Early Life and Crowning
Constable successor of Hugh to the Cypriot throne was his first son, Guy. Because Guy, who had married Marie of Bourbon, died before his father, he could not succeed Hugh. His son who was named Hugh as well, demanded the throne because his father was constable successor of the throne. His demands were rejected because his father could not be heir to someone who lived longer than him. His son Peter was crowned King of Cyprus by Guy of Ibelin, bishop of Limassol in the Cathedral of Santa Sophia, Nicosia on 24 November 1359.
When he was young, in 1349 he secretly travelled to Europe for trip with his brother John and that upset his father who sent ships to find his sons and bring them back. When they were brought back, he imprisoned them because they left without his permission.
Because Cyprus was surrounded by countries which were under Muslim rule, it became an advanced outpost of Christianity in the Middle East, after the expulsion of the Latins, especially from Palestine the previous century. Peter understood the importance of his kingdom, and believed that his mission was to fight the Muslims. He was probably ambitious to retake the lost Kingdom of Jerusalem which belonged to the Lusignan Kings, who still were crowned as Kings of Jerusalem in Famagusta. Peter was crowned as Titular King of Jerusalem in Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Famagusta on 5 April 1360, in which Throne he succeeded on his father's death.
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