John I of Cyprus
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John I (Template:Langx; c.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1268 - 20 May 1285) was King of Cyprus and, in contention with Charles I of Anjou, of Jerusalem from 1284 to 1285.
John was the eldest surviving son of Hugh III, king of Cyprus and Jerusalem, and Isabella of Ibelin.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Hugh died on 3 March 1284 and John was crowned the next king of Cyprus in Nicosia on 11 May. He was then aged about 17, and was handsome and delicate.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The historian Steven Runciman says that John immediately sailed to Tyre, where he was crowned king of Jerusalem.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". According to the historian Hans E. Mayer, there is no basis in sources that this coronation ever took place.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". On the mainland, John was recognized as king only in Tyre and Beirut, which were ruled by his aunt Margaret and brother Guy, respectively. Acre, political centre of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, recognized Charles of Anjou.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". John died on 20 May 1285, almost exactly a year after his coronation, leaving the crown to his younger brother Henry II.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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