Leo VI of Lusignan

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Leo VI of Lusignan was the last king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, a monarch of the Lusignan dynasty who spent much of his life in exile after the fall of his realm to the Mamluks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure
king
member of the House of Lusignan
advocatedFor crusade to recover Cilician Armenia
alsoKnownAs Leo V of Armenia NERFINISHED
Leo VI of Armenia NERFINISHED
associatedWith Crusader states NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Cyprus NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
birthPlace Cilician Armenia NERFINISHED
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis
capturedBy Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED
conflictWith Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt NERFINISHED
countryRuled Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia NERFINISHED
deathCause natural causes (presumed)
deathPlace Paris
dynasty House of Lusignan NERFINISHED
era Late Middle Ages
ethnicOrigin Armenian
Frankish (Lusignan) descent
father John of Lusignan NERFINISHED
fullName Leo VI of Lusignan NERFINISHED
imprisonedIn Cairo NERFINISHED
language Armenian
French
possibly Greek
lastRulerOf Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia NERFINISHED
legacy remembered in Armenian historiography as the last Armenian king of Cilicia
symbol of the end of Armenian Cilician monarchy
livedInExile Kingdom of Cyprus NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
lostTerritory Cilician Armenia to the Mamluks
mother Soldane of Georgia NERFINISHED
notableFor being the last king of Armenian Cilicia
long exile in Western Europe
patron Charles VI of France NERFINISHED
John I of Castile NERFINISHED
King of Aragon NERFINISHED
positionHeld King of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Titular King of Armenia
predecessor Constantine VI of Armenia NERFINISHED
regnalName Leo VI NERFINISHED
releasedThrough ransom arranged by Western rulers
religion Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED
successor none (monarchy abolished)
titleGranted Lordship and revenues in France

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Leo V of Armenia alternateName Leo VI of Lusignan