Janus of Cyprus
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Janus of Cyprus (1375-1432) ruled Cyprus from 1398 to 1432. He succeeded to the throne upon the death of his father James I.
Following the battle of Chirokitia (July 7, 1426) against the Mamelukes, King Janus was captured by the Egyptian forces of Al-Ashraf Sayf-ad-Din Barsbay, Sultan of the Burji dynasty. After ten months of captivity, he was ransomed. During his captivity his brother Hugh de Lusignan, Archbishop of Nicosia, took charge of Cyprus.
Upon Janus's death, his son John succeeded to the throne. His daughter Anne of Lusignan was married to Louis of Savoy and had six children.