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King Richard I of England sold it to Guy of Lusignan.
Cyprus in the Middle Ages (1192-1489)
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The Kingdom of Cyprus
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Our own shields!
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Peter I of Cyprus or Pierre I de Lusignan 1359 - 1369
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He was the second son of Hugh IV of Cyprus and Alice of Ibelin. The
Ibelins were an old, noble French family .
An amazing personality a brave medieval knight.
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• In 1353 he married Eleanor of Aragon-Gandia from Spain, as the daughter of Peter of Aragon.
A powerful and a famous, attractive woman who was related to the traditional song “Arodafnousa”.
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In 1359 Peter I,
ascended the throne of Cyprus.
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The Lusignan Kings were still crowned as Kings of Jerusalem in Famagusta .
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Peter was crowned as Titular King of Jerusalem in Saint
Nicholas Cathedral in Famagusta on 5 April 1360.
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He was ambitious to retake the lost Kingdom of Jerusalem and rescue the Holy Land, which
belonged to the Lusignan Kings.
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As an inventive man he had founded a new Order of Chivalry, the Knights of Sword to recover
Jerusalem.
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Many travelers
that visited the Holy
Land were hosted by
Cypriots and were given with honor the title of the Knights of Sword!
C’ est pour loïauté maintenir
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One of the first members-knights was the Mayor of Treviso, Andrea Zane
called El Squerzo. He became a knight on a ceremony that took place in St.
Mark’s BasilicaDecember 1362, Venice, Italy
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His strong desire to fight the Holly War was obvious on the coins. sw
ordsphereemblem
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Peter was on throne holding a
sword and a sphere
with the Jerusalem Emblem.
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This is the only picture we have which represents
Peter I, the King of Cyprus.
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Beside the coin, there was also the Jerusalem Kingdom Emblem.
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The Kingdom of Jerusalem
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Shields inspired from the
Kingdom of Jerusalem
OUR WORK!
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He travelled around Europe, organizing a big crusade to "liberate" the Holy Land and the Kingdom of Jerusalem which
belonged to him.
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His victories were well recognized. The beginning of his attacks was in Korikos, a
fortified harbour in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
The royal family of the Kingdom of Armenia, was relative with the royal family
in Cyprus.
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In July 1361, with a significant fleet of 120 ships, Peter attacked Asia Minor.
He returned as a trophy winner in Cyprus.
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Avignon, France, 1363
King John II of France promised him his warm co-
operation.
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We created shields inspired by medieval emblems
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Cracow, Poland, 1363
A meeting with the monarchs of Cyprus (Peter the First), Hungary (King Luis) and Poland (Casmir
the Great)in Krakow.
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Bronisław Abramowicz (1837–1912)Feast at Wierzynek’s
Gift of the artist
Lavish feast was organized in 1364 at the request of the Polish king gathered many European monarchs
including the King Of Cyprus Peter the Lusignan.
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London, 1364• The meeting of the kings of
England, Scotland, France,
Denmark and Cyprus was
entertained by Edward III in
London. It was arranged by
Sir Henry Picard, a
vintner and a former Lord
Mayor of London.
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The occasion (the toast of the five kings) was hosted by the “The Vintners Company”: at
their Hall.
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• The Cypriot beverage company KEO created a brandy, produced in Limassol, to
commemorate the occasion.
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Alexandria Crusade On 11th of October in 1365, he led a
mixed Cypriot and Western force of Crusaders
(on 70 ships) to Alexandria.Peter's army conquered and looted the
city.
European knights refused to follow him to attack Cairo, and he was obliged to return
to Cyprus.
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Everywhere he was
accepted with honors
and expensive presents.
However he did not
achieve to persuade
those monarchs to compete in a crusade in Middle East.
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• He was unable to complete
many plans because he
was killed by the hands of three of his own knights in his own bedroom.
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