Editing Pretender (section)

===Cypriot pretenders===
Following the defeat and death of King [[James III of Cyprus|James III]] [[Kingdom of Cyprus|King of Cyprus]] in 1474, his younger and illegitimate brother, Eugène Matteo de Lusignan, also styled ''d'Arménie'' (died 1523) removed to [[Sicily]], then to [[Malta]]. He was acknowledged as rightful heir to the thrones of [[Cyprus]], [[Armenia]], [[Jerusalem]], and [[Antioch]], although he never made serious efforts to pursue the claims. The title of "Barone de Baccari" was created in 1508 for Jacques Matteo (sives Eugene Matteo) d'Armenia with the remainder to his descendants in perpetuity.<ref>''Ladies of Medieval Cyprus and Caterina Cornaro'' by Leto Severis, Nicosia 1995;  p. 152;  {{ISBN|9963810217}}.</ref>  Eugene, illegitimate son of King Jacques II of Cyprus, had, when his family were exiled, first gone to Naples, then Sicily, then settled on Malta, marrying a Sicilian heiress, ''[[Don (honorific)|Don]]na'' Paola Mazzara (a descendant of the Royal House of Aragon of Sicily and Aragon), with issue.<ref>Leto Severis, ''Ladies of Medieval Cyprus and Caterina Cornaro''; Nicosia:  1995; {{ISBN|9963810217}}.</ref>