Hugues de Lusignan

Hugh of Lusignan (French: Hugh de Lusignan) (1335–1385) was titular Prince of Galilee and claimant to the Kingdom of Cyprus. He was the son of Guy of Lusignan and grandson of King Hugh IV of Cyprus.

Early life Hugh was the son of Guy of Lusignan, heir to the throne of Cyprus and Prince of Galilee, and his wife Marie of Bourbon, daughter of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon. He was therefore, second in the line of succession of Cyprus until the death of his father in 1343.

From that moment on, his position as heir and that of his mother because precarious at the court of Cyprus due to her rivalry with her father-in-law, King Hugh IV of Cyprus.

Hugh returned to settle in Naples in 1352 with his step-father who had recently been released from a Hungarian prison.

When Hugh IV died in October 1359, Hugh brought the matter of his claim before Pope Innocent VI, notably with the support of the Dauphin Charles, then regent of the Kingdom of France (and husband of Joanna of Bourbon his first cousin). The Pope received him favorably and sent ambassadors to Cyprus to explain the situation.

Around this time, Hugh took part in the conflict for the Principality of Achaea, which he claimed for his mother against Philip II of Taranto after the death of his step-father in 1364. In 1370, the conflict was resolved by a treaty in which Marie and Hugh ceded their rights to Philip for 6,000 Bezants.

He died on Cyprus in 1385, and was buried in the Church of Saint Dominic in Nicosia. He had no children with his wives.