Guy I King Jerusalem 1150-1194

Paternal Family Tree: Lusignan

Around 1150 Guy I King Jerusalem was born to Hugh VIII of Lusignan [aged 42] and Bourgogne Dame de Fontenay Taillebourg Countess Lusignan at Lusignan.

On 27th March 1168 Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 46] and her party were ambushed by brothers Guy I King Jerusalem [aged 18] and Geoffrey Lusignan [aged 18].

Patrick of Salisbury 1st Earl Salisbury [aged 46] was killed. He was buried at the Church of St Hilary, Poitiers. His son William [aged 18] succeeded 2nd Earl Salisbury.

William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 22] held off the enemy, was wounded and captured whilst Eleanor escaped. Eleanor subsequently paid his ransom.

Around 1170 [his father] Hugh VIII of Lusignan [aged 62] died. His grandson Hugh [aged 7] succeeded IX Seigneur of Lusignan.

In August 1186 Guy I King Jerusalem [aged 36] was appointed I King Jerusalem.

In August 1186 [his brother-in-law] Baldwin IV King Jerusalem [aged 25] died at Jerusalem [Map]. He was buried in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre [Map]. His nephew [his step-son] Baldwin [aged 9] succeeded V King Jerusalem.

In August 1186 [his step-son] Baldwin V King Jerusalem [aged 9] died. His mother [his wife] Sibylla [aged 26] succeeded Queen Jerusalem.

In August 1186 Guy I King Jerusalem [aged 36] and Sibylla Anjou Queen Jerusalem [aged 26] were married. She the daughter of Almaric I King Jerusalem and Agnes Courtenay Queen Jerusalem.

In 1190 [his wife] Sibylla Anjou Queen Jerusalem [aged 30] died. Her half sister [his sister-in-law] Isabella [aged 18] succeeded Queen Jerusalem.

In 1190 Conrad of Montferrat King of Jerusalem [aged 44] and [his sister-in-law] Isabella Anjou Queen Jerusalem [aged 18] were married; see Chronicum Anglicanum by Ralph Coggeshall. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Almaric I King Jerusalem and Maria Komnenos Queen Jerusalem [aged 36].

On 6th May 1191 King Richard "Lionheart" I of England [aged 33] arrived in Limassol [Map] where he met with Guy I King Jerusalem [aged 41].

On 18th July 1194 Guy I King Jerusalem [aged 44] died at Nicosia. His brother Almaric [aged 49] succeeded II King Jerusalem.

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[his father] Hugh VIII of Lusignan and [his mother] Bourgogne Dame de Fontenay Taillebourg Countess Lusignan were married. She by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan. He the son of [his grandfather] Hugh "Brown" VII of Lusignan II Count of La Marche and [his grandmother] Saracine Lezay Countess Lusignan and La Marche.

In or before 1177 William Montferrat and Sibylla Anjou Queen Jerusalem were married. She the daughter of Almaric I King Jerusalem and Agnes Courtenay Queen Jerusalem.

Ancestors of Guy I King Jerusalem 1150-1194

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh "Fair and Pious" Lusignan

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh "Devil" VI of Lusignan I Count of La Marche

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernard La Marche Count La Marche

Great x 2 Grandmother: Almodis La Marche Margrave Provence

Grandfather: Hugh "Brown" VII of Lusignan II Count of La Marche

Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Thouars

Great x 2 Grandfather: Aimery Thouars

Great x 1 Grandmother: Hildegarde Thouars Countess Lusignan and La Marche

Great x 2 Grandmother: Aremgarde Mauleon

father: Hugh VIII of Lusignan

Grandmother: Saracine Lezay Countess Lusignan and La Marche

Guy I King Jerusalem

Grandfather: Geoffroy de Rancon Taillebourg

mother: Bourgogne Dame de Fontenay Taillebourg Countess Lusignan