Hethumids

The Hethumids (Armenian: Հեթումյաններ Hethumian) (also spelled Hetoumids or Het'umids), also known as the House of Lampron (after Lampron castle), were the rulers of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from 1226 to 1341. Hethum I, the first of the Hethumids, came to power when he married Queen Isabella of Armenia who had inherited the throne from her father.

Hethumids
Հեթումյաններ

Hethumid coat of arms
Parent housePahlavuni[1]
Country Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Founded1226
FounderOshin of Lampron, Hethum I
Final rulerLeo IV
Titles
Dissolution1341

Hethumid Kings of Armenia

Armenia passed then to the Lusignans.

References

  1. Toumanoff 2010, pp. 453-455.

Sources

  • Toumanoff, C. (2010). "KAMSARAKAN". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XV, Fasc. 5. pp. 453–455.
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