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| Titular
Kings and Queens of Jerusalem, and Claimants |
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Following
the First Crusade, the Kingdom of Jerusalem was established
in 1099, with Godfrey of Bouillon assuming leadership, though
he declined the royal title; his brother Baldwin I was crowned
the first king in 1100. The kingdom, though geographically
limited and frequently embattled, developed a formal monarchy
that lasted until the fall of Acre in 1291. After the loss
of its territory, the title 'King of Jerusalem' persisted
as a claim among various European dynasties. It passed through
the houses of Lusignan, Anjou, and Habsburg, often by inheritance
or dynastic marriage. Although the title lost all territorial
significance, it continued to be used in ceremonial form.
Today, several royal houses maintain rival claims to the title,
most prominently the Spanish and Neapolitan branches of the
House of Bourbon, as well as the House of Savoy, while other
dynasties, such as the Habsburg-Lorraines, may be regarded
as potential claimants owing to historical ties, despite making
no formal assertion. These claims, entirely symbolic, are
retained as part of historical titulature rather than any
practical assertion of sovereignty. |
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Name |
Tenure |
Family |
|
Lusignan Claim Succession (by descent) |
|
1291–1324† |
Lusignan
(184) |
|
Hugues II, (Hugues IV) K of Cyprus
|
1324–59†
|
Lusignan
(184) |
|
Pierre I, K of Cyprus
|
1359–69†
|
Lusignan
(184) |
|
Pierre II, K of Cyprus
|
1369–82†
|
Lusignan
(184) |
|
Jacques I, K of Cyprus
|
1382–98†
|
Lusignan
(184) |
|
Janus, K of Cyprus
|
1398–1432†
|
Lusignan
(184) |
|
Jean III, (John II) K of Cyprus
|
1432–58†
|
Lusignan
(184) |
| Charlotte,
Q of Cyprus
|
1458–85
abd; †1487
|
Lusignan
(184) |
|
1485–90† |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1490–96† |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1496–97† |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1497–1504† |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1504–53† |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1553–80† |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1580–1630†
|
Savoy
(254) |
|
1630–37†
|
Savoy
(254) |
|
1637–38†
|
Savoy
(254) |
|
1638–75†
|
Savoy
(254) |
|
1675–1732†
|
Savoy
(254) |
|
1732–73†
|
Savoy
(254) |
|
1773–96† |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1796–1802
abd; †1819 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1802–21
abd; †1824 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1821–31† |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1831–49
abd; †1849 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1849–78† |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1878–1900† |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1900–46
abd; †1947 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1946–83† |
Savoy
(254) |
|
1983–
; *1937 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
2006–21† |
Savoy
(254) |
|
2021–; *1967 |
Savoy
(254) |
| Lusignan
Counter-Claim (I) Succession (by
descent, marriage) |
| Jacques
II, K of Cyprus (in opposition to Charlotte,
Q of Cyprus)
|
1460–73†
|
Lusignan
(184) |
| Jacques
III, K of Cyprus
|
1473–74†
|
Lusignan
(184) |
|
Caterina,
Q of Cyprus |
1473–89
abd; †1510 |
Cornaro
(451) |
►Passed to the Republic
of Venice 1489
|
| Lusignan
Counter-Claim (II) (by descent) |
|
|
|
2006–
; *1943 |
Savoy
(254) |
|
Maria of Antioch Claim Succession (by
sale, descent) |
|
Maria
of Antioch |
1269–77
res.; †>1307 |
Poitiers (3515) |
| Charles
I, K of Naples (by purchase)
|
1277–85†
|
Capetian-Anjou (3546) |
| Charles
II, K of Naples
|
1285-1309
|
Capetian-Anjou (3546) |
| Robert,
K of Naples
|
1309–43†
|
Capetian-Anjou (3546) |
| Giovanna
I, Q of Naples
|
1343–82
dep; †1382
|
Capetian-Anjou (3546) |
| Louis
I, tit. K of Naples
|
1382–84†
|
Valois-Anjou (512) |
|
Louis II, tit. K of Naples
|
1384–1417†
|
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Louis
III, tit. K of Naples |
1417–34† |
|
| Rene,
tit. K of Naples
|
1434–80†
|
|
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Yolande, tit. Q of Naples
|
1480/81–83†
|
Valois-Anjou (512) |
| Rene,
D of Lorraine
|
1483–1508†
|
Lorraine (171) |
| Anthony,
D of Lorraine
|
1508–44†
|
Lorraine (171) |
| Francis
I, D of Lorraine
|
1544–45†
|
Lorraine (171) |
| Charles
III, D of Lorraine
|
1545–1608†
|
Lorraine (171) |
| Henry
II, D of Lorraine
|
1608–24†
|
Lorraine (171) |
| Nicole,
Dss of Lorraine
|
1624–57†
|
Lorraine (171) |
| Ferdinand
of Lorraine
|
1657–59†
|
Lorraine (171) |
| Charles
V, D of Lorraine
|
1659–90†
|
Lorraine (171) |
| Leopold
Joseph, D of Lorraine
|
1690–1729†
|
Lorraine (171) |
| Franz
I, HRE
|
1729–65†
|
Lorraine (171) |
| Joseph
II, HRE
|
1765–90†
|
Habsburg-Lorraine
(128) |
| Leopold
II, HRE
|
1790–92†
|
Habsburg-Lorraine
(128) |
| Franz
II, HRE
|
1792–1835†
|
Habsburg-Lorraine
(128) |
| Ferdinand
I, Emp of Austria
|
1835–75†
|
Habsburg-Lorraine
(128) |
| Francis
Joseph I, Emp of Austria
|
1875–1916†
|
Habsburg-Lorraine
(128) |
|
Karl
I, Emp of Austria
|
1916–22†
|
Habsburg-Lorraine
(128) |
| Otto,
AD of Austria
|
1922–2007 res.; †2011
|
Habsburg-Lorraine
(128) |
Karl, AD of Austria
|
2007–present;
*1961
|
Habsburg-Lorraine
(128) |
| Mary
of Antioch Counter-Claim (I)
(by descent) |
Louis, K of Hungary (in
opposition to Joan I)
|
1348–82†
|
Capetian-Anjou (3546) |
| Mary
of Antioch Counter-Claim (II) Succession (by
descent) |
| Charles
III, K of Naples (in opposition to Louis I)
|
1382–86†
|
Capetian-Anjou (3546) |
| Ladislas,
K of Naples
|
1386–1414†
|
Capetian-Anjou (3546) |
| Giovanna
II, Q of Naples |
1414–35† |
Capetian-Anjou (3546) |
►Bequeathed
to Rene of Anjou 1435
|
| Mary
of Antioch Counter-Claim (III) Succession (by
will/descent) |
|
Charles
V, C of Maine
(in
opposition to Yolande of Anjou) |
1480–81† |
|
| Louis
XI,
K of France |
1481–83†
|
Valois (512) |
| Charles
VIII, K of France
|
1483–98†
|
Valois (512) |
|
Louis
XII, K of France
|
1498–1515†
|
Valois-Orleans (512) |
►Dormant
1515
|
| Constance
of Sicily Claim Succession
(by marriage/conquest, descent) |
| Constance
of Sicily
|
1266–1302†
|
Hohenstaufen
(140) |
| Pedro
III, K of Aragon
|
1282–85†
|
Aragon
(274) |
| Federico
II, K of Sicily
|
1285–1337†
|
Trastamara-Aragon
(289) |
| Pietro
II, K of Sicily
|
1337–42†
|
Trastamara-Aragon
(289) |
| Eleonora
of Sicily
|
1342–75†
|
Trastamara-Aragon
(289) |
| Pedro
IV, K of Aragon
|
1347–87†
|
Aragon
(274) |
| Eleonora
of Aragon
|
†1382
|
Aragon
(274) |
| Juan
I, K of Castile
|
1375–90†
|
Trastamara-Aragon
(289) |
| Fernando
I, K of Aragon
|
1390–1416†
|
Trastamara-Aragon
(289) |
| Alfonso
V, K of Aragon (by descent and conquest;
in opposition to Rene of Anjou) |
1416/1443–58† |
Trastamara-Aragon
(289) |
| Ferdinando
I, K of Naples
|
1458–94†
|
Trastamara-Aragon
(289) |
| Alfonso
II, K of Naples
|
1494–95
abd; †1495
|
Trastamara-Aragon
(289) |
| Ferdinando
II, K of Naples
|
1495–96†
|
Trastamara-Aragon
(289) |
| Federico,
K of Naples
|
1496–1501
dep; †1504
|
Trastamara-Aragon
(289) |
| Ferdinando
II, K of Aragon (confirmed by Papal bull, 1510)
|
1501–16†
|
Trastamara-Aragon
(289) |
| Juana,
Q of Castile |
1516–55† |
Trastamara-Aragon
(289) |
| Karl
V, HRE (jointly 1516–55) |
1516–56
abd; †1558
|
Habsburg
(128) |
| Felipe
II, K of Spain
|
1556–98†
|
Habsburg
(128) |
| Felipe
III, K of Spain
|
1598–1621†
|
Habsburg
(128) |
| Felipe
IV, K of Spain
|
1621–65†
|
Habsburg
(128) |
| Carlos
II, K of Spain
|
1665–1700†
|
Habsburg
(128) |
| Felipe
V, K of Spain (1)
|
1700–24
abd
|
Bourbon-Spain
(74.2) |
| Luis
I, K of Spain
|
1724†
|
Bourbon-Spain
(74.2) |
| Felipe
V, K of Spain (2)
|
1724–46†
|
Bourbon-Spain
(74.2) |
| Ferdinando
VI, K of Spain
|
1746–59†
|
Bourbon-Spain
(74.2) |
| Carlos
III, K of Spain |
1759–88† |
Bourbon-Spain
(74.2) |
|
Carlos IV, K of Spain
|
1788–1808
abd; †1819
|
Bourbon-Spain
(74.2) |
|
Ferdinando VII, K of Spain |
1808–33†
|
Bourbon-Spain
(74.2) |
|
Isabela II, Q of Spain
|
1833–74;
†1904
|
Bourbon-Spain
(74.2) |
|
Alfonso XII, K of Spain
|
1874–86;
†1902
|
Bourbon-Spain
(74.2) |
|
Alfonso XIII, K of Spain
|
1885–1941†
|
Bourbon-Spain
(74.2) |
|
Juan, C of Barcelona
|
1941–77;
†1993
|
Bourbon-Spain
(74.2) |
|
Juan
Carlos, K of Spain |
1977–2014,
abd; *1938 |
Bourbon-Spain
(74.2) |
|
2014–present |
Bourbon-Spain
(74.2) |
| Constance
of Sicily Counter-Claim Succession
(by descent) |
| Karl
VI, HRE (in opposition to Philip V of Spain) |
1703–40† |
Habsburg
(128) |
| Maria
Theresa, Q of Hungary |
1740–80† |
Habsburg
(128) |
| Joseph
II, HRE
|
1765–90†
|
Habsburg-Lorraine
(128) |
►Merged
with the original 'Maria of Antioch Claim'
|
| Carlos
III's Conquest and Succession |
| Carlos
III, K of Spain (in opposition to Emp Charles
VI) |
1734–59
res; †1788 |
Bourbon-Spain
(74.2) |
| Ferdinand
I, K of the Two Sicilies
|
1759–1825†
|
Bourbon-Two
Sicilies (74.3) |
| Francesco
I, K of the Two Sicilies
|
1825–30†
|
Bourbon-Two
Sicilies (74.3) |
| Ferdinando
II, K of the Two Sicilies
|
1830–59†
|
Bourbon-Two
Sicilies (74.3) |
| Francesco
II, K of the Two Sicilies
|
1859–94†
|
Bourbon-Two
Sicilies (74.3) |
| Alfonso
of Bourbon, C of Caserta
|
1894–1934†
|
Bourbon-Two
Sicilies (74.3) |
| Ferdinando
of Bourbon, D of Calabria
|
1934–60†
|
Bourbon-Two
Sicilies (74.3) |
| Alfonso
of Bourbon, D of Calabria
|
1960–64†
|
Bourbon-Two
Sicilies (74.3) |
| Carlo
de Bourbon, D of Calabria
|
1964–2015†
|
Bourbon-Two
Sicilies (74.3) |
| Pedro
of Bourbon, D of Calabria |
2015–present;
*1968 |
Bourbon-Two
Sicilies (74.3) |
| Carlos
III's Conquest Counter-Claim Succession |
| Ranieri
of Bourbon, D of Castro (in opposition to Alfonso,
D of Calabria)
|
1960–73†
|
Bourbon-Two
Sicilies (74.3) |
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Ferdinando of Bourbon, D of Castro
|
1973–2008†
|
Bourbon-Two
Sicilies (74.3) |
|
Carlo
of Bourbon, D of Castro |
2008–present;
*1963 |
Bourbon-Two
Sicilies (74.3) |
| Other
Claims |
|
Hugues of Brienne, C of Brienne (by
descent)
|
1264–96†
|
Brienne
(1428) |
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| Notes |
| This
lists consists of actual claimants and potential claimants to
the title. |
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