John of Poitiers-Lusignan (french: Jean de Poitiers-Lusignan; died 7 August 1343) was
constable
A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police. Other peop ...
and later
regent
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of the
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
He was son of
Amalric, Prince of Tyre, and
Isabella of Armenia
Isabella ( hy, Զապել; 27 January 1216/ 25 January 1217 – 23 January 1252), also Isabel or Zabel, was queen regnant of Armenian Cilicia from 1219 until her death in 1252.
She was proclaimed queen under the regency of Adam of Baghras. Aft ...
. His siblings were Guy (
Constantine II, King of Armenia
Constantine II ( hy, Կոստանդին Բ), (also Constantine IV; Western Armenian transliteration: ''Gosdantin'' or ''Kostantine''; died 17 April 1344), born Guy de Lusignan, was elected the first Latin King of Armenian Cilicia of the Poiti ...
) and Agnes, wife of
Leo III, King of Armenia
Leo III (or Leon III) hy, Լեւոն Գ, ''Levon III'') (occasionally numbered Leo IV; (1289–1307) was a young king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1303 or 1305 to 1307, along with his uncle Hethum II. A member of the Hethu ...
.
Marriage and issue
He married (before 1330) Soldane Bagrationi (d. after 1343), daughter of king
George V of Georgia
George V the Brilliant ( ka, გიორგი V ბრწყინვალე, ''Giorgi V Brtskinvale''; also translated as the ''Illustrious'', or ''Magnificent''; 1286/1289–1346) was King of Georgia from 1299 to 1302 and again from 1314 un ...
. The couple had a son:
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Leo V 1342 - 1393, king of Lesser Armenia (1374-1375), married Marguerite de Soissons. When
Mamluk
Mamluk ( ar, مملوك, mamlūk (singular), , ''mamālīk'' (plural), translated as "one who is owned", meaning " slave", also transliterated as ''Mameluke'', ''mamluq'', ''mamluke'', ''mameluk'', ''mameluke'', ''mamaluke'', or ''marmeluke'') ...
s 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: ''kylkyʾ'' (''Kilikiyā''); tr, Kilikya). is a geographical region in southern Anatolia in Turkey, extending inland from the northeastern coa ...
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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