Henry II of Jerusalem
Monarch
1270 – 1324
Who was Henry II of Jerusalem?
Henry II was the last ruling and first titular King of Jerusalem and also ruled as King of Cyprus. He was a Lusignan dynast.
He was the second surviving son of Hugh III and succeeded his brother John I on 20 May 1285; there was some suspicion that Henry had been involved in poisoning John. He was crowned at Santa Sophia, Nicosia, 24 June 1285. Charles of Anjou, who contested John's claim to the throne, had died in 1285, allowing Henry to recover Acre from the Angevins. With a fleet Henry attacked Acre, defended by Charles' lieutenant Hugh Pelerin, and the city was captured on 29 July. Henry had himself crowned King of Jerusalem there on 15 August 1286, but returned to Cyprus and appointed his uncle Philip of Ibelin as Bailiff in his absence. By this time Acre was one of the few coastal cities remaining in the remnant of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. During his reign the Mameluks captured Tyre, Beirut, and the rest of the cities, and destroyed the similarly weakened County of Tripoli in 1289. The final siege of Acre began on 5 April 1291 with Henry present in the city. He escaped to Cyprus with most of his nobles, and the city fell to Khalil on 28 May.
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- Born
- 1270
- Also known as
- Henri de Lusignan
- Henry II of Cyprus
- Parents
- Spouses
- Constance of Sicily, Queen of Cyprus
(1317/10/16 - 1324)
- Constance of Sicily, Queen of Cyprus
- Died
- Aug 31, 1324
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on July 23, 2013
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