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Coronation of Henry II as King of Jerusalem and the Fall of Acre

Type Event Region Cyprus Time 1286–1291

Henry II succeeded his brother John I as King of Cyprus in 1285 and was crowned King of Jerusalem at Tyre in 1286;…

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  1. 1285–1286Nicosia · CyprusAfter his brother John I died in 1285, Henry II succeeded as King of Cyprus; having recovered Acre from Angevin forces, he was crowned King of Jerusalem by the archbishop at Tyre on August 15, 1286, continuing the claim held since his father Hugh III.
  2. 1291Cyprus · CyprusIn April–May 1291, Henry II, as King of Jerusalem, assembled a fleet to relieve Acre under Mamluk siege, but the city fell on May 18 and Henry withdrew with the survivors to Cyprus; the Kingdom of Jerusalem as an entity ended, and the royal title thereafter survived only in name.

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