It was 5 June 1489 when Caterina Cornaro returned to the lagoon after 17 years on the island of Cyprus: she was welcomed with joy and affection by the Venetians, who saw in her a strong, albeit unfortunate, woman.
Cornaro's departure was a painful one, obliged to sign a note to be transmitted to the Egyptian sultan in which she abdicated the island in favour of the Most Serene Republic of Venice, with the aim of guaranteeing the territory greater protection from a possible Turkish attack. A year after Catherine's departure, the Venetian government succeeded in obtaining from the
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