Officers of the Kingdom of Cyprus
Encyclopedia
The Kingdom of Cyprus
, as an offshoot of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
, maintained many of the same offices, such as: seneschal
, constable
, marshal
, admiral
, Chamberlain
, and chancellor
.
The Officers of the Kingdom of Cyprus from its founding through the 13th century were:
Kingdom of Cyprus
The Kingdom of Cyprus was a Crusader kingdom on the island of Cyprus in the high and late Middle Ages, between 1192 and 1489. It was ruled by the French House of Lusignan.-History:...
, as an offshoot of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Catholic kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 after the First Crusade. The kingdom lasted nearly two hundred years, from 1099 until 1291 when the last remaining possession, Acre, was destroyed by the Mamluks, but its history is divided into two distinct periods....
, maintained many of the same offices, such as: seneschal
Seneschal
A seneschal was an officer in the houses of important nobles in the Middle Ages. In the French administrative system of the Middle Ages, the sénéchal was also a royal officer in charge of justice and control of the administration in southern provinces, equivalent to the northern French bailli...
, constable
Constable
A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
, marshal
Marshal
Marshal , is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. The word is an ancient loan word from Old French, cf...
, admiral
Admiral
Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
, Chamberlain
Chamberlain (office)
A chamberlain is an officer in charge of managing a household. In many countries there are ceremonial posts associated with the household of the sovereign....
, and chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
.
The Officers of the Kingdom of Cyprus from its founding through the 13th century were:
Seneschal
- Guy de Lusignan (c.1195), son of Amalric I of Cyprus
- Amaury de Rivet (1197–1210)
- Baldwin of IbelinBaldwin of Ibelin, Seneschal of CyprusBaldwin of Ibelin was the fourth of five sons of John I of Beirut and his second wife Melisende of Arsuf.He commanded the third battaile at the Battle of Agridi in 1232. In 1246, he was appointed Seneschal of Cyprus and was taken captive at the Battle of Mansurah in 1250.Baldwin married Alix,...
(1246–1267) - Robert de Cresque (1269)
- Balian of IbelinBalian of Ibelin (1240-1302)Balian of Ibelin , seneschal of Cyprus, was son of Guy of Ibelin, constable of Cyprus, and Philippa Berlais.He married Alice de Lampron, granddaughter of Stéphanie de Barbaron and Raymond-Roupen d'Antioche, and they had:...
(1286–1302) - Philip of Ibelin (1302–1318), brother of prec.
- Guy of Ibelin (1318), son of prec.
Constable
- Amalric of Lusignan (before 1194)
- John of Lusignan
- Baldwin of Bethsan (c. 1195)
- Guy of Beirut
- Walter of Beirut (c. 1206), lord of CaesareaVassals of the Kingdom of JerusalemThe Crusader state of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, created in 1099, was divided into a number of smaller seigneuries.-Introduction:According to the 13th century jurist John of Ibelin the four highest barons in the kingdom proper were:* the Count of Jaffa and Ascalon...
- John of IbelinJohn of Ibelin, the Old Lord of BeirutJohn of Ibelin , called the Old Lord of Beirut, was a powerful crusader noble in the 13th century, one of the best known representatives of the influential Ibelin family...
(c. 1227-1229), called the Old Lord of Beirut - John of IbelinJohn of ArsufJohn of Ibelin was the Lord of Arsuf from 1236 and Constable of Jerusalem from 1251. He was a younger son of John I of Beirut. His elder brother, Balian, inherited Beirut. He served as regent of Jerusalem on two occasions: 1253-1254 for Conrad II and 1256-1258 for Conrad III...
(c. 1247), son of prec. - Guy of IbelinGuy of Ibelin, constable of CyprusGuy of Ibelin was marshal and constable of the kingdom of Cyprus. He was the fifth son of John of Ibelin, the Old Lord of Beirut, and of Melisende of Arsuf...
(c. 1250), brother of prec. - Baldwin of Ibelin, son of prec.
- Balian of IbelinBalian of ArsufBalian of Ibelin was the Lord of Arsuf from 1258 until the early 1260s , when he sold it to the Knights Hospitaller. He was the son and successor of John of Arsuf, Constable of Jerusalem...
, (c. 1276), son of the Old Lord John - John of LusignanJohn II of JerusalemJohn II of Jerusalem was the eldest son of Hugh III of Cyprus and Isabella of Ibelin. He succeeded his father as King of Cyprus on March 24 and was crowned at Santa Sophia, Nicosia on May 11, 1284. His succession as King of Jerusalem was opposed by Charles of Anjou, who had also disrupted his...
(before 1284) - Guy of Lusignan (c. 1291) son of Hugh III
- Philip Ibelin (c. 1302), son of Baldwin
- Aimery of Lusignan (c. 1303) brother of Guy.
- Hugh of LusignanHugh IV of CyprusHugh IV of Cyprus was King of Cyprus from 31 March 1324 to his abdication, on 24 November 1358 and, nominally, King of Jerusalem, as Hugh II, until his death...
(c. 1318), son of Guy - Honfroy of Montfort (c. before 1326)
- Guy of Lusignan, (c. 1336–1338), son of Hugh IV
- Peter of LusignanPeter I of CyprusPeter I of Cyprus or Pierre I de Lusignan was King of Cyprus, and Titular King of Jerusalem from his father's abdication on 24 November 1358 until his own death in 1369. He was also Latin King of Armenia from either 1361 or 1368...
(c. soon after 1343, assumed), son of Hugh IV - James of LusignanJames I of CyprusJames I of Cyprus was Regent of Cyprus for his infant nephew Peter from 1369. When Peter died in 1382, James became King of Cyprus that year...
(c. after 1369), son of Hugh IV - Philip of Lusignan, son of prec.
- Guy of Lusignan, brother of prec.
Marshal
- Hugh Martin (1194–1196)
- Renaud de Soissons (1210–1217)
- Adam de Gaures of Antioch
- John of Antioch (1247), son of prec.
- Anceau
- William de Canet (1269)
- Simon de Montolif (see above)
- Daniël van de Merwede (1361)
Chamberlain
- Amaury de Bethsan (1218–1220)
- Geoffrey le Tor (1247)
- Philip de Cassie (1269)
- Walter of Antioch (1286)
Chancellor
- Peter, under Guy de Lusignan, bishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
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and archbishop of Nicosia - Ralph (1217–1220), archdeacon of Nicosia
- Bonvassal d'Aude (1231–1248), canonCanon (priest)A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
of Nicosia - Peter (1269–1288), bishop of PaphosPaphosPaphos , sometimes referred to as Pafos, is a coastal city in the southwest of Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos and New Paphos. The currently inhabited city is New Paphos. It lies on the Mediterranean coast, about west of the...
- Henry de Gibelet (1291–1330), archdeacon of Nicosia