John died in Nicosia on 28 July 1458 and his daughter Charlotte succeeded to the throne. During his rule, Corycus, the only Cypriot stronghold in mainland Anatolia, was lost to the Karamanids in 1448.
John appointed James, Archbishop of Nicosia at the age of 16. James did not prove ideal archbishop material, and was stripped of his title after murdering the royal chamberlain. His father eventually forgave him and restored him to the Archbishopric. James and Helena were enemies, vying for influence over John. After Helena died in 1458, it appeared that John would appoint James as his successor, but John died before he could make it so.
coat-of-arms of Lusignan of Cyprus, Jerusalem and Lesser Armenia
Boustronios, Georgios (2005). A Narrative of the Chronicle of Cyprus: 1456-1489. State University of New York Press.
Letts, Malcolm, ed. (2017). The Pilgrimage of Arnold Von Harff, Knight, from Cologne: Through Italy, Syria, Egypt, Arabia, Ethiopia, Nubia, Palestine, Turkey, France and Spain, which He Accomplished in the Years 1496-1499. Taylor & Francis.
Murray, Alan V., ed. (2006). The Crusades: An Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. ABC-CLIO.
Samson, Jim; Demetriou, Nicoletta, eds. (2015). Music in Cyprus. Ashgate Publishing Limited.
john, cyprus, john, cyprus, 1418, july, 1458, king, cyprus, armenia, also, titular, king, jerusalem, from, 1432, 1458, previously, titular, prince, antioch, john, iiking, cyprusreign29, june, 1432, july, 1458predecessorjanussuccessorcharlotteborn, 1418, 1418di. John II or III of Cyprus 16 May 1418 28 July 1458 was the King of Cyprus and Armenia and also titular King of Jerusalem from 1432 to 1458 He was previously a titular Prince of Antioch John IIKing of CyprusReign29 June 1432 28 July 1458PredecessorJanusSuccessorCharlotteBorn 1418 05 16 16 May 1418Died28 July 1458 1458 07 28 aged 40 SpouseAmadea Palaiologina of MontferratHelena PalaiologinaIssueKing James II illeg Queen Charlotte Princess CleophaHousePoitiers LusignanFatherJanus King of CyprusMotherCharlotte of BourbonHistory editBorn 16 May 1418 in Nicosia John was the son of king Janus of Cyprus and Charlotte of Bourbon 1 In May sometime between 1435 and 1440 he married Amadea Palaiologina of Monferrato daughter of John Jacob Palaiologos Marquess of Montferrat They had no children His second wife a distant relative of his first was Helena Palaiologina 2 only child and daughter of Theodore II Palaiologos Despot of the Morea and his wife Cleofa MalatestaBy his second marriage he had Charlotte Queen of Cyprus married Prince John of Antioch 3 She died childless Cleopha of Lusignan died youngJohn died in Nicosia on 28 July 1458 and his daughter Charlotte succeeded to the throne During his rule Corycus the only Cypriot stronghold in mainland Anatolia was lost to the Karamanids in 1448 John had an illegitimate son by Marietta de Patras 4 James II King of Cyprus 4 John appointed James Archbishop of Nicosia at the age of 16 James did not prove ideal archbishop material and was stripped of his title after murdering the royal chamberlain His father eventually forgave him and restored him to the Archbishopric James and Helena were enemies vying for influence over John After Helena died in 1458 it appeared that John would appoint James as his successor but John died before he could make it so nbsp coat of arms of Lusignan of Cyprus Jerusalem and Lesser ArmeniaReferences edit Murray 2006 p 687 Samson amp Demetriou 2015 p 9 Boustronios 2005 p 48 a b Letts 2017 p 252 Sources editBoustronios Georgios 2005 A Narrative of the Chronicle of Cyprus 1456 1489 State University of New York Press Letts Malcolm ed 2017 The Pilgrimage of Arnold Von Harff Knight from Cologne Through Italy Syria Egypt Arabia Ethiopia Nubia Palestine Turkey France and Spain which He Accomplished in the Years 1496 1499 Taylor amp Francis Murray Alan V ed 2006 The Crusades An Encyclopedia Vol 2 ABC CLIO Samson Jim Demetriou Nicoletta eds 2015 Music in Cyprus Ashgate Publishing Limited Regnal titlesPreceded byJanus King of Cyprus1432 1458 Succeeded byCharlotte TITULAR King of JerusalemKing of Armenian Cilicia1432 1458 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John II of Cyprus amp oldid 1205993026, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
