Janus of Cyprus

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Janus of Cyprus (Genoa, 1375– June 29, 1432, Nicosia) ruled Cyprus from 1398 to 1432. He succeeded to the throne upon the death of his father James I.

Following the Battle of Chirokitia (July 7, 1426) against the Mamluks, King Janus was captured by the Egyptian forces of Al-Ashraf Sayf-ad-Din Barsbay, Sultan of the Burji dynasty. After ten months of captivity, he was ransomed. During his captivity his brother Hugh of Lusignan, Archbishop of Nicosia, took charge of Cyprus.

In 1400, he married Angelesia Visconti, but the marriage was annulled c. 1408. In 1411, he married Charlotte of Bourbon-La Marche, daughter of John I, Count of La Marche, at Nicosia, and they had four children:

• John II of Cyprus (1418–1458)
• Anne of Lusignan (c. September 24, 1419 – November 11, 1462, Geneva), married at Chambery on November 1, 1433 Louis of Savoy
• James of Lusignan (d. c. 1426)
• Marie of Lusignan (d. aft. April 29, 1437)

Preceded by James I	King of Cyprus 1398–1432	Succeeded by John II
	Titular King of Jerusalem 1398–1432
	King of Armenia 1398–1432