Leo III of Armenia
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Leo III, King of Armenia
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| Mother | Margaret of Lusignan |
Leo III (or Leon III;
Thoros III of Armenia and Margaret of Lusignan, who was the daughter of King Hugh III of Cyprus
.
In 1303, while still a minor, he was crowned King of Armenia upon the retirement of his uncle
Sempad, who was usurped by his brother Constantine III of Armenia, who himself was deposed by his brother Hethum II
in 1299. Thoros III having been killed in 1298, Hethum then passed the crown to Thoros's son, Leo, in 1303.
In 1305, Hethum and Leo led the Armenian army to defeat a Mamluk raiding force at Bagras.
On November 17, 1307, Leo and Hethum were murdered with their retinue at a
Oljeitu
for his actions.
After the murder of Hethum II and King Leo at the banquet, Leo was succeeded as king by another of his uncles, Oshin as Leo had no heirs when he was killed since he was too young.
Family
He was married to his cousin Agnes (Marie) de Lusignan (died 1309), daughter of Princess
Amalric de Lusignan
, without issue.
References
- Stewart, Angus (2005), "The Assassination of King Het'um II: The Conversion of The Ilkhans and the Armenians", Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 15: 45–61, hdl:10023/1563
- Ghazarian, Jacob G (2000). The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1393). Abingdon: RoutledgeCurzon (Taylor & Francis Group). ISBN 0-7007-1418-9.
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