Evidence Reference
Peter W. Edbury, The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades, 1191–1374 (Cambridge, 1991)
Associated with Peter I of Cyprus
Citation
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.
Supporting claim
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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).