Evidence Reference
Peter W. Edbury, The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades, 1191–1374 (Cambridge, 1991)
Associated with James III of Cyprus
Citation
Peter W. Edbury, The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades, 1191–1374 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991). Standard scholarly reference for the Lusignan Cyprus dynasty; extends its analytical framework to the later Frankish kings through cross-references.
Supporting claim
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James III of Cyprus (1473–1474), the last male Lusignan king of Cyprus, was the posthumous son of James II and Catherine Cornaro. Born August 1473 shortly after his father's death, he was crowned nominal King while Catherine served as regent. He died aged approximately ten months in August 1474, likely poisoned. His death cleared the succession to Catherine, who reigned in her own right as Queen of Cyprus 1474–1489.