Hugh I of Cyprus in the context of Henry I of Cyprus


Hugh I of Cyprus in the context of Henry I of Cyprus

⭐ Core Definition: Hugh I of Cyprus

Hugh I (French: Hugues; Greek: Ούγος (Oúgos); 1195 – 10 January 1218) was the king of Cyprus from 1205 until his death. He was nine when he succeeded his father, King Aimery, and his brother-in-law Walter of Montbéliard ruled the kingdom as regent. After reaching the age of majority and assuming personal rule in 1210, Hugh fell out with Walter, who fled to the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He reversed Walter's policies, making peace with the Seljuqs of Rum and siding with the Armenians in the War of the Antiochene Succession. Pope Innocent III rebuked him for his hostility to the king of Jerusalem, John of Brienne, and for interfering in church appointments. Hugh embarked on the Fifth Crusade in late 1217, but died of an illness in Tripoli soon after. He was succeeded by his infant son, Henry I.

↓ Menu
HINT:

In this Dossier

Hugh I of Cyprus in the context of Kolossi Castle

Kolossi Castle is a former Crusader stronghold on the south-west edge of Kolossi village 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of the city of Limassol on the island of Cyprus. It held great strategic importance in the Middle Ages, and contained large facilities for the production of sugar from the local sugarcane, one of Cyprus's main exports in the period. The original castle was possibly built in 1210 by the Frankish military, when the land of Kolossi was given by King Hugh I to the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (Hospitallers).

The present castle was built in 1454 by the Hospitallers under the Commander of Kolossi, Louis de Magnac, whose coat-of-arms can be seen carved into the castle's walls.

View the full Wikipedia page for Kolossi Castle
↑ Return to Menu