Hugh II (1253-1267) was king of Cyprus and, from the age of 5 years, also Regent of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. For broader historical context, see 13th century. ... For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. ... Lusignan castle of Kantara in the Beşparmak mountains The Kingdom of Cyprus was a Roman Catholic Crusader kingdom on the island of Cyprus in the late Middle Ages. ... The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a short-lived country established in the 12th century by the First Crusade. ...

In 1253, at the age of two months, he succeeded his father Henry I as king of Cyprus, with his mother Queen Plaisance acting as regent. Although he had only a weaker claim to the kingdom of Jerusalem, many felt that he was a better candidate (living in a Crusader state close to Palestinian coast) than Conradin, the Hohenstaufen claimant who was also a child and absent in Europe (He had the second position in order of succession, righ after Conradin himself, since he was the son of the only surviving son of Alice of Champagne, the second surviving daughter of Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem and thus Conradin's great-grand-aunt). In 1258 John of Ibelin, lord of Jaffa, and Bohemund VI of Antioch brought Hugh and Plaisance to Acre, where Hugh was set up as regent for Conradin, and Plaisance was chosen to carry out Hugh’s regency while he remained underage. Henry I of Cyprus (c. ... Plaisance of Cyprus (died 1261) was queen of Cyprus and regent of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. ... Portrait of Conradin from the Codex Manesse (Folio 7r). ... Hohenstaufen was a dynasty of Kings of Germany, many of whom were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor and Dukes of Swabia. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Isabella of Jerusalem (c. ... Events= February 10 - Mongols overrun Baghdad, burning it to the ground and killing 800,000 citizens Llywelyn the Last declares himself Prince of Wales. ... John of Ibelin (1215-1266), count of Jaffa and Ascalon, was a noted jurist and the author of the longest legal treatise from the Kingdom of Jerusalem. ... Bohemund VI of Antioch (1237-1275), was ruler of the principality of Antioch (a crusader state) between 1251 and 1268. ... The Old City of Akko in the 19th or early 20th century, looking south-west from atop the Land Wall Promenade, the open space now a parking lot. ...

In 1261 Plaisance died and the regency of Cyprus passed to Hugh of Antioch-Lusignan, Hugh II's 25-year-old first cousin. His mother, Hugh II's younger aunt Isabella of Lusignan became acting regent of Jerusalem in Acre. Hugh II died in November of 1267 at the age of 14 and was buried in the Dominican church in Nicosia. He had been betrothed and was possibly married to Isabella of Ibelin, but the marriage was never consummated. He was succeeded by Hugh of Lusignan-Antioch (son of his younger aunt Isabella) as Hugh III of Cyprus, though his heir-general was his another first cousin, Hugh of Brienne (c 1240-1296), son of Mary of Cyprus, the eldest aunt of the deceased Hugh II. This claim fell to his son Walter V of Brienne and his descendants. They are the heirs-general of King Amalric I of Cyprus. Events July 25 - Constantinople re-captured by Nicaean forces under the command of Michael VIII Palaeologus, Byzantine Empire re-formed August 29 - Urban IV becomes Pope, the last man to do so without being a Cardinal first Bela IV of Hungary repels Tatar invasion Charles of Anjou given rule of... Isabella of Lusignan was princess of Antioch and regent of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. ... Nicosia, known locally as Lefkosia (Greek: Λευκωσία) or Lefkosa (Turkish: Lefkoşa), population 177,410 (1992), is the capital of Cyprus. ... 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, Count of Brienne (b c 1240. ... Walter V of Brienne (c. ... Amalric II, king of Jerusalem from 1197 to 1205, was the brother of Guy of Lusignan. ...

In 1266 Thomas Aquinas dedicated his work De regimine principum ("On the Rule of Princes") to Hugh II, although both died before the work was completed. Events February 26 - French defeat Germans and Sicilians at Battle of Benevento. ... Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225 – March 7, 1274) was an Italian Catholic philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition. ...