Английская Википедия:Constantine II, King of Armenia

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Constantine's arms, a combination of those of Lusignan, Jerusalem, and Cilicia.

Constantine II (Шаблон:Lang-hy), (also Constantine IV; Western Armenian transliteration: Gosdantin or Kostantine; died 17 April 1344), born Guy de Lusignan,Шаблон:Sfn was elected the first Latin King of Armenian Cilicia of the Poitiers-Lusignan dynasty, ruling from 1342 until his death in 1344.

Life

Guy de Lusignan was the son of Isabella, daughter of Leo II of Armenia, and Amalric,Шаблон:Sfn a son of Hugh III of Cyprus,Шаблон:Sfn and was governor of Serres from 1328 until 1341.Шаблон:Sfn When his cousin Leo IV, the last Hethumid monarch of Cilicia, was murdered by the barons, the crown was offered to his younger brother John, who urged Guy to accept it.Шаблон:Sfn Guy was reluctant — his mother and two of his brothers had been murdered by the Armenian regent Oshin of Corycos — but he eventually accepted and took the name Constantine.

Guy was killed in an uprising in Armenia on April 17, 1344Шаблон:Sfn and was succeeded by a distant cousin, Constantine III.Шаблон:Sfn

Marriages and issue

Guy married twice, firstly to a Kantakouzene (died c. 1330),Шаблон:Sfn without issue, and secondly in 1330–1332, Theodora Syrgiannaina (died 1347/1349),Шаблон:Sfn with whom he fathered:


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