15levels Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 (edited) So our kings intermarried as far as Austria? --------- Leo II of Armenia (died 1219 ) / (interesting! - Fifth Crusade (1217-1221) ) was king of Armenia Leo was married twice: first to Isabelle of Austria, and then to Sybilla of Lusignan (was the daughter of Amalric II of Jerusalem and Isabella of Jerusalem.) She was the second wife of Leo II of Armenia, by whom she had one daughter, Isabella of Armenia. Leo named his daughter Isabella There have been several women known as Isabella (or Zabel) of Armenia. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Queen Isabella of Armenia (died c.1252) ruled Armenia from 1219 to 1252. She was the daughter of Leo II of Armenia and Sybilla of Lusignan (daughter of Aimery of Cyprus). Leo named Isabella as his heir, despite the existence of his grandson (son of his eldest daughter Rita) and Raymond-Rupen (grandson of Rupen III of Armenia). He was the son of Stephen I of Armenia and Retha de Barbaron. He had two daughters by his wife, Isabella of Toron: Alice (born 1182), who married Raimund, Count of Tripolis, and Philippa (born 1183), who married Theodore I Komnenos Laskaris, Emperor of Nicea. On his death he was succeeded by his brother Leo II. On his death Leo was succeeded by his daughter Isabella. Here is the link I just came across... Edited October 6, 2004 by 15levels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Some interesting lineage connections to Balian family (recently became very popular due to The Kingdom of Heaven). http://www.pcug.org.au/~ronwells/360-9.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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