John I of Cyprus

Claims

1. Supported

   John I of Cyprus (c. 1268–1285), King of Cyprus and Jerusalem 1284–1285, was the eldest son of Hugh III and Isabella of Ibelin. His brief thirteen-month reign ended with his death in May 1285, aged about seventeen, with no heir. The crowns passed to his younger brother Henry II.

   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