Evidence Reference
Pompeo Molmenti, La Dogaressa di Venezia (Turin, 1884)
Associated with James III of Cyprus
Citation
Pompeo Molmenti, La Dogaressa di Venezia (Turin: Roux Frassati, 1884). Includes the standard 19th-century historical treatment of Catherine Cornaro's marriage to James II of Cyprus in 1472 (contracted by proxy in Venice in 1468), her regency for the infant James III (1473–1474), and her subsequent reign as Queen 1474–1489.
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.