John I ( 1268 - 20 May 1285) was
King of Cyprus
The Kingdom of Cyprus (french: Royaume de Chypre, la, Regnum Cypri) was a state that existed between 1192 and 1489. It was ruled by the French House of Lusignan. It comprised not only the island of Cyprus, but it also had a foothold on the Anat ...
and, in contention with
Charles I of Anjou,
of Jerusalem too from 1284 to 1285.
John was the eldest surviving son of
Hugh III, king of Cyprus and Jerusalem, and
Isabella of Ibelin. Hugh died on 3 March 1284 and John was
crowned the next king of Cyprus in
Nicosia on 11 May. He was then aged about 17, and was handsome and delicate. Immediately afterwards he sailed to
Tyre, where he was crowned king of Jerusalem. On the mainland, he was recognized as king only in Tyre and
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
, which were ruled by his aunt
Margaret and brother
Guy, respectively.
Acre, political centre of the
Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Kingdom of Jerusalem ( la, Regnum Hierosolymitanum; fro, Roiaume de Jherusalem), officially known as the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem or the Frankish Kingdom of Palestine,Example (title of works): was a Crusader state that was establish ...
, recognized Charles. John died on 20 May 1285, almost exactly a year after his coronation, leaving the crown to his younger brother
Henry II.
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1259 births
1285 deaths
13th-century kings of Jerusalem
13th-century Cypriot people
Kings of Cyprus
Kings of Jerusalem
House of Poitiers-Lusignan