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	'''Hugh I of Jerusalem''' (he was already Hugh III of [[Cyprus]], and was also known as Hugh of [[Antioch]] and Hugh de Lusignan) took the [[regent\|regency]] of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1264, on the death of his mother Isabella. He succeeded to the throne of Cyprus in 1267, on the death of the teenage king Hugh, and when, in the next year, [[Conradin]], the absentee king of Jerusalem, also died, Hugh advanced his own claim to the throne.		'''Hugh I of Jerusalem''' (he was already Hugh III of [[Cyprus]], and was also known as Hugh of [[Antioch]] and Hugh de Lusignan) took the [[regent\|regency]] of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1264, on the death of his mother Isabella. He succeeded to the throne of Cyprus in 1267, on the death of the teenage king Hugh, and when, in the next year, [[Conradin]], the absentee king of Jerusalem, also died (on the orders of Charles of Anjou, King of Naples and Sicily), Hugh advanced his own claim to the throne.

	He was challenged by Maria of Antioch, who claimed the title based on proximity of blood to Conradin and descent from [[Amalric I]], but the Palestine barons elected Hugh as King, and Maria, having spent years attempting to gain support for her cause in Europe, finally sold her claim to the King of Naples in 1269, an act ratified by the [[Pope]] in 1277.		He was challenged by Maria of Antioch, who claimed the title based on proximity of blood to Conradin and descent from [[Amalric I]], but the Palestine barons elected Hugh as King, and Maria, having spent years attempting to gain support for her cause in Europe, finally sold her claim to the King of Naples (the same Charles of Anjou) in 1269, an act ratified by the [[Pope]] in 1277.

	Hugh spent 8 years in Palestine (Jerusalem the city had long been lost to the [[Muslim]]s) but found the faction politics not to his taste and returned to Cyprus in 1276. He left Balian of Ibelin as his bailiff but within a year [[Anjou\|Angevin]] forces had expelled him, and seized the kingdom.		Hugh spent 8 years in Palestine (Jerusalem the city had long been lost to the [[Muslim]]s) but found the faction politics not to his taste and returned to Cyprus in 1276. He left Balian of Ibelin as his bailiff but within a year [[Anjou\|Angevin]] forces had expelled him, and seized the kingdom.

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	Hugh died in 1284CE.		Hugh died in 1284CE.




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Cian at 00:25, 1 June 2007

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	Hugh spent 8 years in Palestine (Jerusalem the city had long been lost to the [[Muslim]]s) but found the faction politics not to his taste and returned to Cyprus in 1276. He left Balian of Ibelin as his bailiff but within a year [[Anjou\|Angevin]] forces had expelled him, and seized the kingdom.		Hugh spent 8 years in Palestine (Jerusalem the city had long been lost to the [[Muslim]]s) but found the faction politics not to his taste and returned to Cyprus in 1276. He left Balian of Ibelin as his bailiff but within a year [[Anjou\|Angevin]] forces had expelled him, and seized the kingdom.

	Hugh was [[marriage\|married]] to Isabella of Ibelin, and they had 11 children: [[John]] succeeded Hugh as king of Jerusalem, being succeeded in turn by [[Henry II (Cyprus)\|Henry]] (the intervening son, Bohemond, died at a young age); Amalric, who became [[Regent]] in Cyprus, being succeeded by his brothers Aimery and Guy; and daughters Mary (married James II of [[Aragon]]), Margaret (married the king of Armenia), Alice (married Balian of Ibelin), Helvis (married another king of Armenia) and Isabelle (who married a third king of Armenia).		Hugh was [[marriage\|married]] to Isabella of Ibelin, and they had 11 children: [[John]] succeeded Hugh as king of Jerusalem, being succeeded in turn by [[Henry II of Cyprus\|Henry]] (the intervening son, Bohemond, died at a young age); Amalric, who became [[Regent]] in Cyprus, being succeeded by his brothers Aimery and Guy; and daughters Mary (married James II of [[Aragon]]), Margaret (married the king of Armenia), Alice (married Balian of Ibelin), Helvis (married another king of Armenia) and Isabelle (who married a third king of Armenia).

	Hugh died in 1284CE.		Hugh died in 1284CE.

Simoncursitor at 07:06, 31 May 2007

2007-05-31T07:06:14Z

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	Hugh spent 8 years in Palestine (Jerusalem the city had long been lost to the [[Muslim]]s) but found the faction politics not to his taste and returned to Cyprus in 1276. He left Balian of Ibelin as his bailiff but within a year [[Anjou\|Angevin]] forces had expelled him, and seized the kingdom.		Hugh spent 8 years in Palestine (Jerusalem the city had long been lost to the [[Muslim]]s) but found the faction politics not to his taste and returned to Cyprus in 1276. He left Balian of Ibelin as his bailiff but within a year [[Anjou\|Angevin]] forces had expelled him, and seized the kingdom.

	Hugh was [[marriage\|married]] to Isabella of Ibelin, and they had 11 children: [[John]] succeeded Hugh as king of Jerusalem, being succeeded in turn by [[Henry II\|Henry]] (the intervening son, Bohemond, died at a young age); Amalric, who became [[Regent]] in Cyprus, being succeeded by his brothers Aimery and Guy; and daughters Mary (married James II of [[Aragon]]), Margaret (married the king of Armenia), Alice (married Balian of Ibelin), Helvis (married another king of Armenia) and Isabelle (who married a third king of Armenia).		Hugh was [[marriage\|married]] to Isabella of Ibelin, and they had 11 children: [[John]] succeeded Hugh as king of Jerusalem, being succeeded in turn by [[Henry II (Cyprus)\|Henry]] (the intervening son, Bohemond, died at a young age); Amalric, who became [[Regent]] in Cyprus, being succeeded by his brothers Aimery and Guy; and daughters Mary (married James II of [[Aragon]]), Margaret (married the king of Armenia), Alice (married Balian of Ibelin), Helvis (married another king of Armenia) and Isabelle (who married a third king of Armenia).

	Hugh died in 1284CE.		Hugh died in 1284CE.

Simoncursitor at 08:29, 9 November 2006

2006-11-09T08:29:16Z

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'''Hugh I of Jerusalem''' (he was already Hugh III of [[Cyprus]], and was also known as Hugh of [[Antioch]] and Hugh de Lusignan) took the [[regent|regency]] of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1264, on the death of his mother Isabella. He succeeded to the throne of Cyprus in 1267, on the death of the teenage king Hugh, and when, in the next year, [[Conradin]], the absentee king of Jerusalem, also died, Hugh advanced his own claim to the throne.

He was challenged by Maria of Antioch, who claimed the title based on proximity of blood to Conradin and descent from [[Amalric I]], but the Palestine barons elected Hugh as King, and Maria, having spent years attempting to gain support for her cause in Europe, finally sold her claim to the King of Naples in 1269, an act ratified by the [[Pope]] in 1277.

Hugh spent 8 years in Palestine (Jerusalem the city had long been lost to the [[Muslim]]s) but found the faction politics not to his taste and returned to Cyprus in 1276. He left Balian of Ibelin as his bailiff but within a year [[Anjou|Angevin]] forces had expelled him, and seized the kingdom.

Hugh was [[marriage|married]] to Isabella of Ibelin, and they had 11 children: [[John]] succeeded Hugh as king of Jerusalem, being succeeded in turn by [[Henry II|Henry]] (the intervening son, Bohemond, died at a young age); Amalric, who became [[Regent]] in Cyprus, being succeeded by his brothers Aimery and Guy; and daughters Mary (married James II of [[Aragon]]), Margaret (married the king of Armenia), Alice (married Balian of Ibelin), Helvis (married another king of Armenia) and Isabelle (who married a third king of Armenia).

Hugh died in 1284CE.