Hugh IV of Cyprus

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Hugh IV (1293/1296 – 10 October 1359) was King of Cyprus from 31 March 1324 to his abdication on 24 November 1358, and nominally King of Jerusalem as Hugh II until his death. The son of Guy, constable of Cyprus (son of Hugh III of Cyprus), and Eschiva of Ibelin, Hugh succeeded his father as constable of Cyprus in 1318, and later succeeded to the throne of Cyprus on the death of his uncle Henry II, since Henry II had no sons. He was a member of the House of Poitiers-Lusignan. The Kingdom of Cyprus reached the peak of its power and prosperity during the reigns of Hugh IV and Peter I.

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