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(King of Cyprus) Hugh I LUSIGNAN #68184
BET 1194 AND 1195 - 10 JAN 1217/18
AKA: Hugh I of Cyprus
Personal Information
- TITLE: King of Cyprus
- BIRTH: BET 1194 AND 1195
- DEATH: 10 JAN 1217/18, Tripoli, Lebanon
Notes
Hugh I succeeded to the throne of Cyprus on 1 April 1205, underage upon the death of his elderly father Aimery, King of Cyprus and Jerusalem. His mother was Eschiva of Ibelin, heiress of that branch of Ibelins who had held Bethsan and Ramleh.
Early life
Hugh was the youngest of the three sons of Aimery of Lusignan, Lord of Cyprus, and his first wife, Eschiva of Ibelin. He was born between around 1194/1195 and 1199. Shortly after his birth, he lost his mother. Hugh and his two brothers, Guy and John, were engaged to the three daughters of Isabella I of Jerusalem (Maria of Montferrat, Alice of Champagne and Philippa of Champagne), as a sign of reconciliation between Cyprus and Jerusalem. Hugh was his father's only son to survive childhood.
Early life
Hugh was the youngest of the three sons of Aimery of Lusignan, Lord of Cyprus, and his first wife, Eschiva of Ibelin. He was born between around 1194/1195 and 1199. Shortly after his birth, he lost his mother. Hugh and his two brothers, Guy and John, were engaged to the three daughters of Isabella I of Jerusalem (Maria of Montferrat, Alice of Champagne and Philippa of Champagne), as a sign of reconciliation between Cyprus and Jerusalem. Hugh was his father's only son to survive childhood.
Parents
Father: Aimery LUSIGNAN #68173
Mother: Eschiva of IBELIN #70265
Family 1 :
_Hugh VII LUSIGNAN __+
| (1065 - 1151) m 1090
_Hugh VIII LUSIGNAN __|
| (1106 - 1165) m 1140 |
| |_Saracena of LEZAY __
| (1067 - 1144) m 1090
_Aimery LUSIGNAN ____|
| (1145 - 1205) |
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| |_Bourgogne of RANCON _|
| m 1140 |
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|--Hugh I LUSIGNAN
| (1194 - 1217)
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|_Eschiva of IBELIN __|
(1160 - 1196) |
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