Leo II of Armenia

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Leo II of Armenia was a 13th-century king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia and a prominent ruler from the French-origin Lusignan dynasty who played a key role in the politics of the Crusader states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Armenia ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
member of the House of Lusignan ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
associatedWith Crusader states ⓘ
Kingdom of Cyprus ⓘ
birthPlace Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Sis ⓘ
child Constantine I of Armenia ⓘ
Hethum II of Armenia ⓘ
Isabella of Armenia (daughter of Leo II) ⓘ
linked to: Isabella of Armenia

Oshin of Armenia ⓘ
Rita of Armenia ⓘ
Smbat of Armenia ⓘ
Sybil of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Sibylla of Armenia

Theophanu of Armenia ⓘ
Thoros III of Armenia ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ⓘ
deathDate 1289 ⓘ
deathPlace Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ⓘ
dynasticOrigin French-origin Lusignan family ⓘ
linked to: Lusignan dynasty
era 13th century ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Armenian ⓘ
father Hethum I of Armenia ⓘ
foreignPolicy support for Crusader principalities in the Levant ⓘ
governmentForm hereditary monarchy ⓘ
language Armenian ⓘ
likely Old French ⓘ
mother Isabella of Armenia ⓘ
nobleFamily Hethumid dynasty ⓘ
Lusignan dynasty ⓘ
notableFor alliances with Mongol Ilkhanate ⓘ
conflicts with the Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
involvement in Crusader states politics ⓘ
strengthening the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ⓘ
positionHeld King of Armenian Cilicia ⓘ
predecessor Hethum I of Armenia ⓘ
region Cilicia ⓘ
reignEnd 1289 ⓘ
reignStart 1269 ⓘ
religion Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
spouse Keran of Lampron ⓘ
successor Hethum II of Armenia ⓘ
successorStateRelations alliance with Mongol Ilkhanate against Mamluks ⓘ
title King of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Kings of Armenia

Lord of the Mountains ⓘ

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Lusignan dynasty → notableMember → Leo II of Armenia ⓘ
Battle of Homs (1281) → commander → Leo II of Cilician Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Leo II of Armenia
Rubenid dynasty → notableRuler → Leo II, King of Armenian Cilicia ⓘ
linked to: Leo II of Armenia
Hethumid dynasty → hasMonarch → Leo II of Armenia (Cilician) ⓘ
linked to: Leo II of Armenia
Hethum I of Armenia → successor → Leo II of Armenia ⓘ
Hethum I of Armenia → abdicatedInFavorOf → Leo II of Armenia ⓘ
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia → notableRuler → Leo II of Armenia ⓘ
Kings of Armenia → notableTitleHolder → Leo II, King of Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Leo II of Armenia
Sibylla of Armenia → sibling → Leo II of Armenia ⓘ
Thoros II of Cilicia → child → Leo II of Armenia ⓘ
Oshin of Armenia → predecessor → Leo II of Armenia ⓘ
Oshin of Armenia → father → Leo II of Armenia ⓘ
Hethum II of Armenia → father → Leo II of Armenia ⓘ
Hethum II of Armenia → predecessor → Leo II of Armenia ⓘ