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Thoros (Theodore) III, King of Armenia[1]

Male Abt 1271 - 1298  (~ 27 years)

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  • Name Thoros (Theodore) III  
    Suffix King of Armenia 
    Birth Abt 1271 
    Gender Male 
    Acceded 1293 
    King of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia 
    • was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1293 to 1298.

      In 1293 his brother Hethum II abdicated in his favour; however, Thoros recalled Hethum to the throne in 1295.
    Death 23 Jul 1298 
    Cause: Killed 
    Notes 
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoros_III_of_Armenia
    • (Medical):In 1293 his brother Hethum II abdicated in his favour; however, Thoros recalled Hethum to the throne in 1295. The two brought their sister Rita to Constantinople to marry Michael IX Palaiologos in 1296, but were imprisoned upon their return in Bardzrberd by their brother Sempad, who had usurped the throne in their absence. Thoros was murdered, strangled to death on July 23, 1298 in Bardzrberd by Oshin, Marshal of Armenia, on Sempad's orders.
    Person ID I5127  Glenn Cook Family
    Last Modified 13 May 2013 

    Father Leo II, King of Armenia,   b. Abt 1236   d. 1289 (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Mother Keran, Queen of Armenia   d. 28 Jul 1285 
    Family ID F935  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret of Lusignan, Queen Consort of Armenia,   b. 1276   d. 1296 (Age 20 years) 
    Children 
     1. Leo (Leon) III, King of Armenia,   b. 1289   d. 1307 (Age 18 years)
    Family ID F1743  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 May 2013 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1728] Wikipedia-The Free Encyclopedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page the free encyclopedia).