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King Richard I of England sold it to Guy of Lusignan.
Cyprus in the Middle Ages
(1192-1489)
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The Kingdom of Cyprus
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Peter I of Cyprus or Pierre I de Lusignan
1359 - 1369
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He was the second son of Hugh IV of Cyprus and
Alice of Ibelin. The Ibelins were an old, noble French family .
An amazing personality, a brave medieval knight.
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• In 1353 he married Eleanor of Aragon-Gandia from Spain, as the daughter of Peter of Aragon.
A powerful and a famous, attractive woman who was related to the traditional song “Arodafnousa”.
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In 1359 Peter I, ascended the
throne of Cyprus.
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The Lusignan Kings were still crowned as Kings of Jerusalem in Famagusta .
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Peter was crowned as
Titular King of
Jerusalem in Saint
Nicholas Cathedral in
Famagusta on April 5th
1360.
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He was ambitious to retake the lost Kingdom of
Jerusalem and rescue the Holy Land, which belonged
to the Lusignan Kings.
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As an inventive man he had founded a new Order of Chivalry, the Knights of Sword to
recover Jerusalem.
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Many travelers that visited the
Holy Land were hosted by Cypriots and
were given with honor the title of the Knights
of Sword!
C’ est pour loïauté maintenir
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One of the first member-knights was the Mayor of Treviso,
Andrea Zane, also called El Squerzo. He became a knight on a
ceremony that took place in St. Mark’s Basilica
December 1362, Venice, Italy.
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His strong desire to fight the Holly War was obvious on the coins.
sword sphere
emblem
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Peter was on
throne holding a
sword and a
sphere with the
Jerusalem
Emblem.
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This is the only picture we have which represents Peter I, the King of Cyprus.
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Beside the coin, there was also the Jerusalem
Kingdom Emblem.
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The Kingdom of Jerusalem
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He travelled around Europe, organizing a big crusade to "liberate" the Holy Land and the Kingdom of Jerusalem which
belonged to him.
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His victories were well recognized. The beginning of his attacks was in Korikos, a
fortified harbour in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
The royal family of the Kingdom of Armenia, was relative with the royal family in Cyprus.
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In July 1361, with a significant fleet of 120 ships, Peter attacked Asia Minor. He
returned in Cyprus as a trophy winner.
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Avignon, France, 1363
King John II of France promised him his warm co-operation.
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We created shields inspired by medieval emblems
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Kracow, Poland, 1363
A meeting with the monarchs of Cyprus (Peter the
First), Hungary (King Luis) and Poland (Casmir the
Great)in Krakow.
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Bronisław Abramowicz (1837–1912)
Feast at Wierzynek’s
Gift of the artist
Lavish feast was organized in 1364 at the request of the Polish
king, gathered many European monarchs including the King Of
Cyprus Peter the Lusignan.
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London, 1364
• The meeting of the kings
of England, Scotland,
France, Denmark and
Cyprus was entertained by
Edward III in London. It
was arranged by Sir
Henry Picard, a vintner
and a former Lord Mayor
of London.
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The Banquet of the Five Kings
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The occasion (the toast of the five kings) was hosted by the “The Vintners Company”: at their Hall.
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• The Cypriot beverage company KEO created a brandy, produced in Limassol, to commemorate the
occasion.
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Alexandria Crusade On 11th of October in 1365, he led a mixed
Cypriot and Western force of Crusaders (on 70 ships) to Alexandria.
Peter's army conquered and looted the city.
European knights refused to follow him to attack Cairo, and he was obliged to return to
Cyprus.
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Everywhere he was
accepted with honors
and expensive
presents. However he
did not achieve to
persuade those
monarchs to compete
in a crusade in the
Middle East.
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• Peter I was unable to
complete many plans. He was killed by three of his own
knights in his bedroom.
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