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The Island Of Cyprus Was Ruled By The Lusignan Family.
By admin | March 22, 2008
The Knights in turn sold it to Guy de Lusignan (the deposed King of Jerusalem). Following this, the island of Cyprus was ruled by the Lusignan family until the late 15th century, before it fell victim to another invasion and annexation. This time by the Venetians. A century later, from the 16th century to the 19th century, it was ruled by the Turks. After stumbling through this long history Cyprus finally became a British colony. This came about after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, following which Cyprus was yet again annexed, by the British in 1925.
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