King of Cyprus (titular)

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The King of Cyprus (titular) was a ceremonial royal title claimed by certain European monarchs, notably the House of Savoy, as a legacy of medieval Crusader and dynastic claims to the island of Cyprus.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial royal title ⓘ
titular monarchy ⓘ
associatedWith Crusader states ⓘ
Mediterranean dynastic politics ⓘ
basedOn Kingdom of Cyprus ⓘ
claimedBy Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia ⓘ
House of Savoy ⓘ
Umberto I of Italy ⓘ
Umberto II of Italy ⓘ
Victor Amadeus II of Savoy ⓘ
Victor Emmanuel II of Italy ⓘ
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy ⓘ
country Cyprus ⓘ
dynasticOrigin House of Lusignan ⓘ
linked to: Lusignan dynasty

House of Savoy ⓘ
exerciseOfPower no actual rule over Cyprus ⓘ
follows Latin rule in Cyprus ⓘ
hasCause Crusader conquests ⓘ
dynastic claims ⓘ
succession disputes in the Kingdom of Cyprus ⓘ
hasDomain island of Cyprus (claimed only) ⓘ
hasPredecessor King of Cyprus ⓘ
heldConcurrentlyWith King of Armenia (titular) ⓘ
King of Italy ⓘ
King of Jerusalem (titular) ⓘ
King of Sardinia ⓘ
historicalRegion Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
inception 15th century ⓘ
after the fall of the Kingdom of Cyprus ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
legalStatus hereditary claim ⓘ
natureOfTitle honorific ⓘ
non-sovereign ⓘ
partOf royal titulary of the House of Savoy ⓘ
recognizedAs historical dynastic title ⓘ
relatedTitle King of Armenia (titular) ⓘ
King of Jerusalem (titular) ⓘ
symbolizes continuity of medieval claims to Cyprus ⓘ
timePeriod early modern period ⓘ
modern period ⓘ
titleHolder House of Savoy ⓘ
Kings of Italy ⓘ
linked to: King of Italy

Kings of Sardinia ⓘ
linked to: King of Sardinia
usedBy Catholic monarchs ⓘ
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
usedIn royal style of the House of Savoy ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia → title → King of Cyprus (titular) ⓘ
Victor Emmanuel I of Savoy → positionHeld → King of Cyprus (titular) ⓘ
Kingdom of Jerusalem → claimedBy → Kings of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: King of Cyprus (titular)
Lusignan dynasty → hasTitle → Kings of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: King of Cyprus (titular)
Louis, Duke of Savoy → title → King of Cyprus (titular) ⓘ
Rex Sardiniae → relatedTitle → King of Cyprus and Jerusalem (titular) ⓘ
linked to: King of Cyprus (titular)