Peter I of Cyprus

Claims

1. Supported

   Peter I of Cyprus (1328–1369), King of Cyprus and titular King of Jerusalem 1359–1369, was the son of Hugh IV. He led the sack of Alexandria in October 1365 — the last significant Crusader offensive against Egypt — and toured the courts of western Europe seeking support. He was murdered by his own vassals on 17 January 1369, in a conspiracy that included his brothers John of Antioch and James (later James I).

   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