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Charlotte (28 June 1444 – 16 July 1487), was Queen of Cyprus and Princess of Antioch, as well as titular Queen of Jerusalem and Armenia. She was the eldest and only surviving daughter of King John II of Cyprus and Helena Palaiologina. At the age of 14, she succeeded to the Cypriot throne upon the death of her father in 1458. Her illegitimate half-brother, James challenged her right to the crown. With the support of the Egyptians, he forced her to flee the island in 1463, and he was later crowned king. She made a military attempt to regain her throne, but was unsuccessful, and died childless in Rome. ==Family and childhood== Charlotte was born in Nicosia on 28 June 1444, the eldest and only surviving daughter of King John II of Cyprus and Helena Palaiologina. Her younger sister Cleopha died in June 1448, shortly before Charlotte's fourth birthday, leaving her the sole legitimate heir to the Cypriot throne and her father's titles. She had an illegitimate half-brother, James, born to her father's beautiful Greek mistress Marietta de Patras. Charlotte's mother, Queen Helena was extremely jealous of Marietta, who was already her husband's mistress at the time of their marriage. Shortly after the wedding, Helena ordered her rival's nose to be cut off.〔 Her paternal grandparents were King Janus of Cyprus and Charlotte de Bourbon-La Marche〔 (after whom she was probably named). Her maternal grandparents were Theodore II Palaiologos, Lord of Morea and Cleofa Malatesta (after whom her youngest sister was probably named). Theodore was in turn a son of Eastern Roman Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos and Helena Dragaš. She was raised in the Byzantine tradition and spoke fluent Greek, which she learned from her mother.〔''Women of History – C'' 〕 She could write French, Italian, and possibly Latin, but throughout her life spoke mainly Greek.〔(Mas Latrie, ''Histoire de l'île de Chypre sous le règne des princes de la maison de Lusignan''. Paris, 1855, v. III, p. 152 )〕 Due to her outspoken manner, Pope Pius II called her the "Greek torrent".〔K. Sathas, ''Mesaeonike Bibliotheke'', v. 2, p. 99]:"''sermone blando, et Craecorum more torrenti simili''".〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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