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Guy of Lusignan

Type Figure Region Kingdom of Jerusalem Time c. 1150–1194 Also known as Guy de Lusignan、King Guy of Jerusalem

Guy of Lusignan (c. 1150–1194), a French nobleman from Poitou, became King of Jerusalem (1186–1192) by marrying Sibylla.…

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  1. c. 1150–1180Poitou · PoitouGuy came from the Lusignan family of the Poitou region in southwestern France, the fourth son, with no notable lands in his early years, later following his brother Aimery and others to seek their fortunes in the Levant.
  2. 1180–1186Jerusalem · Kingdom of JerusalemIn 1180 Guy married Sibylla, sister of Baldwin IV, thereby entering the inner circle of the Jerusalem court. After the death of Baldwin V in 1186, he was crowned king through the court's factional struggles.
  3. 1187–1188Hattin · HattinIn July 1187 Guy personally led the main crusader force to be annihilated by Saladin at Hattin and was captured; Jerusalem and other cities subsequently fell one after another, and the kingdom lost almost all its territory.
  4. 1189–1192Acre · AcreAfter being released by Saladin, Guy and Sibylla presided over the siege of Acre. After Richard I, Philip II, and others arrived in 1191, he gradually lost influence amid the succession dispute, and lost his claim to the throne after Sibylla's death in 1192.
  5. 1192–1194Nicosia · CyprusAfter losing the Jerusalem throne, Guy accepted Richard I's arrangement to take control of Cyprus, but died in 1194, whether from illness or poisoning; his brother Aimery subsequently formally established the Lusignan dynasty there.

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