John of Poitiers-Lusignan (french: Jean de Poitiers-Lusignan; died 7 August 1343) was
constable and later
regent
A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state ''pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy, ...
of the
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
He was son of
Amalric, Prince of Tyre
Amalric, Lord of Tyre, also called Amalric of Lusignan or Amaury de Lusignan (c. 1272 – June 5, 1310, in Nicosia) was a prince and statesman of the House of Lusignan, a younger son of King Hugh III of Cyprus and Isabella of the House of Ibelin. ...
, and
Isabella of Armenia. His siblings were Guy (
Constantine II, King of Armenia) and Agnes, wife of
Leo III, King of Armenia.
Marriage and issue
He married (before 1330) Soldane Bagrationi (d. after 1343), daughter of king
George V of Georgia. The couple had a son:
*
Leo V Leo V or Leon V may refer to:
* Leo V the Armenian (813–820), Byzantine emperor
* Pope Leo V, pope in 903
* Leo V, King of Armenia (1342–1393), of the House of Lusignan; last Latin king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
* Leo V (dwarf galaxy) ...
1342 - 1393, king of Lesser Armenia (1374-1375), married Marguerite de Soissons. When
Mamluks took the kingdom, Leo V became titular king (1375-1393) and he was succeeded by his 2nd cousin king
James I of Cyprus.
Death
John was murdered in
Cilicia
Cilicia (); el, Κιλικία, ''Kilikía''; Middle Persian: ''klkyʾy'' (''Klikiyā''); Parthian language, Parthian: ''kylkyʾ'' (''Kilikiyā''); tr, Kilikya). is a geographical region in southern Anatolia in Turkey, extending inland from th ...
on 7 August 1343.
House of Poitiers-Lusignan
Christians of the Crusades
People of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
1343 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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