Hugh IV of Cyprus

Claims

1. Supported

   Hugh IV of Cyprus (c. 1295–1359), King of Cyprus and titular King of Jerusalem 1324–1359, was the son of Guy de Lusignan Constable of Cyprus and Eschive d'Ibelin, and the grandson of Hugh III. His thirty-five-year reign is remembered for its patronage of learning — he corresponded with Petrarch — and for producing two successor kings, Peter I and James I.

   2 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