Empire of Cyprus

This article is about the specific polity Empire of Cyprus and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Isaac Doukas Komnenos seceded from the byzantine Empire and formed a short-lived Kingdom on Cyprus.

Establishment

January 1185: Isaac Doukas Komnenos was a claimant to the Byzantine Empire and the ruler of Cyprus from 1184 to 1191.

Chronology

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1. English Conquest of Cyprus

Was an invasion led by Richard I of England against the Domain of Cyprus, a breakaway state from the Byzantine Empire ruled by Isaac Doukas Komnenos.

May 1191: English king Richard's fleet arrived in the port of Lemesos on Cyprus. He ordered Isaac to release the prisoners and treasure. Isaac refused, so Richard landed his troops and took Limassol.

June 1191: Richard's troops, led by Guy de Lusignan, conquered the whole of Cyprus island.