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Aimery of Cyprus

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Aimery of Lusignan (Latin: Aimericus, Greek: Αμωρί, Amorí; before 1155 – 1 April 1205), erroneously referred to as Amalric (French: Amaury) in earlier scholarship, reigned as the first king of Cyprus from 1196 to his death in 1205. He also reigned as the king of Jerusalem as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Isabella I from 1197 to his death. He was a younger son of Hugh VIII of Lusignan, a nobleman in Poitou. After participating in a rebellion against Henry II of England in 1168, he went to the Holy Land and settled in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aimery of Cyprus is the 1,547th most popular politician (up from 3,358th in 2019), the 501st most popular biography from France (up from 1,063rd in 2019) and the 121st most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Aimery of Cyprus ranks 1,547 out of 19,576Before him are Alexios III Angelos, Shepseskare, Hu Yaobang, Cleopatra V of Egypt, Takeda Shingen, and Abaqa Khan. After him are Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, Francis II Rákóczi, Daoguang Emperor, Nigel Farage, Ilse Koch, and Rupert, King of Germany.

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Among people born in 1172, Aimery of Cyprus ranks 3Before him are Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, and Shota Rustaveli. After him are Isabella I of Jerusalem, Bohemond IV of Antioch, Louis I, Count of Blois, and Abraham of Smolensk. Among people deceased in 1205, Aimery of Cyprus ranks 3Before him are Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, and Enrico Dandolo. After him are Isabella I of Jerusalem, Jamukha, Peter Waldo, Constantine Laskaris, Ladislaus III of Hungary, Roman the Great, Jean Bodel, Louis I, Count of Blois, and Peire Vidal.

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In France

Among people born in France, Aimery of Cyprus ranks 501 out of 6,770Before him are Philippe Pinel (1745), Françoise Hardy (1944), Alfred Binet (1857), Jean-Martin Charcot (1825), Robert Campin (1375), and Philippe Noiret (1930). After him are Roger I of Sicily (1031), Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647), Louise Élisabeth of France (1727), Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France (1781), Adolphe Adam (1803), and Jacques Prévert (1900).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Aimery of Cyprus ranks 121Before him are Louis III of France (863), Lazare Carnot (1753), Albert Lebrun (1871), Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant (1852), Stephen, King of England (1095), and Childebert I (497). After him are Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France (1781), Carus (230), Christine Lagarde (1956), Camille Desmoulins (1760), Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan (1640), and Joan I of Navarre (1273).