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Encyclopedia > Hugh I of Cyprus

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. His mother was Eschiva of Ibelin, heiress of that branch of Ibelins who had held Bethsan and Ramleh. Events November 20 - Palermo falls to Henry VI, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire December 25 - Henry VI is crowned king of Sicily. ... Events Priory of St Marys, Bushmead, founded. ... // Events Damietta is besieged by the knights of the Fifth Crusade. ... Events January 6 - Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans April 14 - Battle of Adrianople (1205) between Bulgars and Latins August 20 - Following certain news of Baldwin Is death, Henry of Flanders is crowned Emperor of the Latin Empire Births Deaths July 13 Hubert Walter Archbishop of Canterbury... Amalric II (1145–April 1, 1205), King of Jerusalem 1197–1205, was the brother of Guy of Lusignan. ...


Hugh was married 1210 to his stepsister Alice of Champagne of Jerusalem (c 1196-1246), daughter of his father's last wife Isabella, Queen of Jerusalem and her previous husband Henry de Champagne, king-consort of Jerusalem. The couple had three children: 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). ... Isabella of Jerusalem (c. ... Henry II of Champagne (c. ...

  1. Maria (1215-1254), who married Walter of Brienne. She became mother of Hugh of Brienne (c 1240-1296), who was Count of Lecce and Brienne and pursued the kingdoms in Levant for himself when his uncle Henry's line began to go extinct. This claim fell to her grandson Walter V of Brienne and his descendants. They are the heirs-general of King Amalric I of Cyprus and Hugh I himself.
  2. Henry I (1217-1253), namesake of his maternal grandfather, who became King of Cyprus upon his father's death in 1218, with his mother acting as regent.
  3. Isabella (1216-1264), who married Henry of Antioch, and who was the mother of Hugh III of Cyprus and ancestress of the line named later as the second dynasty of Lusignan
Preceded by:
Amalric I
King of Cyprus
1205–1218
Succeeded by:
Henry I

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Hugh I of Cyprus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (238 words)
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.
Hugh was married 1210 to his stepsister Alice of Champagne of Jerusalem (c 1196-1246), daughter of his father's last wife Isabella, Queen of Jerusalem and her previous husband Henry de Champagne, king-consort of Jerusalem.
She became mother of Hugh of Brienne (c 1240-1296), who was Count of Lecce and Brienne and pursued the kingdoms in Levant for himself when his uncle Henry's line began to go extinct.
Encyclopedia: Kingdom of Cyprus (3209 words)
Hugh of Antioch of the family of Poitiers-Aquitaine, Hugh I of Jerusalem (Hugh III of Cyprus) (died 1284), was the son of Isabella of Cyprus (daughter of Hugh I of Cyprus) and Henry of Antioch.
Hugh I of Cyprus (born 1294 or 1295, 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.
Charles I (1468–1490), surnamed the Warrior was the Duke of Savoy from 1482 to 1490 and titular king of Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Armenia from 1485 to 1490.
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