Peter I of Cyprus

Peter I (1328–1369) was king of Cyprus and spent his reign trying to raise a crusade for Jerusalem. The son of Hugh IV and Alice of Ibelin, he was made titular count of Tripoli in 1346 and, after his elder brother Guy died, was crowned in 1358 in his father’s lifetime.

He was crowned titular king of Jerusalem in 1360 and in 1361 took Attaleia from the Turks. In 1363 he went to Avignon and persuaded the leaders of a new crusade to aim at Alexandria. His fleet of 165 ships took the city in 1365 and plundered it for a week before withdrawing.

His quarrels with the nobles ended on 17 January 1369, when three knights killed him at Nicosia. His son Peter II succeeded him.