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Henry I of Cyprus

1217 - 1253

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Henry I (French: Henri; 3 May 1217 – 18 January 1253), called the Fat, was the king of Cyprus from 1218 until his death. Noted for his corpulence, Henry was a pliant king who relied heavily on his kin from the powerful Ibelin family. Henry was the son of King Hugh I, whom he succeeded as an infant. His mother, Alice of Champagne, held the regency during his minority, but power was wielded by her uncles Philip and John of Ibelin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry I of Cyprus is the 6,640th most popular politician (down from 6,110th in 2024), the 19th most popular biography from Cyprus (down from 12th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Cypriot Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henry I of Cyprus ranks 6,640 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, Bechara El Khoury, Jerzy Buzek, Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia, Bolesław IV the Curly, and Philip I Philadelphus. After him are Andronikos Komnenos, Semenkare Nebnuni, Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Tokugawa Ieharu, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, and Lollia Paulina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1217, Henry I of Cyprus ranks 5. Before him are Hulagu Khan, Baldwin II, Latin Emperor, Henry V, Count of Luxembourg, and George Akropolites. After him are John I, Duke of Brittany, Henry of Ghent, and Bolesław II the Horned. Among people deceased in 1253, Henry I of Cyprus ranks 10. Before him are Theobald I of Navarre, Violant of Hungary, Otto II, Duke of Bavaria, Theodore Komnenos Doukas, Robert Grosseteste, and Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy. After him are Vykintas, Agnes of Assisi, Boniface II, Marquis of Montferrat, Richard of Chichester, and Marino Morosini.

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In Cyprus

Among people born in Cyprus, Henry I of Cyprus ranks 19 out of 77. Before him are Peter I of Cyprus (1328), Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155), Alparslan Türkeş (1917), Christopher A. Pissarides (1948), Glafcos Clerides (1919), and Nikos Christodoulides (1973). After him are John II of Cyprus (1418), Anne of Cyprus (1418), James II of Cyprus (1438), Spyros Kyprianou (1932), Peter II of Cyprus (1354), and Amalric, Lord of Tyre (1272).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cyprus

Among politicians born in Cyprus, Henry I of Cyprus ranks 13. Before him are John II of Jerusalem (1260), Peter I of Cyprus (1328), Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155), Alparslan Türkeş (1917), Glafcos Clerides (1919), and Nikos Christodoulides (1973). After him are John II of Cyprus (1418), Anne of Cyprus (1418), James II of Cyprus (1438), Spyros Kyprianou (1932), Peter II of Cyprus (1354), and Ersin Tatar (1960).

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