Complex sentence: The first group developed immediately after the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1571/1572, they were primarily made up of Latins, which included Venetians, French, Genovese and Occitan and Maronites who had converted to Islam to spare their lives and avoid slavery.
Split into simpler sentences: The first group developed immediately after the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in 1571/1572. They were primarily made up of Latins, which included Venetians, French, Genoese and Occitans and Maronites who had converted to Islam to spare their lives and avoid slavery.