What is Isabella, Queen of Armenia?
'''Queen Isabella of Armenia''' (died c. [[1252]]) ruled the [[Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia]] [[1219]]–[[1252]]. She was the daughter of [[Leo II of Armenia]] and [[Sybilla of Lusignan]] (daughter of [[Amalric II of Jerusalem|Amalric I of Cyprus]]). Leo named Isabella as his heir. She was married twice. Her first husband was Philip, son of [[Bohemund IV of Antioch]], whom she married in [[1223]]. Philip was murdered in [[1225]]. Her second husband was [[Hethum I of Armenia|Hethum]] (or Hetoum) I, to whom she was married against her will on [[June 14]], [[1226]]. Hethum was co-ruler (or ruler) of Armenia from 1226 to [[1270]]. The couple had six children: #[[Leo III of Armenia|Leo III]] (d. [[1289]]) #[[Thoros of Armenia|Thoros]] (d. [[1266]]), #[[Sibylle of Antioch|Sibylle]] (d. [[1290]]), who married [[Bohemund VI of Antioch]] #[[Euphemie of Sidon|Euphemie]] (d. [[1309]]), who married to [[Julien Grenier]], [[Lord of Sidon]] #[[Rita of Armenia]] #[[Maria of Armenia]], who married [[Guy d'Ibelin]] {{start box}} {{succession box | before=[[Leo II of Armenia|Leo II]] | title=[[Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia|Queen of Armenia]] | years=1219–1252 | after=[[Leo III of Armenia|Leo III]] }} {{end box}} ==Bibliography== *{{cite book|last=Boase|first=T. S. R.|title=The Cilician Kingdom of Armenia|url=https://archive.org/details/ciliciankingdomo0000unse|year=1978|publisher=Scottish Academic Press|location=Edinburgh|isbn=0-7073-0145-9 }} [[Category:1252 deaths|Isabella of Armenia, Queen]] [[Category:Monarchs of Armenia|Isabella of Armenia, Queen]]