Venetian Cyprus

Kingdom of Cyprus
Cipro (Italian)
Sipro (Venetian)
Κύπρος (Greek)
Kýprou
1489–1571
Great coat of arms:
StatusColony of the Republic of Venice
CapitalNicosia
Captain General 
• 1570–1571
Marco Antonio Bragadin
History 
• Established
1489
• Disestablished
1571
ISO 3166 codeCY
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Cyprus
Ottoman Cyprus
Today part ofCyprus
Northern Cyprus
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

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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