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James I ( French: Jacques de Lusignan; 1334 – September 9, 1398) was the youngest son of King Hugh IV of Cyprus and by 1369 held the title "Constable of Jerusalem." When his nephew Peter II died in 1382, he became King of Cyprus.
James I ( French: Jacques de Lusignan; 1334 – September 9, 1398) was the youngest son of King Hugh IV of Cyprus and by 1369 held the title "Constable of Jerusalem." When his nephew Peter II died in 1382, he became King of Cyprus.
Nov 23, 2023 · King James I – Jacques, Giacomo – of Cyprus was regent for his infant nephew King Peter II before he became King. He was also titular King of Armenian Cilicia and Jerusalem. He is my 15 x great-grandfather.
King of Cyprus and titular king of Jerusalem (1382-1398). James was a younger son of Hugh IV of Cyprus and Jerusalem and Alice of Ibelin.
During the regency, Peter I's widow Eleanor of Aragon, to avenge her husband's murder, invited the Genoese to invade Cyprus. Since the Genoese had commercial and financial interests in Cyprus that they wanted to protect and exploit, they invaded the island in April 1373.
James I of Cyprus (1334-9 September 1398) was King of Cyprus from 13 October 1382 to 9 September 1398, succeeding Peter II of Cyprus and preceding Janus of Cyprus. James was the third son of Hugh IV of Cyprus and Alix of Ibelin, and he was the brother of Peter I of Cyprus.
James II ( French: Jacques; c. 1438 /1439 or c. 1440 – 10 July 1473) was the penultimate King of Cyprus (usurper), reigning from 1460/1464 until his death.
