched on 5 August 1460, but failed to install James as king.
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3 days ago · On Aug. 2, 1571, at Famagusta — the besieged and last remaining Christian outpost on the island of Cyprus — Marcantonio Bragadin and Astorre Baglioni, two Venetian commanders, surrendered to the Ottoman Turk commander, Lala Mustafa Pasha.
1 day ago · Cyprus - Ottoman Rule, Conflict, Divisions: A Turkish invading force landed in Cyprus in 1570 and seized Nicosia; the following year Famagusta fell after a long siege, which ushered in the beginning of more than three centuries of Ottoman rule.
1 day ago · Cyprus, an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea renowned since ancient times for its mineral wealth, superb wines and produce, and natural beauty. Today it is a popular tourist destination. The capital of Cyprus is Nicosia.
5 days ago · Cyprus - Greek, Turkish, Mediterranean: The people of Cyprus represent two main ethnic groups, Greek and Turkish. The Greek Cypriots, who constitute nearly four-fifths of the population, descended from a mixture of aboriginal inhabitants and immigrants from the Peloponnese who colonized Cyprus starting about 1200 bce and assimilated subsequent ...
5 days ago · Everything you need to know about travel to Cyprus, an island divided half a century ago. It’s been 50 years since the island was split in two. We look at its unsettled history, and the ...
4 days ago · Genealogy for Saint Elizabeth Infanta of Aragon, queen consort of Portugal (1271 - 1336) family tree on Geni, with over 260 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
