Venetian Cyprus

Kingdom of Cyprus Cipro (Italian)[citation needed] Κύπρος (Greek) Kýprou
1489–1571
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Status	Colony of the Republic of Venice
Capital	Nicosia
Captain General
• 1570–1571	Marco Antonio Bragadin
History
• Established	1489
• Disestablished	1571
ISO 3166 code	CY
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Cyprus Ottoman Cyprus
Today part of	Cyprus Northern Cyprus Akrotiri and Dhekelia

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The island of Cyprus was an overseas possession of the Republic of Venice from 1489, when the independent Kingdom of Cyprus ended, until 1571, when the island was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.