Leo V of Armenia

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Leo V of Armenia was the final king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, remembered for his resistance against Mamluk conquest and his subsequent captivity and exile in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
king
monarch of Cilician Armenia
alternateName Leo VI of Lusignan
Leo VI, King of Armenia
linked to: Leo V of Armenia
birthPlace Cyprus
Kingdom of Cyprus
burialPlace Couvent des Célestins, Paris
capturedBy Mamluk Sultanate
countryOfCitizenship Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
dateOfBirth circa 1342
dateOfDeath 29 November 1393
deathPlace Kingdom of France
Paris
ethnicGroup Armenians
Franks of the Levant
father John of Lusignan
givenName Leo
historicalRegion Cilicia
knownFor captivity in Egypt
exile in Europe
last king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
resistance against Mamluk conquest
monarchOf Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
mother Soldane Bagrationi
nativeLanguage Armenian
French
nobleTitle Prince of Lusignan
notableEvent Fall of Sis to the Mamluks
Mamluk conquest of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
placeOfCaptivity Cairo
positionHeld King of Armenian Cilicia
predecessor Constantine VI of Armenia
regnalName Leo V
religion Armenian Apostolic Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Cairo
Paris
Sis
royalHouse Lusignan dynasty
sexOrGender male
soughtSupportFrom European courts for a crusade to recover Armenia
King Charles VI of France
Pope Urban VI
spouse Margaret of Lusignan
Margaret of Soissons
successor House of Lusignan as titular kings of Armenia
linked to: Lusignan dynasty

James I of Cyprus
title King of Armenia
Titular King of Armenia

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Cilician Armenia lastMonarch Leo V of Armenia
Rubenid dynasty notableRuler Levon I, Lord of the Mountains
linked to: Leo V of Armenia
Leo V of Armenia alternateName Leo VI, King of Armenia
linked to: Leo V of Armenia