Lusignan dynasty

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The Lusignan dynasty was a French-origin noble house that rose to prominence as the ruling family of the Crusader Kingdom of Cyprus and later the Kingdom of Jerusalem, playing a major role in the politics of the eastern Mediterranean during the Middle Ages.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
House of Lusignan 12
Lusignan dynasty canonical 5
Lusignan 3

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval dynasty
noble house
royal dynasty
coatOfArms Arms of Lusignan (barry of argent and azure, a lion gules crowned or overall)
countryOfOrigin France
declineCause Mamluk expansion
Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
ethnicOrigin French
foundedBy Hugh VIII of Lusignan
hasTitle Counts of Angoulême
linked to: Counts of Anjou

Counts of La Marche
Kings of Armenia
Kings of Cyprus
Kings of Jerusalem
Lords of Lusignan
involvedIn Third Crusade
politics of the Latin East
language Latin
Old French
namedAfter Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
notableMember Amalric II of Jerusalem
Amalric, Prince of Tyre
Constantine II of Armenia
Guy of Lusignan
Henry I of Cyprus
Henry II of Jerusalem
Hugh I of Cyprus
Hugh II of Cyprus
Hugh III of Cyprus
Hugh IV of Cyprus
Isabella of Lusignan
James I of Cyprus
Janus of Cyprus
Leo II of Armenia
Peter I of Cyprus
Peter II of Cyprus
originatedIn Lusignan, Vienne
Poitou
politicalRole ruling family of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
ruling family of the Kingdom of Cyprus
ruling family of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
region Cilician Armenia
Eastern Mediterranean
Kingdom of Cyprus
Kingdom of Jerusalem
religion Roman Catholicism
roseToProminenceDuring Crusades
ruledFrom Famagusta
Nicosia
timePeriod Middle Ages

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Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Principality of Antioch rulingDynasty Lusignan dynasty
Limassol Castle controlledBy Lusignan dynasty
Kingdom of Jerusalem claimedBy House of Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
Count of Poitiers hasAssociatedDynasty House of Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
Lusignan dynasty namedAfter Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
Hugh X of Lusignan familyName Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
Hugh X of Lusignan nobleFamily House of Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
Alice of Lusignan nobleFamily House of Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
Aymer of Lusignan familyName Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
Aymer of Lusignan memberOf House of Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
Aymer of Lusignan associatedWith Lusignan family
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
Guy of Lusignan nobleFamily House of Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
Guy of Lusignan dynasty Lusignan dynasty
Kingdom of Cyprus lastRulingDynasty House of Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
Kingdom of Cyprus rulingDynasty House of Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
Hethumid dynasty successor Lusignan dynasty
Leo V of Armenia royalHouse Lusignan dynasty
Leo V of Armenia successor House of Lusignan as titular kings of Armenia
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
La Marche ruledBy House of Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
Countess of Angoulême linkedToDynasty House of Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
Guy of Lusignan memberOf House of Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
King of Cyprus (titular) dynasticOrigin House of Lusignan
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
Anglo-French War of 1242–1243 involves Lusignan family
linked to: Lusignan dynasty