Henry II of Jerusalem

Henry II
coat-of-arms of Lusignan of Cyprus and Jerusalem
King of Jerusalem (as Henry II)
Reign	1285–1324 (after 1291 titular)
Predecessor	John II
King of Cyprus (as Henry II)
Reign	1285–1324
Predecessor	John I
Successor	Hugh IV
Born	1270
Died	1324
Spouse	Constance of Sicily
House	House of Lusignan
Father	Hugh III of Cyprus
Mother	Isabella d' Ibelin

Henry II (June 1270 – 31 August 1324) was the last ruling and full titular King of Jerusalem (after the fall of Acre on 28 May 1291, this title became empty) and also ruled as King of Cyprus. He was a Lusignan dynast.

He was the second surviving son of Hugh III and succeeded his brother John I on 20 May 1285; there was some suspicion that Henry had been involved in poisoning John. He was crowned at Santa Sophia, Nicosia, 24 June 1285. Charles of Anjou, who contested John's claim to the throne, had died in 1285, allowing Henry to recover Acre from the Angevins. With a fleet Henry attacked Acre, defended by Charles' lieutenant Hugh Pelerin, and the city was captured on 29 July. Henry had himself crowned King of Jerusalem there on 15 August 1286, but returned to Cyprus and appointed his uncle Philip of Ibelin as Bailiff in his absence. By this time Acre was one of the few coastal cities remaining in the remnant of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. During his reign the Mameluks captured Tyre, Beirut, and the rest of the cities, and destroyed the similarly weakened County of Tripoli in 1289. The final siege of Acre began on 5 April 1291 with Henry present in the city. He escaped to Cyprus with most of his nobles, and the city fell to Khalil on 28 May.