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Henry of Lusignan or Henri de Lusignan (died 7 July 1426), Titular Prince of Galilee, a military leader in Egypt, killed in action at Khirokitia or Chirokhitia. He was son of James I of Cyprus and his first wife Helvis of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.
Nine children were born to Isabella and Hugh X, five of whom went to England at the invitation of their half brother, Henry III. There they were rewarded with lands, riches, and distinctions at the expense of the English barons, who eventually revolted against Henry and forced the exile of the Lusignan brothers from England in 1258.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The House of Lusignan (/ ˈ l uː z ɪ n. j ɒ n / LOO-zin-yon; French:) was a royal house of French origin, which at various times ruled several principalities in Europe and the Levant, including the kingdoms of Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Armenia, from the 12th through the 15th centuries during the Middle Ages.
Henry II (June 1270 – 31 March 1324) was the last crowned King of Jerusalem (after the fall of Acre on 28 May 1291, this title became empty) and also ruled as King of Cyprus. He was of the Lusignan dynasty.
1 Origins. 1.1 Lords of Lusignan. 1.2 Counts of La Marche and Angoulême. 2 Crusader kings. 2.1 First house of Lusignan: Kings of Jerusalem and Cyprus. 3 Second House of Lusignan. 3.1 Second house of Lusignan: Kings of Jerusalem and Cyprus. 4 Kings of Lesser Armenia. 4.1 Lusignan kings of Cilicia (Armenia) 5 Legacy. 6 Notes. 7 References. 8 Credits.
Plantagenets and as intimates of King Henry III. The fact that, once the Crusades began, every head of the house of Lusignan was a Crusader, and that the family supplied three kings of Jerusalem and the dynasty which ruled Cyprus until 1474, has centered on it the attention of specialists in the history of the Crusades and the Latin East.
28 apr 2022 · Henry II of Jerusalem and Cyprus, born Henri de Lusignan (June 1270 – 31 March [1] 1324) was the last ruling and first titular King of Jerusalem (after the fall of Acre on 28 May 1291, this title became titular) and also ruled as King of Cyprus as Henry II. He was a Lusignan dynast.
