Nicholas Coureas – författare

This book discusses the Lusignan kingdom of Cyprus and its interactions with Latin Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean under King Henry II (1285-1324). His eventful reign covered the loss of Latin Syria, the emergence of Cyprus and especially Famagusta as a major commercial hub in East-West trade, Cypriot relations with the papacy, the growing involvement of the Italian and French trading cities and of Catalonia in Cyprus and the existential threat faced by the Cilician kingdom of Armenia.It evaluates how effectively Henry II dealt with these pressing issues, a difficult task because of the highly biased extant evidence for his reign, especially regarding his brother Amaury's seizure of power (1306-1310). It argues that while not a great monarch, Henry II was no mere cipher but was pro-active in defending the Latin East, in developing Famagusta, in assisting Cilician Armenia, in his dealings with foreign powers and in his relations with the papacy, the military orders and other branches of the Latin Church. Above all, he was dogged in the face of adversity.This book will appeal to students of Lusignan Cyprus, the Crusades and the Latin East and Mediterranean trade in the later Middle Ages. More specifically, it will interest those examining rulership in medieval multicultural societies, justifications in Western Canon Law for replacing allegedly ineffective rulers, the relations and involvement of the papacy with the Eastern Mediterranean and how Latin military, mendicant and monastic orders functioned within a Latin kingdom where Latins were a minority.

This book discusses the Lusignan kingdom of Cyprus and its interactions with Latin Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean under King Henry II (1285-1324). His eventful reign covered the loss of Latin Syria, the emergence of Cyprus and especially Famagusta as a major commercial hub in East-West trade, Cypriot relations with the papacy, the growing involvement of the Italian and French trading cities and of Catalonia in Cyprus and the existential threat faced by the Cilician kingdom of Armenia.It evaluates how effectively Henry II dealt with these pressing issues, a difficult task because of the highly biased extant evidence for his reign, especially regarding his brother Amaury's seizure of power (1306-1310). It argues that while not a great monarch, Henry II was no mere cipher but was pro-active in defending the Latin East, in developing Famagusta, in assisting Cilician Armenia, in his dealings with foreign powers and in his relations with the papacy, the military orders and other branches of the Latin Church. Above all, he was dogged in the face of adversity.This book will appeal to students of Lusignan Cyprus, the Crusades and the Latin East and Mediterranean trade in the later Middle Ages. More specifically, it will interest those examining rulership in medieval multicultural societies, justifications in Western Canon Law for replacing allegedly ineffective rulers, the relations and involvement of the papacy with the Eastern Mediterranean and how Latin military, mendicant and monastic orders functioned within a Latin kingdom where Latins were a minority.

This book discusses the Lusignan kingdom of Cyprus and its interactions with Latin Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean under King Henry II (1285–1324). His eventful reign covered the loss of Latin Syria, the emergence of Cyprus and especially Famagusta as a major commercial hub in East–West trade, Cypriot relations with the papacy, the growing involvement of the Italian and French trading cities and of Catalonia in Cyprus and the existential threat faced by the Cilician kingdom of Armenia.It evaluates how effectively Henry II dealt with these pressing issues, a difficult task because of the highly biased extant evidence for his reign, especially regarding his brother Amaury’s seizure of power (1306–1310). It argues that while not a great monarch, Henry II was no mere cipher but was pro-active in defending the Latin East, in developing Famagusta, in assisting Cilician Armenia, in his dealings with foreign powers and in his relations with the papacy, the military orders and other branches of the Latin Church. Above all, he was dogged in the face of adversity.This book will appeal to students of Lusignan Cyprus, the Crusades and the Latin East and Mediterranean trade in the later Middle Ages. More specifically, it will interest those examining rulership in medieval multicultural societies, justifications in Western Canon Law for replacing allegedly ineffective rulers, the relations and involvement of the papacy with the Eastern Mediterranean and how Latin military, mendicant and monastic orders functioned within a Latin kingdom where Latins were a minority.

This is a study of the first century of the Latin Church on Cyprus, following the island’s loss to the Byzantine empire and its conquest by Richard the Lionheart in 1195. It covers both secular and regular clergy, and deals with the complex relations between church and crown, the nobility, and the urban Latin population within the island, as well as its relations with the papacy and the other Latin churches of the East. Not least, it analyses the troubled relations between the Latin and the Orthodox churches. An important feature of the book is the new light thrown on the links between the Church of Cyprus and the Latin patriarchs of Jerusalem and Antioch, and on the expansion of the Latin Church in the East, in the Byzantine territories conquered following the Fourth Crusade. This book is the first in-depth account of the religious history of the Latin kingdom of Cyprus which was the most durable of all the latin states established by the Crusaders in the Eastern Mediterranean.

This is a study of the first century of the Latin Church on Cyprus, following the island’s loss to the Byzantine empire and its conquest by Richard the Lionheart in 1195. It covers both secular and regular clergy, and deals with the complex relations between church and crown, the nobility, and the urban Latin population within the island, as well as its relations with the papacy and the other Latin churches of the East. Not least, it analyses the troubled relations between the Latin and the Orthodox churches. An important feature of the book is the new light thrown on the links between the Church of Cyprus and the Latin patriarchs of Jerusalem and Antioch, and on the expansion of the Latin Church in the East, in the Byzantine territories conquered following the Fourth Crusade. This book is the first in-depth account of the religious history of the Latin kingdom of Cyprus which was the most durable of all the latin states established by the Crusaders in the Eastern Mediterranean.

This book examines the various minorities living in the island of Cyprus from the early modern (late Venetian and early Ottoman) period down to the present day. It charts their history, with special emphasis on their relations with the powers ruling Cyprus and with the two dominant Christian-Greek and Muslim-Turkish communities. The theme running through the book is that despite being significant members of Cyprus' society, the three historical minorities (Maronites, Armenians and Latins) were only included in society to a certain extent by the two major communities. This was formalised in the post-independence (1960) period when they were compelled to become members of either dominant community and thus they suffered 'internal exclusion' by being regarded as religious sub-groups of one of the two dominant communities rather than national minorities in their own right.Within this general context, the social, legal and political roles, customs, culture and language of the various minorities are examined as they evolved through time and in response to internal and external developments affecting Cyprus in the political, economic and global spheres. They are discussed not as static entities, but as evolving groups that have adapted with greater or lesser degrees of success to the radical and at times painful changes Cyprus has undergone, especially over the last 150 years, in all walks of life. Finally, the question of what the future holds for the minorities of the island in the light of Cyprus' EU membership and the prospect of reunification are also analysed. This book is a product of the conference "Minorities of Cyprus: Past, Present and Future", which was held on 24 and 25 November 2007 at the European University Cyprus.

This is a study of the first century of the Latin Church on Cyprus, following the island’s loss to the Byzantine empire and its conquest by Richard the Lionheart in 1195. It covers both secular and regular clergy, and deals with the complex relations between church and crown, the nobility, and the urban Latin population within the island, as well as its relations with the papacy and the other Latin churches of the East. Not least, it analyses the troubled relations between the Latin and the Orthodox churches. An important feature of the book is the new light thrown on the links between the Church of Cyprus and the Latin patriarchs of Jerusalem and Antioch, and on the expansion of the Latin Church in the East, in the Byzantine territories conquered following the Fourth Crusade. This book is the first in-depth account of the religious history of the Latin kingdom of Cyprus which was the most durable of all the latin states established by the Crusaders in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The Harbour of All This Sea and Realm offers an overview of the Lusignan, Genoese and Venetian history of the main port city of Cyprus, a Mediterranean crossroads. The essays contribute to the understanding of Famagusta's social and administrative structure, as well as the influences on its architectural, artisan, and art historical heritage from the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries. We read of crusader bishops from central France, metalworkers from Asia Minor, mercenaries from Genoa, refugees from Acre, and traders from Venice. The themes of the city's diasporas and cultural hybridity permeate and unify the essays in this collaborative effort. Some of the studies use archival sources to reconstruct the early stages of appearances of various buildings. Such research is of vital importance, given the threat to Famagusta's medieval and early modern heritage by its use as a military base since 1974.