Hugh I succeeded to the throne of Cyprus on 1 April 1205, probably only at the age of 10 or 11. He especially favoured the Knights Hospitaller, exempting them of duties levied on goods that were bought or sold in Cyprus, and sent reinforcements to them in Syria in 1214.
Metcalf, David Michael. Coinage of the Crusades and the Latin East in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. London: Royal Numismatic Society, 1995. Pages 189 - 195
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The Mildred King Memorial Collection. Gift of Colonel E.J. King, 1935