Isabella of Antioch
| Isabella of Cyprus | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1216 Cyprus |
| Died | 1264 |
| Spouse | Henry of Antioch |
| Issue |
Hugh III of Cyprus Margaret, Princess of Antioch |
| House | Lusignan |
| Father | King Hugh I of Cyprus |
| Mother | Alice of Champagne |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Isabella of Cyprus, also known as Isabelle de Lusignan (born before March, 1216 or after 1216 – 1264), was the Princess of Antioch by her marriage. She was also Regent of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
She was the daughter of Alice of Champagne and Hugh I of Cyprus, and the sister-in-law of Plaisance of Antioch, queen of Cyprus who married her brother. Her maternal grandparents were Isabella I of Jerusalem and her third husband Henry II, Count of Champagne. Henry was son of Count Henry I of Champagne and Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Isabella's paternal grandparents were Amalric II of Jerusalem and his first wife Éschive d'Ibelin. Amalric was son of Hugh VIII of Lusignan. Eschive was daughter of Baldwin of Ibelin.
She married in 1223 Henry of Antioch, brother of Bohemund V of Antioch and of Plaisance, with whom she had Hugh I of Jerusalem (Hugh III of Cyprus). Henry drowned at sea on June 18, 27 or 28, 1276. He was the son of Bohemund IV of Antioch and his first wife Plaisance Embriaco de Giblet.
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