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Jun 14, 2024 · However, in 1223, Louis refused to renew the truce. In 1224, at the height of the Bedford siege, he invaded Poitou. Simultaneously, Louis’s newfound ally, Hugh de Lusignan, whom he had lured from the English with the grant of Bordeaux, entered Gascony.
2 days ago · In 1241, the barons in Poitou, including Henry's step-father Hugh de Lusignan, rebelled against the rule of Louis of France. The rebels had counted on aid from Henry, but he lacked domestic support and was slow to mobilise an army, not arriving in France until the next summer.
According to William of Tyre, Baldwin was suspicious that Raymond and Bohemond were going to overthrow him and that Raymond might try to claim the crown for himself. Because of this, again at least according to William of Tyre, Baldwin arranged for Sibylla to marry Guy of Lusignan during Easter.
6 days ago · However, Isabella had been betrothed to Hugh of Lusignan, and John's treatment of Hugh following the marriage, including the seizure of La Marche, led Hugh to appeal to Philip II. Philip summoned John to his court, and John's refusal resulted in the confiscation of John's continental possessions excluding Normandy in April 1202 and Philip ...
May 26, 2024 · In 1306, amid rising tensions between the Hospitallers and the Lusignan kings of Cyprus, the Templars seized control of Kolossi Castle. The exact circumstances of this takeover are unclear, but it likely involved a complex web of political alliances and rivalries.
May 26, 2024 · "Hugh I of Lusignan" published on by Oxford University Press.
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Jan 23, 2017 · To ratify his right to rule, Amaury obtained a crown from the Holy Roman Emperor, Henry VI, and in 1197 became the first Lusignan king of Cyprus. To secure his position from without and within Amaury extended the mountain castles of St. Hilarion , Buffavento, and Kantara.
