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 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.
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| 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.
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| Person ID |
I5127 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
13 May 2013 |
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| Sources |
- [S1728] Wikipedia-The Free Encyclopedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
the free encyclopedia).
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