Catherine Cornaro
A Venetian noblewoman married to James II, she exercised the regency during her son’s brief life and continued as queen after his death. Venetian pressure led to her abdication in 1489. Her retirement at Asolo retained a notable cultural influence.
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Key details
Birth: 1454 Documented
Death: 1510 Documented
Role: Queen
Other recorded names: Caterina Cornaro · Catherine Cornaro
Dynasty: Cornaro · ES
Territories: Cyprus (ES) · Venice (ES)
Recorded relationships
Sources for this profile
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Katharina, Zypern, Königin
- Treccani · Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
5 recorded claims · 3 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1454
The authority record gives the birth as 1454. - DeathDocumented
1510
The authority record gives the death as 1510.
Family and relationships (0/1 with a precise source)
- Marriage or partnershipPending review
James II of Cyprus
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
Regent · Cyprus · 1473–1474
A precise source has not yet been added. - GovernmentPending review
Queen · Cyprus · 1474–1489
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.