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03543aam a22006258i 4500 001 12D577F281F911E58D57CB8FDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20151103010200 008 150430s2015 ctuab b 001 0beng 010 $a 2015015791 020 $a 030020972X (cloth : alkaline paper) 020 $a 9780300209723 (cloth : alkaline paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)907170775 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d ERASA $d YDXCP $d BDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d ORC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-it--- $a e-it--- 050 00 $a DS54.63.C38 $b H87 2015 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 084 $a HIS020000 $a HIS037020 $a HIS037010 $a HIS020000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Hurlburt, Holly S. 245 10 $a Daughter of Venice : $b Caterina Corner, Queen of Cyprus and woman of the Renaissance / $c Holly S. Hurlburt. 263 $a 1509 264 1 $a New Haven : $b Yale University Press, $c 2015. 300 $a xi, 347 pages : $b illustrations (some color), maps ; $c 25 cm 520 2 $a "Caterina Corner, a Venetian noblewoman and the last Queen of Cyprus, led a complex and remarkable life. In 1468, Corner married King Jacques II Lusignan of Cyprus at the behest of her family, whose ambitions matched those of the Venetian republic anxious to extend its empire. In the first year of her reign, pregnant and widowed, she became regent for the kingdom. This study considers for the first time the strategies of her reign, negotiating Venetian encroachment, family pressures, and the challenges of female rule. Using previously understudied sources, such as her correspondence with Venetian magistracies, the book shows how Corner marshalled her royal authority until and beyond her forced abdication in 1489. The unique perspective of Corner's life reveals new insights into Renaissance imperialism, politics, familial ambition, and conventions of ideal womanhood as revealed in the portraits, poetry, and orations dedicated to her"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 600 00 $a Caterina Cornaro, $c Queen of Cyprus, $d 1454-1510. 650 0 $a Queens $z Cyprus $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women $x History $z Cyprus $x History $y To 1500. 651 0 $a Cyprus $x Kings and rulers $v Biography. 651 0 $a Cyprus $x History $y Lusignan dynasty, 1192-1474. 651 0 $a Cyprus $x History $y Venetian rule, 1474-1570. 650 0 $a Monarchy $z Cyprus $x History $y To 1500. 650 0 $a Nobility $z Venice $z Venice $v Biography. 650 0 $a Renaissance $v Biography. 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / Renaissance. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / Medieval. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / Europe / Italy. $2 bisacsh 600 07 $a Caterina Cornaro, $c Queen of Cyprus, $d 1454-1510. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00079080 650 7 $a Kings and rulers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00987694 650 7 $a Monarchy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01025055 650 7 $a Nobility. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01038255 650 7 $a Queens. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01085637 650 7 $a Renaissance. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01094518 650 7 $a Women $x Political activity. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01734136 651 7 $a Cyprus. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01205213 651 7 $a Italy $z Venice. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204473 648 7 $a To 1570 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423686 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231020022029.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180605023503.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=12D577F281F911E58D57CB8FDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search