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Guy of Lusignan (c. 1150 – 18 July 1194) was a French Poitevin knight who reigned as the king of Jerusalem from 1186 to 1192 by right of marriage to Sibylla, and King of Cyprus from 1192 to 1194. Having arrived in the Holy Land (where his brother Aimery of Lusignan was already prominent) at an unknown date, Guy was hastily married to Sibylla ...
king (1186-1187), kingdom of Jerusalem. House / Dynasty: Lusignan family. Role In: Battle of Ḥaṭṭīn. Guy (born c. 1129—died 1194) was the king of Jerusalem who lost that Crusader kingdom in a struggle with rival Conrad of Montferrat. In 1180 he married Sibyl, sister of the leprous Baldwin IV, king of Jerusalem.
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Apr 26, 2022 · Guy of Lusignan, Guy of Jerusalem or Guy of Cyprus (c. 1150 or 1159/1160 – Nicosia, July 18, 1194) was a French Knight who, through marriage, became King of Jerusalem, and led the kingdom to disaster at the Battle of Hattin in 1187.
- circa 1150
- July 18, 1194 (39-48)Nicosia, Cyprus
- La Marche, Poictou, France
- Church of the Templars in Nicosia
Guy of Lusignan (lüsēnyäN´), d. 1194, Latin king of Jerusalem (1186–92) and Cyprus (1192–94), second husband of Sibylla, sister of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. In 1183 he was briefly regent for his brother-in-law, who was incapacitated by leprosy, but Baldwin made Guy's stepson king as Baldwin V, and the Latin nobles forced Guy to ...
A short biography of Guy de Lusignan, King of Jerusalem, husband of Queen Sibylla, who usurped the throne of Jerusalem in 1186 and lost the Battle of Hattin to Saladin in 1187. Later, he besieged Acre, bought Cyprus from Richard the Lionheart and died there.
Guy of Lusignan (c. 1150 – 18 July 1194) was a French Poitevin knight who reigned as the king of Jerusalem from 1186 to 1192 by right of marriage to Sibylla, and King of Cyprus from 1192 to 1194.
The House of Lusignan ( / ˈluːzɪn.jɒn / LOO-zin-yon; French: [lyziɲɑ̃]) was a royal house of French origin, which at various times ruled several principalities in Europe and the Levant, including the kingdoms of Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Armenia, from the 12th through the 15th centuries during the Middle Ages.
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