Hethum I of Armenia
King of Cilician Armenia through his marriage to Isabella, he sought a Mongol alliance against his regional enemies. That policy also shaped Antioch, linked to his family through the marriage of his daughter Sibylla.
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Key details
Birth: 1213 Pending review
Death: 1270 Documented
Role: King
Other recorded names: Hethum I · Hetoum I
Dynasty: Hethumid · ES
Territories: Cilician Armenia (ES)
Recorded relationships
Sources for this profile
- Metropolitan Museum of Art · Armenia, el reino de Cilicia
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Het̕owm I., Kleinarmenien, König
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
6 recorded claims · 5 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (1/2 with a precise source)
- BirthPending review
1213
A precise source has not yet been added. - DeathDocumented
1270
The authority record gives the death as 1270.
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Constantine of Baberon
A precise source has not yet been added. - Marriage or partnershipPending review
Isabella of Cilician Armenia
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
King · Cilician Armenia · 1226–1252
A precise source has not yet been added. - GovernmentPending review
King · Cilician Armenia · 1252–1269
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.