James II (the Bastard) of Cyprus (c.1440-1473) was the illegitimate son of King John II of Cyprus and Marietta of Patras. He was a great favourite of his father, and in 1456, at the age of 16, he was appointed to the archbishopric of Nicosia. After murdering the Royal Chamberlain, he was deprived of the archbishopric and fled to Rhodes. He was pardoned by his father, and the archbishopric returned to him. For alternative meanings, see number 1440. ... Events Ottoman sultan Mehmed II defeats the White Sheep Turkmens lead by Uzun Hasan at Otlukbeli Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan invades the territory of neighboring Aztec city of Tlatelolco. ... John II of Cyprus (died 1458) ruled Cyprus from 1432 to 1458. ... // Events July 7 - Joan of Arc acquitted (but she had already been executed). ... Nicosia, Cyprus For the Italian town, see Nicosia, Sicily Nicosia, known locally as Lefkosia (Greek: Λευκωσία , also colloquially Khora, Χώρα or Turkish: Lefkoşa ), is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. ... Rhodes, Greek Ρόδος (pron. ...

In 1458 his father died, and his half-sister Charlotte became Queen of Cyprus. In 1460 James challenged her right to the throne, blockading her and her husband in the castle of Kyrenia for three years. When Charlotte fled to Rome in 1463, James was crowned King. Events January 24 - Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary Foundation of Magdalen College, University of Oxford George of Podebrady becomes king of Bohemia Pope Pius II becomes pope Turks sack the Acropolis Births February 15 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. ... Charlotte of Cyprus (1436–1487) was the daughter of King John II of Cyprus and Elena Palaeologus. ... Kyrenia Harbour on a summer night Kyrenia Castle at Night Kyrenia (Greek: Keryneia (Κερύνεια),Turkish: Girne) is a town in the northern part of Cyprus. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC (mythical), early 1st millennium BC (archaeological) Region Latium Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,553,873 almost 4,300,000 1. ... Events January 5 - Poet Francois Villon is banned from Paris Births January 17 - Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (died 1525) February 24 - Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian philosopher (died 1494) October 20 - Alessandro Achillini, Italian philosopher (died 1512) Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de Medici, Italian patron of the arts (died 1503...

He was married to a Venetian, Catherine Cornaro, but died a few months after the wedding. There was some suspicion he had been poisoned by agents of Venice, possibly by Catherine's uncles. The couple's son James died as an infant, leaving Catherine as the last Queen of Cyprus. Caterina Cornaro (1454 - 1510) was Queen of Cyprus from 1474 - 1489. ... View of Venice to San Giorgio Maggiore island from St Marks Campanile. ... James III of Cyprus (August 1473 - 1474) was the only child of James II of Cyprus and Catherine Cornaro. ...