Peter II of Cyprus

Peter II
King of Cyprus
Reign17 January 1369 – 13 October 1382
PredecessorPeter I
SuccessorJames I
Bornca. 1354 or 1357
Cyprus
Died13 October 1382 (aged 25-28)
Nicosia, Cyprus
Spouse
(m. 1376)
HousePoitiers-Lusignan
FatherPeter I of Cyprus
MotherEleanor of Aragon

Peter II (1354 or 1357 – 13 October 1382), called the Fat (French: Pierre le Gros), was the eleventh King of Cyprus of the House of Lusignan from 17 January 1369 until his death. [1] He was the son of Peter I of Cyprus and Eleanor of Aragon. He succeeded to the throne while he was still under age, following the assassination of his father in 1369. He was also titular Count of Tripoli and King of Jerusalem.

  1. ^ Peter W. Edbury: The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades 1191–1374. Cambridge University Press, 1994, ISBN 0521458374

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