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Peter of Lusignan

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Peter of Lusignan (French: Pierre de Lusignan); died 10 February 1451) was a regent of the Kingdom of Cyprus and titular Count of Tripoli. He was son of James of Lusignan (died 1395/1397), Titular Count of Tripoli, married in 1385 to his cousin Mary, ditte Mariette, (wrongly called Margaret) of Lusignan (c. 1360 – c. 1397), once engaged to Carlo Visconti, daughter of his uncle Peter I of Lusignan and second wife Eleanor of Aragon, and paternal grandson of John of Lusignan and his second wife Alice of Ibelin. He was a member of the House of Lusignan.

Life

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Besides being Regent of Cyprus and titular Count of Tripoli, he was also titular Constable and titular Seneschal of Jerusalem.

Marriage and issue

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He married c. 1415 his cousin Isabella of Lusignan, Princess of Cyprus, daughter of James I of Lusignan, King of Cyprus, and wife Helvis or Helisia of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, without issue.

He had one illegitimate son:

Sources

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  • Meyer Setton, Kenneth (1976). The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571: The thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. American Philosophical Society. ISBN 9780871691149.