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Hugh I of Cyprus

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Hugh I of Cyprus (died 1218) succeeded to the throne of Cyprus in 1205 upon the death of his father Amalric of Lusignan.

Hugh was married to his stepsister Alice of Champagne, daughter of Isabella of Jerusalem. The couple had three children:

  1. Maria, who married Walter of Brienne.
  2. Henry I, who became King of Cyprus upon his father's death in 1218, with his mother acting as regent.
  3. Isabella, who married Henry of Antioch, and who was the mother of Hugh III of Cyprus

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Preceded by:
Amalric I
King of Cyprus Succeeded by:
Henry I