List of Cypriot royal consorts

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Empress and Despoina in Cyprus

Byzantine titles did not have any territorial qualification, so there were no Emperors or DespotsofCyprus.
Komnenoi dynasty, 1184–1191
ArmsNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame EmpressCeased to be EmpressDeath Spouse
Armoiries Leon II Armenie.svg Unnamed Thoros II, Prince of Armenia
(Rubenids)
1150–11641175/761184
became Despoina
1185
became Empress
before 1185 Isaac Komnenos
Coat of Arms of the House of Hauteville (according to Agostino Inveges).svg Unnamed William I of Sicily
(Hauteville)
-1185/861 June 1191
Richard the Lionheart's conquest, husband's desposition
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Consort of Cyprus

House of Lusignan, 1192–1489
Arms/
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NameFatherBirthMarriageBecame QueenCeased to be QueenDeath Spouse
Blason maison d'Ibelin.svg Eschive d'Ibelin Baldwin d'Ibelin, Lord of Rama
(Ibelin)
1160before 29 October 117518 July 1194
husband's accession
Winter 1196–1197 Amalric I
IsabelaKOnrad.jpg Isabella I of Jerusalem Amalric I of Jerusalem
(Anjou)
1172January 11981 April 1205
husband's death
5 April 1205
Alice of Champagne.jpg Alice of Champagne Henry II, Count of Champagne
(Blois)
1195/1196before September 121010 January 1218
husband's death
1246 Hugh I
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Thessalonica.svg Alix of Montferrat William VI, Marquess of Montferrat
(Aleramici)
1210/1215May 1229December 1232-May 1233 Henry I
Arms of Counts of Habsbourg.svg Stephanie of Lampron Constantine of Lampron, Lord of Barbaron and Partzerpert
(Lampron)
1220/1225before 17 November 12371 April/September 1249
Blason Vide 3D.svg Plaisance of Antioch Bohemond V of Antioch
(Ramnulfids)
1235–1238September 125010 Jan 1253
husband's death
27/22 September 1261
Blason maison d'Ibelin.svg Isabella d'Ibelin, Lady of Beirut John II d'Ibelin, Lord of Beirut
(Ibelin)
125212 May 12655 December 1267
husband's death
before November 1283 Hugh II
Blason maison d'Ibelin.svg Isabella d'Ibelin
[1]
Guy d'Ibelin, constable of Cyprus
(Ibelin)
1241/42after 23 January 12555 December 1267
husband's accession
24 March 1284
husband's death
2 June 1324 Hugh III
Arms of the Aragonese Kings of Sicily (Shape Variant).svg Constance of Sicily
[1] [2]
Frederick III of Sicily
(Barcelona)
130716 October 131731 August 1324
husband's death
after 19 June 1344 Henry II
Blason maison d'Ibelin.svg Alix d'Ibelin
[2]
Guy d'Ibelin, Lord of Nicosia
(Ibelin)
1304/0618 Jun 1318 (date of Papal dispensation)31 March 1324
husband's accession
24 November 1358
husband's abdication
after 6 August 1386 Hugh IV
Barcelona Cathedral Interior - Royal tombs in the Cathedral of Barcelona - The Queens.jpg Eleanor of Aragon
[2] [3]
Infante Pedro, Count of Ribagorça and Prades
(Barcelona)
1333September 135324 November 1358
husband's accession
17 January 1369
husband's assassination
26 December 1416 Peter I
Arms of the House of Visconti (1277).svg Valentina Visconti
[2]
Bernabò Visconti
(Visconti)
1360/1362July/August 137813 October 1382
husband's death
before September 1393 Peter II
Coat of Arms of Brunswick-Luneburg.svg Helvis of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
[2] [4]
Philip of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, Constable of Jerusalem
(Welf)
13531 May 136513 October 1382
husband's accession
9 September 1398
husband's death
15/25 January 1421 James I
Arms of the House of Visconti (1277).svg Anglesia Visconti
[2] [4]
Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan
(Visconti)
1377after January 14001407-1409
divorce
12 October 1439 Janus
Janus of Cyprus CharlotteVendome.jpg Charlotte de Bourbon-La Marche
[2] [4]
John I, Count of La Marche
(Bourbon-La Marche)
138825 August 141115 January 1422
Arms of the house of Palaiologos-Montferrat (1).svg Amadea Palaiologina of Monferrato
[2] [4]
John Jacob Palaeologus, Marquess of Montferrat
(Palaiologoi)
1418/20 or 3 August 14293 July 144013 September 1440 John II
Helena-Palaiologina-of-Cyprus.jpg Helena Palaiologina
[2] [4]
Theodore II Palaiologos, Lord of Morea
(Palaiologoi)
3 February 14283 February 144211 April 1458
Louisdesavoyeroidechypre.jpg Louis of Savoy, Count of Geneva
(also co-ruler)
Louis, Duke of Savoy
(Savoy)
5 June 1436 or 1 April 14374 October 14591464
wife's deposition
16 July 1482 Charlotte
Portrait of Caterina Coronaro 1542 uffizi florence Titian.jpg Catherine Cornaro
[2] [4]
Marco Cornaro
(Cornaro)
25 November 1454December 147210 July 1473
husband's death; later became regent then queen regnant
10 July 1510 James II

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