The

Kingdom of Cyprus The Kingdom of Cyprus (french: Royaume de Chypre, la, Regnum Cypri) was a state that existed between 1192 and 1489. It was ruled by the French House of Lusignan. It comprised not only the island of Cyprus, but it also had a foothold on the Ana ...

, as an offshoot of the

Kingdom of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Jerusalem ( la, Regnum Hierosolymitanum; fro, Roiaume de Jherusalem), officially known as the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem or the Frankish Kingdom of Palestine,Example (title of works): was a Crusader state that was establish ...

, maintained many of the same offices, such as:

seneschal The word ''seneschal'' () can have several different meanings, all of which reflect certain types of supervising or administering in a historic context. Most commonly, a seneschal was a senior position filled by a court appointment within a royal, ...

constable A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police. Other peop ...

, marshal, admiral, Chamberlain, and

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. The Officers of the Kingdom of Cyprus from its founding were:

Seneschal

* Guy de Lusignan (c. 1195), son of Amalric I of Cyprus * Aimery de Rivet (1197–1210) * Baldwin of Ibelin (1246–1267) * Robert de Cresque (1269) *

Balian of Ibelin Balian or Balyan may refer to: People *Balian of Ibelin (disambiguation) Balian of Ibelin is a name shared by several members of a noble family from the crusader kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus. The most famous was the second lord of Ibelin by tha ...

(1286–1302) * Philip of Ibelin (1302–1318), brother of prec. * Guy of Ibelin (1318–after 1334?), son of prec. * James of Lusignan (1369)

Constable

* Amalric of Lusignan (before 1194) *John of Lusignan *Baldwin of Bethsan (c. 1195) *Guy of Beirut * Walter of Beirut (c. 1206),

lord of Caesarea The Crusader state of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, created in 1099, was divided into a number of smaller seigneuries. According to the 13th-century jurist John of Ibelin, the four highest crown vassals (referred to as barons) in the kingdom prop ...

* John of Ibelin (c. 1227-1229), called ''the Old Lord of Beirut'' * John of Ibelin (c. 1247), son of prec. * Guy of Ibelin (c. 1250), brother of prec. * Baldwin of Ibelin, son of prec. *

, (c. 1276), son of John of Arsuf *

John of Lusignan John of Lusignan (French: ''Jean de Lusignan''; c. 1329 or 1329/1330 – 1375) was a regent of the Kingdom of Cyprus and titular Prince of Antioch. He was son of King Hugh IV of Cyprus and his second wife Alix of Ibelin. He was a member of the ...

(before 1284) *

Guy of Lusignan Guy of Lusignan (c. 1150 – 18 July 1194) was a French Poitevin knight, son of Hugh VIII of Lusignan and as such born of the House of Lusignan. He was king of Jerusalem from 1186 to 1192 by right of marriage to Sibylla of Jerusalem, and Kin ...

(c. 1291) son of Hugh III * Philip of Ibelin (c. 1302), son of

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, seneschal of Cyprus * Aimery of Lusignan (c. 1303) brother of Guy. * Hugh of Lusignan (c. 1318), son of Guy *Honfroy of Montfort (c. before 1326) *Guy of Lusignan, (c. 1336–1338), son of Hugh IV *

Peter of Lusignan Peter of Lusignan (French: ''Pierre de Lusignan''); died 10 February 1451) was a regent of the Kingdom of Cyprus and titular Count of Tripoli. He was son of James of Lusignan (died 1395/1397), Titular Count of Tripoli, married in 1385 to his cous ...

(c. soon after 1343, assumed), son of Hugh IV * James of Lusignan (c. after 1369), son of Hugh IV *Philip of Lusignan, son of prec. *Guy of Lusignan, brother of prec.

Marshal

*Hugh Martin (1194–1196) *Renaud de Soissons (1210–1217) *Adam de Gaures of Antioch *John of Antioch (1247), son of prec. *Anceau *William de Canet (1269) *Simon de Montolif *Thomas de Montolif (1328) *Daniël van de Merwede (1361)

Admiral

*Johann of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (died 11 June 1414) *Garceran Suárez de los Cernadilla (1432–after 1458)

Chamberlain

*Amaury de Bethsan (1218–1220) *Geoffrey le Tor (1247) *Philip de Cassie (1269) *Walter of Antioch (1286)

Chancellor

Peter of Angoulême Peter of Angoulême (died July 1208), also called Peter of Lydda, was a French prelate who served successively as the chancellor of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, bishop of Tripoli The Latin Diocese of Tripoli was established in 1104 in the aftermath of ...

, under Guy de Lusignan *Alan (1195–1201),

archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that of m ...

of Lydda and

archbishop of Nicosia The Latin Catholic archdiocese of Nicosia was created during the Crusades (1095-1487) in Cyprus; later becoming titular. According to the ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' 31 Latin archbishops served beginning in 1196, shortly after the conquest of Cyprus ...

*Ralph (1217–1220), archdeacon of Nicosia *Bonvassal d'Aude (1231–1248), canon of Nicosia *Peter (1269–1288), bishop of

Paphos Paphos ( el, Πάφος ; tr, Baf) is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos, today known as Kouklia, and New Paphos. The current city of ...

* Henry de Gibelet (1291–1330), archdeacon of Nicosia

Butler

The office of butler was created in 1328.

References

*Edbury, Peter W. ''The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades, 1191–1374''.

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, 1993. *La Monte, John L
''Feudal Monarchy in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem 1100 to 1291''

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, 1932. Cf. pp. 252–60. {{DEFAULTSORT:Officers Of The Kingdom Of Cyprus Kingdom of Cyprus Cyprus history-related lists Lists of office-holders in Cyprus