(born circa 1155—died April 1, 1205) King of Cyprus (1194–1205) and of Jerusalem (1197–1205). Amalric inherited the kingdom of Cyprus on the death of his brother, Guy of Lusignan, and formed a close alliance with the ruler of Palestine. He also became the vassal of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI. When the ruler of Palestine died, Amalric married his widow and became king of Jerusalem. He administered Jerusalem separately from his other lands and made peace with his Muslim neighbours after Saladin's death (1193).

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(born 1136—died July 11, 1174) King of Jerusalem (1163–74). Amalric was a strong ruler who helped break the unity of Muslims surrounding the Holy Land. He passed a law giving vassals the right to appeal to the High Court against unjust treatment by their lords. His invasion of Egypt (1163) led to a war with Nureddin of Syria, which Amalric lost despite help from Manuel I Comnenus. Though the effort to conquer Egypt failed, the Palestinian-Byzantine alliance continued.

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• Amalaric, King of the Visigoths from 526 to 531
• Malaric, King of the Suevi 585
• Amalric I of Jerusalem, King of Jerusalem from 1162 to 1174
• Amalric II of Jerusalem, King of Jerusalem from 1197 to 1205
• Amalric of Bena, French theologian ca. 1200 AD
• Arnaud Amalric, seventeenth abbot of Citeaux, died 1225
• Amalric, Prince of Tyre, Governor of Cyprus from 1306 to 1310
• Mathieu Amalric, French actor born in 1965
• Leonid Amalrik (1905-1997), Soviet animator
• Andrei Amalrik (1938-1980), Societ dissident

See also

• Amaury, an alternate spelling