Princess Isabella of Armenia
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Princess Isabella, Isabelle or Zabel of Armenia ' onMouseout='HidePop("22964")' href="/topics/Armenian_Kingdom_of_Cilicia">Armenia
before 9 April 1323) was the daughter of Leo II of Armenia
. Originally she was promised in marriage to the King Andrew II of Hungary
when he was returning home from the Fifth Crusade
, but the wedding plan was eventually abandoned.
She was married at Nicosia
in 1292/1293 to Amalric de Lusignan
, by whom she had six children:
At some time between 1320 and 1323, Isabella, along with her son Henry, was imprisoned and murdered by Oshin of Corycos. Oshin, who was acting as regent for Leo IV of Armenia
, wanted to reduce the number of claimants to the throne of the Cilician Kingdom. It's rumored Oshin poisoned Isabella to remove her from the line of inheritance.
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia , also known as the Cilician Armenia, Kingdom of Cilician Armenia or New Armenia, was an independent principality formed during the High Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia...
before 9 April 1323) was the daughter of Leo II of Armenia
Leo II of Armenia
Leo II , also Leon II, Levon II or Lewon II was the tenth lord of Armenian Cilicia or “Lord of the Mountains” , and the first king of Armenian Cilicia .During his reign, Leo succeeded in establishing Cilician Armenia as a powerful and a unified Christian...
. Originally she was promised in marriage to the King Andrew II of Hungary
Andrew II of Hungary
Andrew II the Jerosolimitan was King of Hungary and Croatia . He was the younger son of King Béla III of Hungary, who invested him with the government of the Principality of Halych...
when he was returning home from the Fifth Crusade
Fifth Crusade
The Fifth Crusade was an attempt to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering the powerful Ayyubid state in Egypt....
, but the wedding plan was eventually abandoned.
She was married at Nicosia
Nicosia
Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...
in 1292/1293 to Amalric de Lusignan
Amalric, Prince of Tyre
Amalric de Lusignan or Amaury II de Lusignan, Prince of Tyre , of the Lusignan family, was a son of Hugh III of Cyprus and Isabella of Ibelin.-Biography:...
, by whom she had six children:
- Hugh of Lusignan
- Henry of Lusignan (died c.1321)
- Guy of Lusignan (died 1344)
- John of Lusignan (died 1343)
- Bohémond of Lusignan (died 1344)
- Mary of Lusignan, who married her cousin Leo IV of ArmeniaLeo IV of ArmeniaLeo III was a young king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1303 or 1305 to 1307, along with his uncle Hethum II...
At some time between 1320 and 1323, Isabella, along with her son Henry, was imprisoned and murdered by Oshin of Corycos. Oshin, who was acting as regent for Leo IV of Armenia
Leo IV of Armenia
Leo III was a young king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1303 or 1305 to 1307, along with his uncle Hethum II...
, wanted to reduce the number of claimants to the throne of the Cilician Kingdom. It's rumored Oshin poisoned Isabella to remove her from the line of inheritance.