Peter I of Cyprus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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King of Cyprus and King of Armenia
Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1328
Place of Birth: Nicosia, Nicosia District, Cyprus
Date of Death: 17-Jan-1369
Profession: monarch
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Peter I of Cyprus
- Peter I of Cyprus or Pierre I de Lusignan (9 October 1328 – 17 January 1369) was King of Cyprus and titular King of Jerusalem from his father's abdication on 24 November 1358 until his own death in 1369.
- He was the second son of Hugh IV of Cyprus, the first by his second wife Alice of Ibelin.
- He was also invested as titular Count of Tripoli when young, in 1346.
- He was the greatest King of Cyprus on a military basis, where he had great success.
- He was unable to complete many plans, due to internal dispute that culminated in his assassination at the hands of three of his own knights.
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