Ruler · 1235 – 1284

Hugh III of Cyprus

Lived 1235 – 1284; monarch. King of Cyprus of Kingdom of Cyprus, 1261 – 1284; also in the line of Kingdom of Jerusalem.

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Lived: 1235 – 1284; 49 years
In office: 23 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

King of Cyprus

Kingdom of Cyprus · the 8th of 16 dated reigns · 1205 – 1489

4 before

John, Old Lord of Beirut1228 – 1232

Hugh II of Cyprus1253 – 1267

Plaisance of Antioch1254 – 1261

Hugh III of Cyprus1261 – 1284

Henry II of Cyprus1285 – 1324

Peter I of Cyprus1358 – 1369

Peter II of Cyprus1369 – 1382

5 after

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1261 – 1284 · 23 years · came to it aged 26

Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1284, the year they died

Also in the line of Kingdom of Jerusalem (18th of 21).

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