February March
King of Cyprus brings his army to Syria in support of Ibelin; Cypriot/Ibelin army attempts unsuccessfully to relieve Citadel of Beirut;
April-May
Cypriots loyal to the emperor seize control of Cyprus; imperial forces lift siege of Beirut citadel;
3 May
Imperial forces surprise Cypriot army at Casal Imbert and deliver a humiliating defeat; Henry of Cyprus comes of age;
mid-May
Filangieri lands on Cyprus; begins a reign of terror;
late May
King Henry and Ibelins seize imperial ships and sail for Cyprus;
15 June
Battle of Agridi; decisive Cypriot/Ibelin victory of the imperial army; Filangieri and other imperial knights seek refuge in Kyrenia; siege of Kyrenia begins.
1233
July-August
Kyrenia surrenders to the royal/Ibelin forces; prisoners exchanged.
1235
July
Isabella Plantagenet, sister of Henry III, marries Frederick II;
August
Papal legate places Acre under interdict for failing to support the emperor;
October
Pope rescinds interdict because residents are turning to the Orthodox churches;
Winter
Combined Bulgarian and Nicaean attack on Latin Constantinople defeated.
1236
ca. March
John d’Ibelin, Lord of Beirut, dies of the effects of a riding accident; succeeded by his son Balian of Beirut.
1237
23 March
Death of John de Brienne in Constantinople.
1238
