List of Armenian kings

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This is a list of the kings and queens of Armenia, for more information on ancient Armenia and Armenians, please see History of Armenia. For information on the medieval Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia, please see the separate page Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.

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See List of kings of Urartu for kings of Urartu (Ararat), the predecessor state of Greater Armenia.

Greater Armenia

This is the historical designation of the largest and longest-lasting Armenian kingdom.

Orontid kings and satraps

In Armenian tradition

Early kings in traditional Armenian chronology according to Moses of Chorene.

Note that the early dates are traditional and of uncertain accuracy.

Attested satraps

Yervandian (Yervanduni or Orontid) Dynasty

Artashesian (Artaxiad) Dynasty

Roman and Parthian non-dynastic candidates

Arshakuni (Arsacid) Kings of Armenia

Marzpanate

Vasak, king of Siunik 442–451

Vartan Mamikonian [AKA Vartan Zoravar, legendary Armenian general killed in battle but preserved Armenia as first Christian nation in the world]

Military occupation by General Shapur Mihran 482

Presiding Princes of Armenia

RulerReignFamilyNotes
Varaztirots II 645–646 Bagratuni First presiding Prince of Armenia.
Smbat V 646–653 Bagratuni Son of Varaztirots II. Together with Theodore.
Theodore Rshtuni 1st time.
Smbat V 653 Bagratuni Expelled Theodoros, but he returned to power that same year.
Theodore 653–654 Rshtuni 2nd time.
Musel IV 654 Mamikonian Expelled Theodoros, but he returned to power that same year.
Theodore 654–655 Rshtuni 3rd time. Under his third rule, Maurianos, a Byzantine governor, was installed in Armenia.
Hamazasp 655–661 Mamikonian
Grigor I 661–685 Mamikonian
Ashot II 685–690 Bagratuni
Nerseh 690–693 Kamsarakan
Smbat VI Kouropalates 691–693 Bagratuni Son of Varaztirots III Bagratuni. Jointly with Nerseh. 1st time.
Muslim Protectorate: 693–695
Smbat VI Kouropalates 695–705 Bagratuni 2nd time.
Umayyad Protectorate: 705–711; Vacancy: 711–726
Artavazd 726–732 Kamsarakan
Ashot III the Blind 732–745 Bagratuni 1st time
Grigor II 745–746 Mamikonian 1st time
Ashot III the Blind 746–750 Bagratuni 2nd time
Grigor II 750–751 Mamikonian 2nd time
Musel VI 751 Mamikonian Brother of Grigor II.
Arab Occupation: 751–754
Sahak III 754–761 Bagratuni Also Lord of Taron
Smbat VII 761–775 Bagratuni
Vacancy: 775–806
Ashot IV the Carnivorous 806–826 Bagratuni
Smbat VIII 826–855 Bagratuni Joint rule with his brother Bagrat 830-52 [1]
Bagrat II 830–852 Bagratuni Joint rule with his brother Smbat VIII.
Ashot V the Great 806–826 Bagratuni

Armenian Bagratid kingdom and vassals

Kings of Armenia (885–1045)

Bagratuni dynasty

Kings and Lords of Lori (979–1259)

Bagratuni dynasty as kings

  • 979–989: Gurgen I (also spelled Kiurike), son of Ashot III of Ani
  • 989–1048: David I the Landless, temporarily lost his lands to the king of Ani
    • c.1000: Smbat I, brother and co-ruler
  • 1048–1089: Gurgen II (also spelled Kiurike)
  • 1089–1118: David II
    • 1089–1118: Abas I, brother and co-ruler

From 1118 the Kingdom of Lori became the Lordship of Matznaberd and Tavouch. The Kingdom was annexed by the Turks.

Bagratuni dynasty as lords

  • 1118–1145: David II
    • 1118–1145: Abas I, brother and co-ruler
  • 1145–1185: Gurgen III
  • 1185–1192: Abas II
  • 1192–1236: Aghsartan, illegitimate son of Abas II
    • 1232–1236: Gurgen IV, son of Aghsartan and his co-ruler
  • 1236–1256: Pahlavan
  • 1256–1259: Taqiaddin

Kings of Kars (962–1064)

Bagratuni dynasty

Princes and Kings of Vaspurakan (800–1021)

Artsruni dynasty as princes

Artsruni dynasty as kings

Kings of Syunik (987–1170)

Siunia dynasty

  • 987–998: Smbat I Sahak
  • 998–1040: Vasak, son of the above
  • 1040-1044/51: Smbat II, maternal grandson of the above
  • 1044/51-1072: Grigor I, brother of the above
  • 1072–1094: Seneqerim, brother-in-law of the above
  • 1094–1166: Grigor II, son of the above
  • 1166–1170: Hasan, son-in-law of the above

Kings of Georgia

Bagrationi dynasty (1118–1476)

Armenians in exile: The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia was a state formed in the Middle Ages by Armenian refugees, who were fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia. [2] It was initially founded by the Rubenian dynasty, an offshoot of the larger Bagratid family that at various times held the thrones of Armenia and Georgia. While the Rubenian rulers were initially regional princes, their close ties with the Western world after the First Crusade saw the principality recognised as a kingdom under Leo I by the Holy Roman Empire in 1198. [3] The Rubenid dynasty fell in 1252 after the death of the last Rubenid monarch Isabella, and her husband Hethum I became sole ruler, beginning the Hethumid dynasty. After the death of Leo IV in 1341 his cousin was elected to succeed him as Constantine II, the first king of the Lusignan dynasty. The kingdom fell at the beginning of Leo V's reign to the Mamluks, [4] and henceforth title holders were only claimants to the throne. Charlotte of Cyprus ceded the throne to the House of Savoy in 1485, [5] and the title fell out of use until after 1861.

  Lords and Princes of Cilician Armenia  Kings of Cilician Armenia

Rubenian dynasty

NamePortraitBornReignMarriage (s)DeathNotes
Ruben I
(Ռուբեն Ա)
Rupoohye.GIF 1025 [6] or 1035 [7]
Unknown
1080–1095Unknown
two children
1095
Kormogolo [8] or 1035
aged 59–60 or 69–70
He declared the independence of Cilicia from the Byzantine Empire, thus formally founding the beginning of Armenian rule there. [9] The Roupenian dynasty ruled Cilician Armenia until 1219.
Constantine I
(Կոստանդին Ա)
Tancred, Tarsus.jpg Between 1035–1040 [10] or between 1050–1055
Son of Ruben I
1095-1100/1102/1103Unknown
(great-granddaughter of Bardas Phokas) three children
c.1100 [11] or 24 February 1102 or 23 February 1103 [7]
aged approximately 50–60
He provided ample provisions to the Crusaders, for example during the difficult period of the siege of Antioch in the winter of 1097. He was a passionate adherent of the separated Armenian Church.
Thoros I
(Թորոս Ա)
Unknown, before 1100
First son of Constantine I
1100/1102/1103-1129Unknown
(great-granddaughter of Bardas Phokas) three children
c.1129 [12] or 17 February 1129 or 16 February 1130 [7] His alliance with the leaders of the First Crusade helped him rule his feudal holdings with commanding authority. He avenged the death of King Gagik II by killing his assassins. He also bestowed favors and gave gifts and money to many monasteries for their decoration and adornment.
Constantine II
(Կոստանդին Բ)
Unknown, before 1129
Son of Thoros I
1129/1130UnmarriedAfter 17 February 1129He died a few months after his father's death in the course of a palace intrigue.
Leo I
(Լեիոն Ա)
Levon I.gif Unknown, before 1100
Second son of Constantine I
1129/1130-1137Unknown
six or seven children
14 February 1140
Constantinople
aged at least 39–40
Most of his successes benefited from Byzantium's pre-occupation with the threats of Zengi from Aleppo and the lack of effective Frankish rule, especially in the Principality of Antioch. He expanded his rule over the Cilician plains and even to the Mediterranean shores. He was taken captive in 1137 with two of his sons by the Byzantine Emperor. He died in prison.
Byzantine Rule : 1137-1144/1145
Thoros II the Great
(Թորոս Բ)
1144 [7] or 1145 [13] [14]
Son of Leo I
1144–1169Unknown
(An unnamed daughter of Simon of Raban [15] [14] ) or Isabelle of Edessa [7]
1149
two children

Unknown
(An unnamed daughter of Thomas of Cilicia)
1164
one child
6 February 1169 [16] [17] [7]
aged 23–24-25
Thoros survived his incarceration in Constantinople and was able to escape in 1143. He found it occupied by many Greek garrisons, ousting successfully the Byzantine garrisons.
Thomas of Cilicia
(Թոմաս)
Unknown
Son of a daughter of Leo I
1169–1170Unknown
at least one child
1170
aged 4–5
Grandson of Leo I, was regent on behalf of his own grandson, Ruben II. Assassinated by prince Mleh, who took the power to himself.
Ruben II
(Ռուբեն Բ)
1165
Son of Thoros II
1169–1170Unmarried1170
aged 4–5
Placed under regency of his maternal grandfather, Thomas of Cilicia. Died as a minor, assassinated by his uncle Mleh.
Mleh
(Մլեհ)
Before 1120
Son of Leo I
1170–1175Unknown
no children
15 May 1175
Sis
aged at least 54–55
During his father's captivity escaped to Edessa with two of his brothers. Expelled from Cilicia by Thoros II, for embracing the Muslim faith, almost undid his brother's work when he took the power.
Ruben III
(Ռուբեն Գ)
1145
First son of Stephen of Armenia and Rita of Barbaron
1175–1187 Isabella of Toron
two children
6 May 1187 [7]
Drazark [18]
aged 41–42
He was a friend of the Franks (the Crusaders); for example, at the end of 1177, assisted Philip, Count of Flanders and Prince Bohemond III of Antioch at the ineffectual siege of Harenc. [17]
Leo II the Magnificent
(Լեւոն Ա Մեծագործ)
Leo II of Armenia.jpg 1150
Second son of Stephen of Armenia and Rita of Barbaron
1187-1198/1199 Isabella of Antioch
3 February 1188 or 4 February 1189
(annulled 1206)
one child

Sibylla of Cyprus
28 January 1210 or 27 January 1211
one child
2 May 1219 [7]
aged 68–69
In 1194–1195, when he was planning to receive the title of king, he instituted a union of the Armenian church with Rome.
Leo II the Magnificent
(Լեւոն Ա Մեծագործ)

(LeoIas king)
Leo II of Armenia.jpg 1150
Second son of Stephen of Armenia and Rita of Barbaron
1198/1199 – 1219 Isabella of Antioch
3 February 1188 or 4 February 1189
(annulled 1206)
one child

Sibylla of Cyprus
28 January 1210 or 27 January 1211
one child
2 May 1219 [7]
aged 68–69
During his reign, succeeded in establishing Cilician Armenia as a powerful and a unified Christian state with a pre-eminence in political affairs. [19] Led his kingdom alongside the armies of the Third Crusade and aided the crusaders. Under his rule, Armenian power in Cilicia was at its apogee: his kingdom extended from Isauria to the Amanus Mountains.
Adam of Baghras Unknown1219–1220Unknown1220Named regent for Isabella I. Assassinated by courtiers.
Constantine of Barbaron
(Կոնստանդին Գունդստաբլ)
Unknown
Son of Vassag of Barbaron
1220–1226Alice Pahlavouni
before 1263
six children
1263Named regent for Isabella I. Married the heiress to his eldest son.
Isabella I
(Զապել)

(jointly with Hethum I )
Isabella of Armenia.jpg 27 January 1216 or 25 January 1217
Daughter of Leo II the Magnificent and Sibylla of Cyprus
1226–1252 Philip of Antioch
June 1222
no children

Hethum I
14 June 1226
Tarsus
seven children
23 January 1252
aged 35–36-37
A period of dynastic conflict that ended with the apparent unification in marriage of the two principal dynastic forces of Cilicia (i.e., the Roupenids and the Hethumids). The country experienced struggles and shifting alliances between Crusader states and the Mongol Empire.

Hethumid dynasty

NamePortraitBornReignMarriage (s)DeathNotes
Hethum I
(Հեթում Ա)

(jointly with Isabella I )
HetoumIAtMongolCourt1254.JPG 1215
Son of Constantine of Barbaron and Alice Pahlavouni
1226–1270 Isabella I
14 June 1226
Tarsus
seven children
21 October 1270
aged 54–55
Was a major player in the political struggles and shifting alliances around the Crusader states, as the Armenians had ties with all sides. They were primarily aligned with the Europeans, but during Hethum's reign, the rapidly expanding Mongol Empire became a concern.
Leo III
(Լեւոն Բ)

(LeoIIas king)
Leo III of Armenia.jpeg 1236
Son of Hethum I and Isabella I
1270–1289 Anna of Lampron
5 January 1262 or 14 January 1263
sixteen children
6 February 1289
aged 52–53
A pious king, he was devoted to Christianity. He pursued active commercial relations with the West, by renewing trade agreements with the Italians and establishing new ones with the Catalans. He also endeavoured to reinforce the Mongol alliance.
Hethum II
(Հեթում Բ)
HetoumIIDrawing.JPG 1266
First son of Leo III and Anna of Lampron
1289–1293

1295–1296
(as co-ruler)

1299–1303
Unmarried17 November 1307
Anazarba
aged 40–41
Political trouble: he abdicated in 1293 for monastic vows, being recalled by his brother Thoros III in 1295. They travelled to Constantinople to marry their sister Rita to Michael IX Palaiologos, but their brother SempadI usurped the throne, and they were imprisoned in the return; Freed after Sempad's death, assumed power again in 1299, abdicating once more in 1303 to become regent for his successor, Leo IV.
Thoros III
(Թորոս Երրորդ)

(ThorosIas king)
LeonIIQueenGueraneAndTheirFiveChildren1272.jpg 1271
Second son of Leo III and Anna of Lampron
1293–1298
(nominally since 1296, imprisoned)
Margaret of Cyprus
9 January 1288
two children

Unknown
(daughter of Mahmud Ghazan Khan)
no children
23 July 1298
aged 26–27
Imprisoned in 1296 by Sempad, his brother, who usurped the throne, was strangled in prison in 1298.
Sempad
(Սմբատ)
Sempad.jpg 1277
Third son of Leo III and Anna of Lampron
1296–1298
(usurper)
Unknown
(daughter of Mahmud Ghazan Khan)
no children
1310
aged 32–33
Sempad seized the throne with the aid of his brother Constantine while his brothers Hethum II and Thoros were in Constantinople. At their return, imprisoned them. He also blinded Hethum and strangled Thoros.
Constantine III
(Կոստանդին Ա)

(ConstantineIas king)
Kostandin III.jpg 1278
Fourth son of Leo III and Anna of Lampron
1298–1299Unmarried1310
aged 31–32
After helping and then deposing his brother, he was raised as king. Gave the throne to his brother, Hethum II.
Hethum of Armenia
(Հեթում Բ)
HetoumIIDrawing.JPG 1266
First son of Leo III and Anna of Lampron
1303–1305Unmarried17 November 1307
Anazarba
aged 40–41
Re-installed as regent for his nephew, Leo IV.
Leo IV
(Լեիոն Գ)

(LeoIIIas king)
Levon IV.jpg 1289
Son of Thoros III and Margaret of Cyprus
1305–1307 Agnes of Tyre-Cyprus
1305
no children
17 November 1307
Anazarba
aged 17–18
Together with his uncle, he fought the Mongols, but were both assassinated in 1307.
Oshin
(Օշին)
Oshin.jpg 3 January 1283
Fifth son of Leo III and Anna of Lampron
1307–1320 Isabella of Korikos
c.1310
one son

Isabelle of Cyprus
1310
(annulled c.1316)no children

Joan of Taranto
February 1316
Tarsus
one child
20 July 1320
aged 37
Ascended to the throne after the death of his nephew, Leo IV. He was poisoned by his cousin Oshin of Korikos.
Oshin of Korikos
(Թորոս Բ)
Unknown
Son of Leo I
1320–1329 Marguerite d'Ibelin
before 1320
one child

Joan of Taranto
1320
one child
8 February 1329
Sis
Probably poisoned his cousin to rise as regent.
Leo V
(Լեիոն Դ)

(LeoIVas king)
Portrait of Levon V in manuscript of Armenian translation of Assises d'Antioche.jpg 1309
Son of Oshin and Isabella of Korikos
1329–1341 Alice of Korikos
10 August 1321
one child

Constance of Sicily
29 December 1331
no children
28 August 1341
aged 31–32
Leo was strongly pro-Western and favored a union of the Armenian and Roman Churches, which deeply displeased the native barons. Murdered by them, they elected a cousin, from the Cypriot Lusignans.

House of Lusignan

NamePortraitBornReignMarriage (s)DeathNotes
Constantine IV
(Կոստանդին Բ)

(ConstantineIIas king)
Constantine IV of Armenia.jpg c.1300
Son of Amalric, Lord of Tyre and Isabella of Armenia
1341–1344Kantakouzene
c.1318
Constantinople
no children

Theodora Syrgiannaina
c.1330
two children
17 April 1344
aged approximately 43–44
Assassinated in an Armenian revolt in 1344.

Hethumid-Neghir dynasty

NamePortraitBornReignMarriage (s)DeathNotes
Constantine V
(Կոստանդին Դ)

(ConstantineIIIas king)
Constantine III.png 17 April 1313
Son of Baldwin, Lord of Neghir
1344–1362 Marie of Korikos
1340
two children
21 December 1362
aged approximately 43–44
During his rule, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia was reduced by Mamluk raids and conquests. They conquered Ajazzo in 1347, Tarsus and Adana in 1359.
Marie of Korikos
(Մարիա Կոռիկոսի)
1321
Daughter of Oshin of Korikos and Joan of Taranto
1362-c.1365 Constantine V
1340
two children

Constantine VI
1369
no children
Before 1405
Jerusalem
aged no more than 84
Managed the kingdom for three years, before the accession of Constantine VI.
Constantine VI
(Կոստանդին Բ)

(ConstantineIVas king)
Kostandin VI.jpg c.1324
Son of John, Lord of Neghir
1365–1373 Marie of Korikos
1369
no children
April 1373
aged approximately 48–49
Cousin of his predecessor. Allied with Cyprus, and after 1369, with the sultan of Egypt. The barons disliked his policy because they feared the Muslim annexation, and murdered Constantine.

House of Lusignan

NamePortraitBornReignMarriage (s)DeathNotes
Leo VI
(Կոստանդին Բ)

(LeoVas king)
Bust Leon V of Armenia.jpg c.1342
Son of John of Poitiers-Lusignan and Soldana of Georgia
1373–1375 Margaret of Soissons
May 1369
one child
29 November 1393
Paris
aged 50–51
After several battles against superior Mamluk forces, he locked himself in the fortress at Geben (Armeina: Gaban) and eventually surrendered in 1375, [20] thus putting an end to the Kingdom of Armenia.

Claimants

NameLifespanReign startReign endNotesFamilyImage
Leo VI 13751393 Lusignan Bust Leon V of Armenia.jpg
James I 13961398 Lusignan
Janus 13981432 Lusignan
John 14321458 Lusignan
Charlotte 14581467 Lusignan Charlotte of Cyprus.jpg

Potential claimants today

The title passed to the branch of the Lusignans in Constantinople and eventually Russia. [21] The title is contested by the House of Savoy and the House of Brienne via Hugh, Count of Brienne and John of Brienne.

See also

Notes

  1. Kingdom of Greater Armenia (Bagratids)
  2. (in Armenian) Poghosyan, S.; Katvalyan, M.; Grigoryan, G. et al. Cilician Armenia (Կիլիկյան Հայաստան). Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia. vol. v. Yerevan, Armenian SSR: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1979, pp. 406–428
  3. Kurdoghlian, Mihran (1996). Badmoutioun Hayots, Volume II (in Armenian). Athens, Greece: Hradaragoutioun Azkayin Oussoumnagan Khorhourti. pp. 29–56.
  4. Mutafian, p.90
  5. Lang, Robert Hamilton (1878), Cyprus, London: Macmillan and Co., p. 179, retrieved 2008-01-15
  6. Ghazarian, Jacob G. The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1093).
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cawley, Charles (2009-04-01), Lords of the Mountains, Kings of (Cilician) Armenia (Family of Rupen), Medieval Lands database, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, [ self-published source ][ better source needed ]
  8. Ghazarian, Jacob G. The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1093).
  9. Ghazarian, Jacob G. The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1093).
  10. Ghazarian, Jacob G. The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1093).
  11. Ghazarian, Jacob G. The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1093).
  12. Ghazarian, Jacob G. The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1093).
  13. Ghazarian, Jacob G. The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1093).
  14. 1 2 Vahan M. Kurkjian (2005-04-05). "A History of Armenia". Website. Bill Thayer. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  15. Ghazarian, Jacob G. The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1093).
  16. Ghazarian, Jacob G. The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1093).
  17. 1 2 Runciman, Steven. A History of the Crusades – Volume II.: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East: 1100–1187.
  18. Ghazarian, Jacob G. The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1093).
  19. Edwards, Robert W. The Fortifications of Armenian Cilicia.
  20. Edwards, Robert W. (1987). The Fortifications of Armenian Cilicia: Dumbarton Oaks Studies XXIII. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University. pp. 10, 125, 234. ISBN   0-88402-163-7.
  21. Cecil R. Humphery-Smith, Princes of Lusignan page 5 The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies 2004 and The colonel was probably known as Louis Christian de Lusignan. In the issue No. 180 of the Peterburgskiy Listok (Petersburg List) Newspaper July 3–15, 1884, a list of deceased in St Petersburg between 11 June and 18 June was found. There was a record for Louis Christian de Lusignan, colonel (retired). In the same newspaper issue No. 172 25 June – 7 July 1884, the following article was published: "The deceased who was buried thereby on Smolensk graveyard on 23 July, was a titled King of Cyprus and Jerusalem and Armenia, descendant of one of the protector of God's Casket, colonel of the Russian service, Louis de Lusignan."

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The Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia, also known as Bagratid Armenia, was an independent state established by Ashot I Bagratuni of the Bagratuni dynasty in the early 880s following nearly two centuries of foreign domination of Greater Armenia under Arab Umayyad and Abbasid rule. With each of the two contemporary powers in the region - the Abbasids and Byzantines - too preoccupied to concentrate their forces in subjugating the people of the region, and with the dissipation of several of the Armenian nakharar noble families, Ashot succeeded in asserting himself as the leading figure of a movement to dislodge the Arabs from Armenia.

Ashot III of Armenia King of Armenia

Ashot III was a king of Armenia, ruling the medieval kingdom of Armenia from 952/53–77. Known as Ashot III the Merciful and acknowledged by foreign rulers as the Shahanshah of Mets Hayk', he moved his royal seat of residence to Ani and oversaw its development and of the kingdom as a whole. Armenia reached the height of its golden era during his reign and that of his sons and successors, Smbat II (977–89) and Gagik I (990–1020).

Ashot IV, surnamed Kaj, i.e. "the Brave, the Valiant", was the younger son of King Gagik I of Armenia.

Kingdom of Vaspurakan

Vaspurakan was the first and biggest province of Greater Armenia, which later became an independent kingdom during the Middle Ages, centered on Lake Van. Located in what is now called eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran, the region is considered to be the cradle of Armenian civilization.

Gagik I Artsruni King of Vaspurakan

Gagik I Artsruni was an Artsruni ruler of the kingdom of Vaspurakan in southern Armenia, first as prince of northwestern Vaspurakan and after that until his death as king, claiming also the title of King of Armenia from the Bagratid line.

Bagratuni dynasty

The Bagratuni or Bagratid dynasty was an Armenian royal dynasty which ruled the medieval Kingdom of Armenia from c. 885 until 1045. Originating as vassals of the Kingdom of Armenia of antiquity, they rose to become the most prominent Armenian noble family during the period of Arab rule in Armenia, eventually establishing their own independent kingdom. Their domain included regions of the Kingdom of Armenia such as Shirak, Bagrevand, Kogovit, Syunik, Lori, Vaspurakan, Vanand, Taron, and Tayk. According to historian Cyril Toumanoff, they were the progenitors of the Georgian royal Bagrationi dynasty.

Bagratuni family tree describes the heritage of the Bagratuni family in Armenia and Georgia.

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