Leo (Leon) III, King of Armenia^[1]

1289 - 1307  (18 years)

• Name	Leo (Leon) III
  Suffix	King of Armenia
  Birth	1289
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	1303
  	Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
  	was a young king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1303 or 1305 to 1307, along with his uncle Hethum II. A member of the Hethumid dynasty, he was the son of 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 Hethum II, who became Regent.
  Death	1307
  	Cause: murdered
  Notes	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_III_of_Armenia The throne of Armenia had changed hands multiple times during Leo's brief lifetime, being held variously by his uncle Hethum II in 1295, passed peacefully to his father Thoros III in 1296, then usurped by another 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. (Medical):On November 17, 1307, Leo and Hethum were murdered with their retinue while visiting the Mongol general Bilarghu at Anazarva. Bilarghu, a Mongol who had converted to Islam, had sought to build a mosque in the capital city of Sis, but Hethum had blocked the move and complained to the leader of the Mongol Ilkhanate, Oljeitu. Bilarghu invited Hethum, Leo, and many other Armenia nobles to a meeting at Anazarva, presumably for discussions, but then his forces attacked, and all of the nobles were killed. Bilarghu was later executed by the Mongol ilkhan for his actions.
  Person ID	I64516	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	14 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Thoros (Theodore) III, King of Armenia,   b. Abt 1271   d. 23 Jul 1298 (Age ~ 27 years)
  Mother	Margaret of Lusignan, Queen Consort of Armenia,   b. 1276   d. 1296 (Age 20 years)
  Family ID	F1743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes (Mary) of Lusignan   d. Aft 1309
  Marriage	Abt 1305
  	He was married to his cousin Agnes (Marie) de Lusignan (died 1309), daughter of Princess Isabella of Armenia and Amalric de Lusignan, without issue.
  Family ID	F13975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 May 2013

  
  

• Sources

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