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After the end of the kingdom, Henry II of Cyprus continued to use the title of king<br />

of Jerusalem. After his death the title was claimed by his direct heirs, the kings of<br />

Cyprus.<br />

The title was also continuously used by the Angevin kings of Naples, whose<br />

founder, Charles of Anjou, had bought a claim to the throne from Mary of Antioch.<br />

T<strong>here</strong>after, this claim to the kingdom of Jerusalem was treated as a tributary of the<br />

crown of Naples, which often changed hands by testament or conquest rather than<br />

direct inheritance. As Naples was a papal fief, the Popes often endorsed the title of<br />

King of Jerusalem as well as of Naples, and the history of these claims is that of the<br />

Neapolitan Kingdom.<br />

The Hohenstaufen Dynasty - Page 133 of 200

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