Hugh III of Cyprus

Claims

1. Supported

   Hugh III of Cyprus (c. 1235–1284), King of Cyprus 1267–1284, and also King of Jerusalem 1268–1284, was the son of Henry of Antioch and Isabella of Cyprus. Originally known as Hugh of Antioch-Lusignan, he took the Lusignan name on his accession to the Cyprus throne. His reign restored the dual crown that had briefly been divided after Aimery's death, and he fathered John I, Henry II, and Guy (the Constable of Cyprus who fathered Hugh IV).

   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