Catherine Cornaro

Nobile Donna Catherine Cornaro (Venetian: Catarina) (25 November 1454 – 10 July 1510) was the last Queen of Cyprus from 26 August 1474 to 26 February 1489 and declared a "Daughter of Saint Mark" in order that the Republic of Venice could claim control of Cyprus after the death of her husband, James II ("James the Bastard").