King Levon V

King Levon V, the last king of Armenia, had a French father (Jivan Lusignan) and a Georgian mother (Soldana). He was crowned king of Armenia first by the Archbishop of Ebron in a Catholic ceremony, then by Catholicos Boghos I in an Armenian Church ceremony. He ruled for eight months before being captured by the Memlukes and taken to Egypt with his wife, the catholicos and 20 nobles. He was released after the king of Castile paid a ransom. When Levon arrived in Spain, the king gave him six galleys and six ships to reclaim his kingdom. In addition, the king gave him Madrid, Villarreal, and Andujar.  Because the cities brought the Spanish treasury yearly revenues of 150,000 dirhams, the noblemen and the citizens of the three cities protested and forced the Castilian king to withdraw his offer. Levon then left Spain and settled in Paris where the king gave him the palace of Saint-Owen.

King Levon V, the last king of Armenia, had a French father (Jivan Lusignan) and a Georgian mother (Soldana). He was crowned king of Armenia first by the Archbishop of Ebron in a Catholic ceremony, then by Catholicos Boghos I in an Armenian Church ceremony. He ruled for eight months before being captured by the Memlukes and taken to Egypt with his wife, the catholicos and 20 nobles. He was released after the king of Castile paid a ransom. When Levon arrived in Spain, the king gave him six galleys and six ships to reclaim his kingdom. In addition, the king gave him Madrid, Villarreal, and Andujar.  Because the cities brought the Spanish treasury yearly revenues of 150,000 dirhams, the noblemen and the citizens of the three cities protested and forced the Castilian king to withdraw his offer. Levon then left Spain and settled in Paris where the king gave him the palace of Saint-Owen.