The House of Lusignan reigned only during the Renaissance.
The House of Lusignan -LRB- -LSB- luznjn -RSB- -RRB- was a royal house of French origin , which ruled much of Europe and the Levant , including the kingdoms of Jerusalem , Cyprus , and Armenia , from the 12th through the 15th centuries during the Middle Ages .	Jerusalem	Kingdom of Jerusalem	Cyprus	Kingdom of Cyprus	French	France	royal house	royal house	Europe	Europe	Levant	Levant	Armenia	Kingdom of Cilicia	Lusignan	Lusignan (Vienne)	kingdoms of Jerusalem	Kingdom of Jerusalem
During the Renaissance , French culture flourished and a global colonial empire was established , which by the 20th century would be the second largest in the world .	French	French people	Renaissance	French Renaissance	global colonial empire	French colonial empire
