Henry II of Cyprus

Claims

1. Supported

   Henry II of Cyprus (c. 1270–1324), King of Cyprus 1285–1324 (with an interregnum 1306–1310 during his brother Amalric of Tyre's coup), and titular King of Jerusalem, was the son of Hugh III and Isabella of Ibelin. His reign witnessed the 1291 fall of Acre — the final loss of the mainland Kingdom of Jerusalem. He died childless in 1324, and the crown passed to his nephew Hugh IV, son of his elder brother Guy.

   3 evidence references

   • Peter W. Edbury, The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades, 1191–1374 (Cambridge, 1991)

     Peter W. Edbury, The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades, 1191–1374 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991). The standard scholarly reference for the political and dynastic history of Lusignan Cyprus.

     Cambridge University Press

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

     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.

     Cambridge University Press

   • Steven Runciman, A History of the Crusades, vols. II–III (Cambridge, 1952–1954)

     Steven Runciman, A History of the Crusades, vol. III: The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades (Cambridge, 1954). Covers Cyprus's role in the later Crusader movement, including Hugh III's dual crowns, Henry II's reign and the 1291 fall of Acre, and Peter I's Alexandrian crusade of 1365.

     Cambridge University Press