The Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus in the 1430s

Timeline

1. 1430–1432Nicosia · CyprusThe aging John I still tried to balance Venetian and local noble interests and consolidate trade revenues from ports such as Famagusta. His death in 1432 triggered succession arrangements; his eldest son John II succeeded him, but royal authority was weakened by debts and factional divisions left by years of war.
2. 1432–1436Famagusta · CyprusJohn II relied on Venetian advisers to reform customs duties and taxes on sugar plantations, attempting to repay royal debts and strengthen control over the ports. Famagusta, one of the busiest commercial ports in the Eastern Mediterranean, contributed the kingdom's main fiscal revenue but also drew Cyprus more deeply into Venetian-Genoese commercial rivalry.
3. 1435–1439Cyprus · CyprusThe kingdom maintained a fragile peace with Mamluk Egypt through tribute and diplomatic envoys while watching the expansion of the Ottoman navy in the Eastern Mediterranean. By the late 1430s, though still wealthy, Cyprus's room for maneuver as an independent political force had narrowed considerably.