Kingdom of Cyprus | |||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Cyprus Northern Cyprus Akrotiri and Dhekelia |
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The island of Cyprus was a overseas possession of the Venetian from 1489, when the independent Kingdom of Cyprus ended, until 1571, when the island was conquered by the Ottoman.
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