Venetian rule in Cyprus

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Venetian rule in Cyprus was the period from 1489 to 1571 when the Republic of Venice controlled and administered the island, shaping its political, economic, and cultural landscape before the Ottoman conquest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Venetian colonial rule
historical period
appliesToEthnicGroup Greek Cypriots
Latin (Frankish) nobility in Cyprus
appliesToJurisdiction Cyprus
appliesToPart Kyrenia Castle
Limassol Castle
Paphos Castle
coastal fortifications of Cyprus
fortifications of Famagusta
walled city of Nicosia
linked to: Nicosia city walls
capital Nicosia
conflict Ottoman Empire
country Republic of Venice
economy cotton production
grain exports
salt trade
sugar production
wine trade
endCause Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
endTime 1571
followedBy Ottoman rule in Cyprus
follows Lusignan rule in Cyprus
governingBody Venetian Senate
hasCause abdication of Queen Catherine Cornaro
hasEffect decline of Lusignan dynastic influence
development of Cypriot–Venetian cultural influences
expansion of Latin feudal nobility in Cyprus
increased taxation of the Cypriot population
introduction of Venetian administrative structures
strengthening of coastal defenses against the Ottomans
headOfState Doge of Venice
inceptionEvent formal annexation of Cyprus by Venice in 1489
officialLanguage Greek
Italian (Venetian)
Latin
partOf history of Cyprus
history of the Republic of Venice
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
Roman Catholicism
significantEvent Ottoman invasion of Cyprus (1570–1571)
Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573)
siege of Famagusta (1570–1571)
linked to: Siege of Famagusta

siege of Nicosia (1570)
significantPlace Famagusta
Kyrenia
Limassol
Paphos
startTime 1489

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Greek Cypriots historicalRuleExperienced Venetian rule in Cyprus
Kingdom of Cyprus successor Venetian Cyprus
linked to: Venetian rule in Cyprus
Ottoman conquest of Cyprus opponent Venetian forces in Cyprus
linked to: Venetian rule in Cyprus
Siege of Nicosia (1570) belligerent Kingdom of Cyprus under Venetian rule
linked to: Venetian rule in Cyprus
King of Cyprus followedBy Venetian rule of Cyprus
linked to: Venetian rule in Cyprus