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Hethum II of Cilician Armenia

He alternated the crown with religious retirement and shared power with relatives. He sought a Mongol alliance against the Mamluks, but a Mongol commander killed him alongside his nephew Leo. His restorations have separate entries.

1266 – 1307KingHethumid · ES
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1266 Pending review

Death: 1307 Pending review

Role: King

Other recorded names: Hethum II · Hetoum II

Dynasty: Hethumid · ES

Territories: Cilician Armenia (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
King · Cilician Armenia · Reign Pending review1289–1293Effective rule
King · Cilician Armenia · Reign Pending review1295–1296Effective rule
King · Cilician Armenia · Reign Pending review1299–1303Effective rule
King · Cilician Armenia · Reign Pending review1303–1307Co-ruler
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

Evidence for this profile

8 recorded claims · 8 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthPending review

    1266

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathPending review

    1307

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Leo II of Cilician Armenia

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Keran of Lampron

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/4 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    King · Cilician Armenia · 1289–1293

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    King · Cilician Armenia · 1295–1296

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    King · Cilician Armenia · 1299–1303

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    King · Cilician Armenia · 1303–1307

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
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.

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