Henry of Antioch
| Henry of Antioch | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1217 |
| Died | 27 June 1276 |
| Spouse | Poitiers |
| Father | Bohemond IV of Antioch |
| Mother | Plaisance of Gibelet |
Henry of Antioch (
bailli by his wife, Isabella of Cyprus, who exercised regency on behalf of their nephew King Hugh II of Cyprus. He died in a shipwreck after their son, Hugh III
, became king of both Cyprus and Jerusalem.
Family
Henry was born in 1217.Margaret.[7]
Lieutenancy
King Henry died in 1253.Baibars attacked.[9]
Isabella deputised Henry to act as her
John of Jaffa to settle their differences for the sake of the kingdom.[9] Little is known about Henry's government. It was cut short by Isabella's death in 1264, as his lieutenancy then lapsed.[9]
Aftermath
Henry and Isabella's son, Hugh, was selected to exercise regency in Jerusalem after Isabella's death. When the young kings of Cyprus and Jerusalem died in 1267 and 1268, respectively, Henry's son ascended both thrones.taride carrying him from Acre to Cyprus hit a rock.[1] He was buried in the church of the Knights Hospitaller in Nicosia, Cyprus.[11]
References
- ^ a b Lock 2016, p. 360.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 206, Appendix III (Genealogical tree No. 2.).
- ^ a b c Runciman 1989, p. 206.
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. Appendix III (Genealogical tree No. 1.).
- ^ Runciman 1989, p. 204.
- ^ a b Edbury 1994, p. 86.
- ^ Baldwin 2014, Claimants to the Thrones of Jerusalem and Cyprus.
- ^ Edbury 1994, p. 82.
- ^ a b c Edbury 1994, p. 88.
- ^ Edbury 1994, p. 89-90.
- ^ Burgtorf 2008, p. 130.
Sources
- Baldwin, Philip Bruce (2014). Pope Gregory X and the Crusades. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 1843839164.
- Edbury, Peter W. (1994). The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-45837-5.
- Lock, Peter, ed. (2016). Marino Sanudo Torsello, The Book of the Secrets of the Faithful of the Cross: Liber Secretorum Fidelium Crucis. Routledge. ISBN 1317100603.
- ISBN 0-521-06163-6.
- Burgtorf, Jochen (2008). The Central Convent of Hospitallers and Templars: History, Organization, and Personnel (1099/1120-1310). Brill. ISBN 9004166602.