Guy of Lusignan

Guy of Lusignan
Coin of Guy as Lord of Cyprus
King of Jerusalem
Reign1186–1192
Coronation1186
PredecessorBaldwin V
SuccessorsIsabella I and Conrad I
Co-rulerSibylla (1186–1190)
ContendersIsabella I and Conrad I
(1190–1192)
Lord of Cyprus
Reign1192 – 18 July 1194
SuccessorAimery
Bornc. 1150
Lusignan, Poitou
Died18 July 1194(1194-07-18) (aged 43–44)
Nicosia, Kingdom of Cyprus
SpouseSibylla, Queen of Jerusalem
Issue
  • Alice
  • Maria
HouseHouse of Lusignan
FatherHugh VIII of Lusignan
MotherBurgundia of Rancon
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Guy of Lusignan (c. 1150 – 18 July 1194) was King of Jerusalem. At first, he was the husband of and co-ruler with Queen Sibylla from 1186 to 1190. He later became the disputed ruler from 1190 to 1192. He was also Lord of Cyprus from 1192 to 1194.[1]

More readings

  • Aubé, Pierre (1999) [1981]. Baudouin IV de Jérusalem. Le roi lépreux. Paris: Perrin. ISBN 2262018782.
  • Jackson, Guida (1998). Women Who Ruled. ISBN 0760708851.
  • Payne, Robert (1984). The Dream and the Tomb. ISBN 0880295287.

References

  1. ↑ Lambert, Sarah (1997). "Queen or Consort: Rulership and Politics in the Latin East, 1118–1228". In Duggan, Anne J. (ed.). Queens and Queenship in Medieval Europe: Proceedings of a Conference Held at King's College London, April 1995. Boydell Press. pp. 153–169. ISBN 0-85115-657-6.


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