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(kät r ´nä k rnä´r ) (KEY) , 1454–1510, queen of Cyprus. A celebrated Venetian beauty, she was married in 1472 to James II of Cyprus, who was e...
(Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator) (k sh d ´r s) (KEY) , c.485–c.585, Roman statesman and author. He held high office under Theodoric th...
(Constantine Copronymus), 718–75, Byzantine emperor (741–75), son and successor of Leo III. An able general and administrator, he fought successfu...
(Andronicus Palaeologus), c.1296–1341, Byzantine emperor (1328–41), grandson of Andronicus II, whom he deposed after a series of civil wars. His c...
Amaury II, c.1155–1205, Latin king of Jerusalem (1197–1205) and Cyprus (1194–1205); brother and successor (in Cyprus) of Guy of Lusignan. His ti...
(Andronicus Palaeologus) ( ndr n ´k s p l l´ g s) (KEY) , 1258–1332, Byzantine emperor (1282–1328), son and successor of Michael VIII. He devot...