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Leo I, Prince of Armenia

1100 - 1140

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Leo I (Armenian: Լևոն Ա), also Levon I or Leon I, (unknown – Constantinople, February 14, 1140) was the fifth lord of Armenian Cilicia (1129/1130–1137). 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. Leo was captured after being invited to a meeting by the Byzantine Emperor John II Comnenus, who had sworn a false promise of peace. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo I, Prince of Armenia is the 8,066th most popular politician (up from 8,726th in 2019). (up from 1,700th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Leo I, Prince of Armenia ranks 8,066 out of 19,576Before him are John Hancock, Phriapatius, Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Minamoto no Yoriie, Emperor Xizong of Jin, and Emperor Xingzong of Liao. After him are Christos Sartzetakis, Louis-Mathieu Molé, Adelaide of Hungary, Abd al-Rahman IV, Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, and Leszek the White.

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Among people born in 1100, Leo I, Prince of Armenia ranks 49Before him are Igor II of Kiev, Abu Bakr ibn Umar, Bretislav II, Antipope Sylvester IV, Matthew of Edessa, and John Xiphilinus. After him are Herman of Carinthia, Thoros of Edessa, Peter Bartholomew, Vitale Faliero, Shawar, and Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia. Among people deceased in 1140, Leo I, Prince of Armenia ranks 3Before him are Irnerius, and Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia. After him are William of Malmesbury, Petrus Alphonsi, and Diego Gelmírez.

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