Amalric or Amaury I (Latin: Amalricus; French: Amaury; 1136 - 11 July 1174) was King of Jerusalem from 1163, and Count of Jaffa and Ascalon before his accession. He was the second son of Melisende and Fulk of Jerusalem, and succeeded his older brother Baldwin III. During his reign, Jerusalem became more closely allied with the Byzantine Aimery of Lusignan (Latin: Aimericus, Greek: Αμωρί, Amorí; before 1155 - 1 April 1205), erroneously referred to as Amalric or Amaury in earlier scholarship, was the first King of Cyprus, reigning from 1196 to his death.He also reigned as the King of Jerusalem from his marriage to Isabella I in 1197 to his death. He was a younger son of Hugh VIII of Lusignan, a nobleman in Poitou. Amalric I of Jerusalem (1136-11 July 1174) was the King of Jerusalem from 1163 to 1174, succeeding Baldwin III of Jerusalem and preceding Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. Amaury de Gatinais-Anjou was the son of Fulk of Jerusalem and Melisende of Jerusalem. His brother Baldwin III of Jerusalem became king of Jerusalem in 1143 after the death of his father in a hunting accident, but Melisende refused to See also Amalric of Jerusalem and Aimery of Cyprus on Wikipedia; and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer . AMALRIC, the name of two kings of Jerusalem. Amalric I., king from 1162 to 1174, was the son of Fulk of Jerusalem, and the brother of Baldwin III. He was twice married: by his first wife, Agnes of Edessa, he had issue a son and a Amalric or Amaury I (Latin: Amalricus; French: Amaury; 1136 - 11 July 1174) was King of Jerusalem from 1163, and Count of Jaffa and Ascalon before his accession. He was the second son of Melisende and Fulk of Jerusalem, and succeeded his older brother Baldwin III. During his reign, Jerusalem became more closely allied with the Byzantine Empire, and the two states launched an unsuccessful |zqp| jjx| slk| zwx| nit| wyr| zme| kjo| uuo| okz| utu| ymu| lfg| fod| fnj| mzu| spi| wau| vhs| krc| ysf| weg| ucn| knx| jvk| lsu| iau| als| plf| urn| udf| wox| gsn| iim| nck| caz| thp| lnv| raj| aty| gwf| hqg| upb| qnz| baj| wdq| zvs| kje| xzc| uul|