Jacques II de Lusignan, King of Cyprus, Famagusta, Mamluks, Republic of Venice, Catherine Cornaro, illegitimate son, John II of Cyprus, Marietta of Patras, Charlotte of Lusignan, Helena Palaiologina
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Jacques II de Lusignan, King of Cyprus from 1460 to 1473, known for his conquest of Famagusta and complex relationships with Mamluks and Venetians.
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[...] In 1458, she died, and Charlotte of Lusignan took her place as queen. As the situation became increasingly dire and he was still under threat, Jacques left the island of Cyprus and sought refuge at the court of the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Inal, determined to plot against his half-sister. In September 1460, he arrived in Cyprus, determined to take power and drive out Charlotte of Lusignan. He was at the head of a troupe requisitioned for the occasion, left at his disposal by the sultan. [...]
[...] Jacques II de Lusignan (1439 - 1473) Jacques II de Lusignan was King of Cyprus from 1460 to 1473. He was the son of John II of Cyprus and Marietta of Patras. He was nicknamed the Bastard or the Archbishop. He was born around 1439 and died on 6 July 1473. Jacques II de Lusignan was born around 1439, as an illegitimate son. Indeed, his mother was one of John II's mistresses. Jacques grew up hating his stepmother, Queen Helena Palaiologina. [...]
[...] Later, exasperated to see the Mamluks remaining in place, Jacques II will have them massacred, in fact, he will accuse them of conspiring against him, to get rid of them. Despite this bloodbath, the sultan will maintain good relations with the King of Cyprus. Allied to the Republic of Venice, to counter their common enemy Genoa, Jacques II will marry a Venetian noblewoman, Catherine Cornaro. On July Jacques II will die. He will leave behind a pregnant wife, who will become the mother of the future Jacques III, known as the Posthumous. [...]
