Cyprus (Venice)

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Was an overseas possession of the Republic of Venice from 1489, when the Kingdom was ceded to Venice after the death of its last Monarch. It remained a Venetian stronghold until the Ottoman conquest of 1571.

Establishment

February 1489: In 1489 the widow of James II of Lusignan and last queen, the Venetian Caterina Cornaro, was forced to abdicate and cede the island to the Republic of Venice. The Sultan of Egypt himself took note of it, accepting the fait accompli.

Chronology

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1. Ottoman-Venetian Wars

Were a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice

1.1.Ottoman-Venetian War (1570-1573)

Was a war of the Ottoman Empire against the Republic of Venice and the Holy League.

1.1.1.Ottoman conquest of Cyprus

Was an Ottoman military campaign that resulted in the annexion of Cyprus, a Venetian possession at the time.

July 1570: The Ottomans landed unopposed at Salines, near Larnaca on the island's southern shore.

September 1570: The Siege of Nicosia in 1570 was part of the Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573). The Ottoman forces, led by Lala Mustafa Pasha, besieged the city of Nicosia, which was then under Venetian control. The siege lasted for seven weeks, resulting in the fall of the city to the Ottoman Empire on September 9.

September 1570: The fortress of Kyrenia surrendered without resistance to the Ottoman Empire.