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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Leo VI of Lusignan canonical 2

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

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Leo V of Armenia alternateName Leo VI of Lusignan
Leo VI of Lusignan fullName Leo VI of Lusignan