Guy of Lusignan

Guy of Lusignan was a French nobleman who ruled as king of Jerusalem from 1186 to 1192 and became the first king of Cyprus in 1192.

Sibylla of Jerusalem: Queen of Jerusalem from 1186 until her death in 1190 and Guy of Lusignan’s wife. Her marriage to Guy helped him claim Jerusalem’s crown.
Battle of Hattin: A 1187 battle in which Saladin’s forces defeated and captured the main army of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Guy’s defeat and capture there destroyed his ability to defend the kingdom.
Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Crusader state established in the Levant after the First Crusade, lasting from 1099 until 1291. Its succession crisis made Guy’s brief kingship possible.
Kingdom of Cyprus: A medieval kingdom on Cyprus founded by the Lusignan dynasty and lasting until 1489. Guy became its first king after his claim to Jerusalem weakened.
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem: King of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1185, remembered for ruling while suffering from leprosy. His succession arrangements set the stage for Guy’s contested accession.
Siege of Jerusalem (1187): The Ayyubid siege that led to Jerusalem’s surrender to Saladin in October 1187. The siege followed Guy’s defeat and ended Crusader rule in Jerusalem.
House of Lusignan: A medieval noble dynasty originating in western France that later ruled Cyprus and other territories. Guy’s family background connected his Jerusalem reign to his later Cypriot crown.
Conquest of Cyprus by Richard I: Richard I’s 1191 seizure of Cyprus from Isaac Komnenos during the Third Crusade. The conquest created the kingdom that Guy later ruled.
Raymond III of Tripoli: A powerful Crusader noble who served as regent of Jerusalem and often opposed Guy’s faction. His rivalry with Guy divided the kingdom before the Battle of Hattin.
Siege of Acre (1189–1191): A prolonged Crusader siege that recaptured the port of Acre from Ayyubid forces. Guy led the besieging Crusader forces, though the city’s capture did not restore his kingship.

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Siege of Acre (1189–1191)Related: He began the siege in 1189 while seeking to recover his kingdom’s lost territory.