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Catherine Cornaro

1454 - 1510

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Catherine Cornaro (Venetian: Catarina Corner; Italian: Caterina Cornaro or Corner; Greek: Αικατερίνη Κορνάρο, romanized: Aikateríni Kornáro; 25 November 1454 – 10 July 1510) was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Cyprus, also holding the titles of Queen of Jerusalem and Queen of Armenia. She became queen consort of Cyprus by marriage to James II of Cyprus, and then regent of Cyprus during the minority of her son James III of Cyprus in 1473–1474, and finally queen regnant of Cyprus upon his death. She reigned from 26 August 1474 to 26 February 1489 and was declared a "Daughter of Saint Mark" in order that the Republic of Venice could claim control of Cyprus after the death of her husband. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Catherine Cornaro is the 1,763rd most popular politician (up from 1,800th in 2019), the 657th most popular biography from Italy (up from 666th in 2019) and the 120th most popular Italian Politician.

Catherine Cornaro is most famous for being the first woman to rule a country. She was Queen of Cyprus and she ruled from 1474-1489.

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Among politicians, Catherine Cornaro ranks 1,763 out of 19,576. Before her are An Lushan, Giorgia Meloni, Isaac I Komnenos, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Choi Kyu-hah, and Porfirio Díaz. After her are Haakon III of Norway, Hedwig of Silesia, Zhao Ziyang, Albert II, Duke of Austria, Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, and Sunjo of Joseon.

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Among people born in 1454, Catherine Cornaro ranks 3. Before her are Amerigo Vespucci, and Pinturicchio. After her are Poliziano, Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples, and Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania. Among people deceased in 1510, Catherine Cornaro ranks 3. Before her are Sandro Botticelli, and Giorgione. After her are Bianca Maria Sforza, Muhammad Shaybani, Francisco de Almeida, Juan de la Cosa, Mihnea cel Rău, Giovanni Sforza, Frederick of Saxony, Sidonie of Poděbrady, and Catherine of Genoa.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Catherine Cornaro ranks 657 out of 5,161. Before her are Franco Nero (1941), Giovanni Gabrieli (1557), Alcide De Gasperi (1881), Filippo Inzaghi (1973), Hiero II of Syracuse (-308), and Giorgia Meloni (1977). After her are Leonardo Bruni (1370), Maria Luisa of Parma (1751), Benedetto Croce (1866), Raffaella Carrà (1943), Benozzo Gozzoli (1420), and Berengar I of Italy (850).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Catherine Cornaro ranks 120. Before her are Giulio Andreotti (1919), Queen Paola of Belgium (1937), Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610), Alcide De Gasperi (1881), Hiero II of Syracuse (-308), and Giorgia Meloni (1977). After her are Berengar I of Italy (850), Maria Theresa of Austria (1767), Henry of Germany (1211), Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701), Bona Sforza (1494), and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920).

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