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Guy of Lusignan
King of Jerusalem (r. 1186–1192), captured by Saladin at Hattin and later lord of Cyprus
Where they went
2 related events
- 1
At Hattin in Galilee Saladin destroyed the main army of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and captured King Guy of Lusignan.
- 2
After a siege of nearly two years Acre surrendered once Richard I and Philip II arrived; it then became the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
People who appear alongside
- Saladin1137 – 1193
Sultan and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty who united Egypt and Syria, won at Hattin in 1187 and retook Jerusalem
- Richard I of England1157 – 1199
King of England (r. 1189–1199), “the Lionheart”, who retook Acre in the Third Crusade and made the Treaty of Jaffa with Saladin
- Philip II of France1165 – 1223
King of France (r. 1180–1223), “Augustus”, who went on the Third Crusade, left after Acre fell and seized England’s French lands
Themes this person appears in
- The Crusades1095 – 1291
From the Council of Clermont to the fall of Acre — two centuries of war between Latin Europe and the Islamic world over the Holy Land