Evidence Reference

Sir George Hill, A History of Cyprus, vol. II (Cambridge, 1948)

Associated with Henry I of Cyprus

Citation

Sir George Hill, A History of Cyprus, vol. II: The Frankish Period, 1192–1432 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1948). Foundational institutional history of Cyprus; volume II covers the full Lusignan dynasty from Guy through Janus.

Supporting claim

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Henry I of Cyprus (c. 1217–1253), known as "the Fat," King of Cyprus 1218–1253, was the son of Hugh I and Alix of Champagne. His long reign spanned the Sixth and Seventh Crusades, including hosting Louis IX of France in Cyprus in 1248–1249 before the Egyptian campaign.

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