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Queen Alice of Cyprus, born Alice of Jerusalem or Alice de Champagne (11961246) was the daughter of Isabella, Queen of Jerusalem and Count Henry II of Champagne (Henry I of Jerusalem). She became, by virtue of marriage, Queen Alice of Cyprus, by which name she is best known. Events Spring, London, popular uprising of the poor against the rich led by William Fitz Osbern. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Saga, emperor of Japan. ... Isabella of Jerusalem (c. ... Henry II of Champagne (July 29, 1166–1197), was count of Champagne from 1181 to 1197, and king of Jerusalem from 1192 to 1197. ...


Alice's grandmother Maria Comnena, dowager queen of Jerusalem, conducted the marriage negotiations on behalf of 12-year-old with Cyprus in 1208, and arranged her wedding to Hugh I of Cyprus. Blanche of Navarre, Regent and Countess of Champagne, widow of Alice's paternal uncle, provided the dowry for Alice. Maria Comnena (c. ... Events Philip of Swabia King of Germany and rival Holy Roman Emperor to Otto IV, assassinated June 21 in Bamberg by German Count Otto of Wittelsbach because Philip had refused to give him his daughter in marriage. ... Hugh I of Cyprus (born 1194 or 1195, died 1218) succeeded to the throne of Cyprus in 1205 underage upon the death of his elderly father Amalric of Lusignan, King of Cyprus and King-Consort of Jerusalem. ... Champagne is one of the traditional provinces of France, a region of France that is best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the regions name. ...


She married thrice. With her first husband Hugh I of Cyprus she had three children: Hugh I of Cyprus (born 1194 or 1195, died 1218) succeeded to the throne of Cyprus in 1205 underage upon the death of his elderly father Amalric of Lusignan, King of Cyprus and King-Consort of Jerusalem. ...

  1. Maria (died c. 1252), who married Walter IV of Brienne. Their son Hugh of Brienne claimed the regency of Jerusalem in 1264, but was passed over by the Haute Cour in favor of his cousin Hugh III of Cyprus. He was later an ally of Charles of Anjou. This claim fell to his son Walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens, and his descendants.
  2. Isabella, who married Henry of Antioch, and who was the mother of Hugh III of Cyprus.
  3. Henry I, who became King of Cyprus on his father's death in 1218. Alice acted as regent.

In 1223 Alice married Bohemond V of Antioch, which was dissolved by annulment, and later she married Raoul of Soissons. For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... Gauthier, or Gualtero, was born around the same time (1205) as his father has lost his bud to sicilian throne and died in prison. ... Hugh, Count of Brienne (b c 1240. ... Events May 12 - The Battle of Lewes begins (ends May 14). ... Hugh III of Cyprus, Hugh I of Jerusalem, Hugh of Antioch or Hugh of Lusignan (died March 24, 1284), King of Cyprus 1267–1284 and King of Jerusalem 1268–1284, was the son of Henry of Antioch and Isabella of Cyprus, the daughter of Hugh I of Cyprus. ... Charles I (March 1227 - January 7, 1285) was the posthumous son of King Louis VIII of France, created Count of Anjou by his elder brother King Louis IX in 1246, thus founding the second Angevin dynasty. ... Walter V of Brienne (c. ... Isabella of Lusignan was princess of Antioch and regent of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. ... Hugh III of Cyprus, Hugh I of Jerusalem, Hugh of Antioch or Hugh of Lusignan (died March 24, 1284), King of Cyprus 1267–1284 and King of Jerusalem 1268–1284, was the son of Henry of Antioch and Isabella of Cyprus, the daughter of Hugh I of Cyprus. ... Henry I of Cyprus (1217-1253) ruled the Kingdom of Cyprus underage from January 10, 1218 to 1253. ... The Kingdom of Cyprus was a Roman Catholic Crusader kingdom on the island of Cyprus in the late Middle Ages. ... // Events Damietta is besieged by the knights of the Fifth Crusade. ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts as head of state, especially if not the monarch (who has higher titles). ... // Events August 6 - Louis VIII is crowned King of France. ... Bohemund V of Antioch (d. ...


From 1243 to 1246 she served as regent of Jerusalem for Conrad IV of Germany, her half-sister Maria's grandson. // Events Innocent IV was elected pope. ... Official language Latin, French, Italian, and other western languages; Greek and Arabic also widely spoken Capital Jerusalem, later Acre Constitution Various laws, so-called Assizes of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Christian kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 by the First Crusade. ... Conrad IV, Conrad of Hohenstaufen (April 25, 1228 Andria, Italy – May 21, 1254, Lavello), was king of Jerusalem (as Conrad II) 1228–1254, of Germany 1237–1254, and of Sicily (as Conrad I) 1250–1254. ... Maria of Montferrat (c. ...


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Alice of Champagne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (273 words)
Queen Alice of Cyprus, born Alice of Jerusalem or Alice de Champagne (1196–1246) was the daughter of Isabella, Queen of Jerusalem and Count Henry II of Champagne (Henry I of Jerusalem).
Alice's grandmother Maria Comnena, dowager queen of Jerusalem, conducted the marriage negotiations on behalf of 12-year-old with Cyprus in 1208, and arranged her wedding to Hugh I of Cyprus.
In 1223 Alice married Bohemond V of Antioch, which was dissolved by annulment, and later she married Raoul of Soissons.
Henry II of Champagne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (578 words)
Henry II of Champagne (July 29, 1166 – September 10, 1197), was count of Champagne from 1181 to 1197, and king of Jerusalem from 1192 to 1197.
Henry was the eldest son of Count Henry I of Champagne and Marie de Champagne, a daughter of King Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
His heir-general was his eldest daughter Alice who was soon married to her stepbrother King Hugh I of Cyprus and whose heirs represent the senior line of Counts of Champagne.
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