Person:Leo I, Prince of Armenia (1)

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Leo I _____, Prince of Armenia
 
d.14 Feb 1140 İstanbul, Turkey
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Name Leo I _____, Prince of Armenia
Gender Male
Marriage to Beatrice of Rethel (add)
Death[1][2] 14 Feb 1140 İstanbul, Turkey
Reference Number? Q2299801?


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Leo I, also Levon I or Leon I, (unknown[1] – Constantinople, February 14, 1140[1]) was the fifth lord of Armenian Cilicia[2] or “Lord of the Mountains”[1] (1129[1][2]/1130[3]-1137[3][2]).

He learned to exploit the open, yet restrained, hostilities between the Byzantine Empire and the Crusader principalities of Edessa and Antioch. Most of his successes benefited from Byzantium’s pre-occupation with the threats of Zengi (the atabeg of Mosul) from Aleppo and the lack of effective Frankish rule, especially in the Principality of Antioch.[2]

He expanded his rule over the Cilician plains and even to the Mediterranean shores. In his time, relations between the Armenians and the Franks (the Crusaders), two former allies, were not always as courteous as before: a major cause of dissension between them was the ownership of the strongholds of the southern Amanus, and on the neighboring coasts of the Gulf of Alexandretta.[4]

Leo was captured after being invited to a meeting by the Byzantine Emperor John II Comnenus, who had sworn a false promise of peace. Leo and two of his sons were taken captive and imprisoned in Constantinople where Leo died shortly after.[2]

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References
  1. Leo I, Prince of Armenia, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. LEWON, son of KOSTANDIN Lord of Vaghka and Partzerpert & his wife --- (-Constantinople 14 Feb 1140), in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.