Hugh I of Cyprus
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Hugh I was the king of Cyprus from 1205 until his death. He was nine when he succeeded his father, King Aimery, and his brother-in-law Walter of Montbéliard ruled the kingdom as regent. Sometime betwe
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Aimery of Cyprus
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Aimery of Lusignan, erroneously referred to as Amalric in earlier scholarship, was the first king of Cyprus from 1196 and the king of Jerusalem as the husband of Queen Isabella I from 1198 to his deat
Baldwin IV had his sister, Sibylla, marry Aimery's brother Guy. One chronicle credits Aimery with the match.
After Sibylla died in the middle of the Third Crusade, Guy's opponents sought to dislodge him from the kingdom. Aimery remained loyal to his brother.
With the help of Pope Celestine III and Emperor Henry VI, Aimery worked on establishing Cyprus as a kingdom.
Aimery retrieved his wife and children from the Corycus fortress after their abduction by a pirate.