Leo III, King of Armenia

Leo III, King of Armenia

Leo III (or Leon III; Armenian: Լեւոն Գ, romanized: Levon III; occasionally numbered Leo IV; 1289–1307) was a young king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, reigning from 1303 or 1305 to 1307, along with his uncle Hethum II. A member of the House of Lampron, 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. Cilician Armenia at the time was in a volatile situation, maintaining a fragile relationship as a vassal state of the Mongol Empire, while defending from attacks by the Muslim Mamluks from the south. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo III, King of Armenia is the 10,433rd most popular politician (up from 13,639th in 2019). (up from 3,595th in 2019)