Janus of Cyprus

Claims

1. Supported

   Janus of Cyprus (c. 1375–1432), King of Cyprus and titular King of Jerusalem and Armenia from 1398 to 1432. His reign was marked by prolonged war with the Mamluk Sultanate, culminating in the disastrous defeat at Chirokitia in 1426 and his own capture and ransom. He was the father of Anne de Lusignan, whose 1434 marriage to Louis I, Duke of Savoy, carried the titular royal styles to the House of Savoy.

   2 evidence references

   • 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 four-volume institutional history of Cyprus; volume II covers the Lusignan dynasty from Guy through Janus.

     Cambridge University Press

   • Wipertus H. Rudt de Collenberg, "Les Lusignan de Chypre" (EKEE, 1974–1980)

     Wipertus H. Rudt de Collenberg, "Les Lusignan de Chypre," published in Επετηρίς του Κέντρου Επιστημονικών Ερευνών (Nicosia, 1974–1980). The definitive prosopographical study of the Cyprus royal Lusignans, including Janus and his daughter Anne's 1434 marriage to Louis I of Savoy — the marriage through which the titular royal styles of Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Armenia passed to the House of Savoy.

     Centre for Scientific Research (Cyprus)