Quatrain 3.89 Cyprus will be frustrated

En ce temps là sera frustré Cypres,

De son secours de ceux de mer Egee,

Vieux trucidez, mais par masles & liphres,

Seduict leur Roy, Royne plus outragee. D

At that time Cyprus will be frustrated,

Of its help by those of the Aegean Sea:

Old ones killed: but by speeches and moneys

Their King was seduced, Queen outraged more.

This is a quatrain about the seizure of Cyprus by Venice, through a prenuptial agreement. In 1468 James II de Lusignan becomes king of Cyprus. He marries the daughter of the Venetian patrician Catherine Cornaro. The wedding by proxy took place in Venice. The bride's dowry was at that time a large amount, which the king was tempted to do. One of the points of the marriage contract was the transfer of Cyprus to the rule of Venice, if the spouses will not have an heir.

Four years later, in 1472, 18-year-old Catherine arrives in Cyprus, accompanied by her uncle. Less than a year later, the king suddenly dies before even reaching 40 years of age. The queen gives birth to an heir, but he too suddenly dies without living a year.

The Spanish advisers blame the deaths on his uncle and kill him and his nephew. In response, Venice sends its fleet to the island. The conspirators were executed. In 1489 the queen handed over her powers to Venice and returned empty-handed.

Decoding of number 3.89. If you add 1 to 3, then 489 is the year of the transition of Cyprus to the protectorate of Venice.