Henry I of Cyprus

Henry I of Cyprus, called the Fat (1217–1253), succeeded his father Hugh I as king in 1218 as an infant. During his minority his mother Alice of Champagne was regent and the Ibelin lords held power.

Emperor Frederick II also claimed the right to govern Cyprus, leading to war with the Ibelins, whose 1232 victory at Agridi secured his throne; he came of age that year.

In 1246 he became regent of Jerusalem for King Conrad II. He joined Louis IX's Seventh Crusade in 1248 but soon returned to Cyprus, dying in 1253; his infant son Hugh II succeeded him.