Claim: The House of Lusignan reigned only during the Renaissance.
Evidence: The House of Lusignan -LRB- -LSB- ˈluːzᵻnjɒn -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.
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.