{"slug": "henry-i-of-cyprus", "label": "Henry I of Cyprus", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_of_Cyprus", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q506087", "qid": "Q506087", "description": "King of Cyprus, 1218-1253", "entries": 9, "years": 9, "span": [1217, 1253], "span_label": ["1217 CE", "1253 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "kingdom-of-cyprus", "label": "Kingdom of Cyprus", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-jerusalem", "label": "Kingdom of Jerusalem", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "tyre-lebanon", "label": "Tyre, Lebanon", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-italy-holy-roman-empire", "label": "Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "campania", "label": "Campania", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "brindisi", "label": "Brindisi", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "john-of-brienne", "label": "John of Brienne", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "republic-of-genoa", "label": "Republic of Genoa", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "frederick-ii-holy-roman-emperor", "label": "Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "egypt-in-the-middle-ages", "label": "Egypt in the Middle Ages", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "acre-israel", "label": "Acre, Israel", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "louis-ix-of-france", "label": "Louis IX of France", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1217, "year_label": "1217 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "May 3", "text": "May 3 – Henry I (the Fat), king of Cyprus (d. 1253)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367488093#Births", "title": "1217", "revid": 1367488093, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1225, "year_label": "1225 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The 8-year-old Henry I (the Fat) is crowned as king of Cyprus in the Cathedral of Saint Sophia at Nicosia. His uncle Philip of Ibelin orders the coronation, so that when Henry comes of age at fifteen a regency could not be prolonged on the ground that he is not yet crowned.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1333322984#Levant", "title": "1225", "revid": 1333322984, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1229, "year_label": "1229 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May", "text": "May – Frederick II arrives at Cyprus, where he attends the wedding proxy of the 12-year-old King Henry I (the Fat) to Alice of Montferrat – whose father is one of his staunch supporters in Italy. On June 10, Frederick lands at Brindisi, where the papal army under his father-in-law John of Brienne has invaded the Italian territories in Campania (→ War of the Keys).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367488290#Sixth_Crusade", "title": "1229", "revid": 1367488290, "section": "Events › By place › Sixth Crusade"}}, {"year": 1232, "year_label": "1232 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 15", "text": "June 15 – Battle of Agridi: The Cypriot army under King Henry I (\"the Fat\") defeats the Lombard forces of Emperor Frederick II. After the battle, John of Beirut (supported by funds from Henry), hires 13 Genoese war-galleys to aid in the siege of Kyrenia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367489153#Europe", "title": "1232", "revid": 1367489153, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1233, "year_label": "1233 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "War of the Lombards: Lombard forces at Kyrenia surrender to John of Beirut, after a 10-month siege. The defenders, with their personal belongings, are allowed to retire to Tyre. Captured prisoners are exchanged for those held by Richard Filangieri, commander of the Lombards, at Tyre. Cyprus is wholly restored under the rule of the 16-year-old King Henry I (\"the Fat\"). His vassals are rewarded, and loans that they have made are repaid.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367489040#Europe", "title": "1233", "revid": 1367489040, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1246, "year_label": "1246 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Alice of Champagne, queen and regent of Jerusalem, dies after a 3-year reign. She is succeeded by her son, Henry I of Cyprus (the Fat), who appoints Balian III of Beirut as his bailli and confirms Philip of Montfort in the possession of Tyre.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356775338#Levant", "title": "1246", "revid": 1356775338, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1247, "year_label": "1247 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Summer – King Henry I (\"the Fat\") sends a Cypriot squadron of 8 galleys with 100 knights led by Baldwin of Ibelin, to Acre. With the support of the Italian colonists, they fitted out 7 more galleys and some 50 lighter ships, to relieve the siege at Ascalon – which is now blockaded by the Egyptian fleet.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362480331#Levant", "title": "1247", "revid": 1362480331, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1248, "year_label": "1248 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 17", "text": "September 17 – Louis IX arrives at Limassol on the island of Cyprus. He gathers his forces and is well received by King Henry I of Cyprus (\"the Fat\"). The Crusaders are supplemented by nobles from Acre, including Grand Masters Jean de Ronay and Guillaume de Sonnac. Louis prepares a plan of campaign, with Egypt as the prime objective.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1305121866#Seventh_Crusade", "title": "1248", "revid": 1305121866, "section": "Events › By place › Seventh Crusade"}}, {"year": 1253, "year_label": "1253 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 18", "text": "January 18 – King Henry I of Cyprus (\"the Fat\") dies and is succeeded by his son Hugh II, who is only a few months old. His mother, Queen Plaisance of Antioch, claims the regency of Cyprus and the titular regency of Jerusalem. The High Court of Cyprus confirms her position, but the barons of Outremer require her attendance in person before they will recognize her. John of Ibelin, count of Jaffa, remains as bailli, and Plaisance contemplates marrying John's youthful son Balian. Meanwhile, King Louis IX of France (\"the Saint\"), still staying at Acre, continues to administer the government.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362664638#Europe", "title": "1253", "revid": 1362664638, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}]}