Henry of Antioch
Henry of Antioch (* around 1210; † June 18 or 27, 1276 ) from the Ramnulfiden family was a son of Bohemond IV , Prince of Antioch and Plaisance of Gibelet .
He married in 1233 Isabella of Cyprus , daughter of Hugo I. King of Cyprus ( House of Lusignan ) and Alice de Champagne , and sister of Henry I of Cyprus .
Their son Hugo was named Hugo III. King of Cyprus and as Hugo I King of Jerusalem; They also had a daughter, Marguerite , who married Johann von Montfort in 1268 , Lord of Tire and Toron .
After the death of his nephew Hugo II , he changed his name to Heinrich von Lusignan after that of his wife . His descendants kept this change.
During a crossing to Tripoli , on a German ship, Heinrich drowned in the sea on June 18 or 27, 1276. His body was later, when in March 1284 in Tire also his son Hugo III. died, brought to Cyprus together with his body and buried with the hospitallers in Nicosia , presumably in the Cathedral of St. Sophia .
Web links
- Henri of Antioch at fmg.ac (English)
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| SURNAME | Henry of Antioch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heinrich of Lusignan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Antiochian prince, father of King Hugo III. of Cyprus |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1210 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1276 or June 27, 1276 |