Helvis of Lusignan (1190–1218)

Helvis of Lusignan (c. 1190 – c. 1218) was the daughter of Amalric II of Lusignan, king of Cyprus, and his wife Eschive d'Ibelin.

She was married twice. Firstly she was given in marriage to Eudes de Dampierre, a French knight, in about 1205. With Eudes she had children, including eldest son Richard de Dampierre. A little before 1210 she was kidnapped from her husband (or fled her husband) by the young Raymond-Roupen of Antioch, designated heir to the Armenian throne, and they had :

• Maria of Antioch-Armenia, lady of Toron (1215–1257), married Philippe de Montfort, lord of Castres, of Tyre and of Toron (died 1270)
• Eschive d'Antioche (who seems to have died young). Critical genealogists have concluded that she did not marry Hetoum, lord of Lampron (1220–1250), of the Hetoumid house, although a lot of older genealogical fantasies present that marriage.

Source

• This page is a translation of fr:Helvis de Lusignan.