Officers of the Kingdom of Cyprus
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The Kingdom of Cyprus, as an offshoot of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, maintained many of the same offices, such as: seneschal, constable, marshal, admiral, Chamberlain, and chancellor.
The Officers of the Kingdom of Cyprus from its founding through the thirteenth century were:
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[edit] Seneschal
- Guy de Lusignan (c.1195), son of Amalric I of Cyprus
- Amaury de Rivet (1197-1210)
- Baldwin of Ibelin (1246-1267)
- Robert de Cresque (1269)
- Balian II of Ibelin (1286-1302)
[edit] Constable
- Amalric de Lusignan, before his reign
- John de Lusignan
- Baldwin de Bethsan (1195)
- Walter of Beirut (1210-1229), lord of Caesarea
- John of Ibelin (1227-1229), called the Old Man of Beirut
- Balian of Ibelin of Beirut, (1236-1239), son of prec.
- Guy of Ibelin (1247), brother of prec.
- John of Ibelin of Arsur (1256)
- Simon de Montolif (1284), either constable of Cyprus or Jerusalem
- Baldwin of Ibelin (1286)
- Guy of Lusignan (ca 1291)
- Philip of Ibelin (1302)
[edit] Marshal
- Hugh Martin (1194-1196)
- Renaud de Soissons (1210-1217)
- Adam de Gaures of Antioch
- John of Antioch (1247), son of prec.
- Anceau
- William de Canet (1269)
- Simon de Montolif (see above)
[edit] Admiral
[edit] Chamberlain
- Amaury de Bethsan (1218-1220)
- Geoffrey le Tor (1247)
- Philip de Cassie (1269)
- Walter of Antioch (1286)
[edit] Chancellor
- Peter, under Guy de Lusignan, bishop of Tripoli
- Alan (1195-1201), archdeacon of Lydda and archbishop of Nicosia
- Ralph (1217-1220), archdeacon of Nicosia
- Bonvassal d'Aude (1231-1248), canon of Nicosia
- Peter (1269-1288), bishop of Paphos
- Henry de Gibelet (1291-1330), archdeacon of Nicosia
[edit] References
- La Monte, John L. Feudal Monarchy in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem 1100 to 1291. Medieval Academy of America, 1932.
