List of Armenian royal consorts
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This is a list of Armenian royal consorts.
Ancient Armenian queens
[edit]- Rodogune of Persia, daughter of King Artaxerxes of Persia, wife of Orontes II
- Antiochis, sister of Antiochus III the Great, wife of Xerxes
- Satenik of the Alans, daughter of the king of the Alans, wife of Artaxias I
- Cleopatra of Pontus, daughter of Mithridates VI of Pontus, wife of Tigranes II the Great
- Erato of Armenia, half-sister and wife of Tigranes IV; also co-ruler
- Zenobia, daughter of Mithridates of Armenia, and wife of Rhadamistus
- Ashkhen, wife of Tiridates III of Armenia
- Pharantzem, wife of Arsaces II (Arshak II)
- Zarmandukht, wife of Papas (Pap); queen regent
Bagratuni dynasty, 862–1045
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Queen | Ceased to be Queen | Death | Spouse |
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Katranide I | - | 825 | - | 862 husband's appointment as Prince of Princes 26 August 884 husband's coronation as King | 890 husband's death | - | Ashot I | |
The name of Smbat I's wife is not known. She was captured in the fortress of Kars in 895 by the ostikan Afshin, but was released when her son Ashot II was given as hostage and her husband agreed to marry his niece to Afshin. | Smbat I | |||||||
Sahakanuysh Sevada | - | - | - | 914 husband's accession | 928 husband's death | - | Ashot II | |
The name of Abas I's wife is not known. They had five known children. | Abas I | |||||||
Khosrovanuysh | - | - | 953 | 877 husband's death | - | Ashot III | ||
The name of Smbat II's wife is not known. Said to be his niece. | Smbat II | |||||||
Katranide II | Syuni | - | - | 989 husband's accession | 1020 husband's death | - | Gagik I | |
The name of Abas I's first wife is not known. She was mother of his only son, Erkat. | Hovhannes-Smbat III | |||||||
Argyra | a brother of Romanos III Argyros (Argyroi) | - | 1032 | 1040 husband's death | - | |||
The name of Ashot IV's wife is not known. They had two known children. | Ashot IV | |||||||
? of Vaspurakan | Dawid of Vaspurakan, Lord of Siwas | - | - | 1042 husband's accession | 1045 husband's desposition | - | Gagik II |
Princess consort of Armenia, Lady of the Mountains
[edit]Rubenid dynasty, 1080–1198
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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The name of Ruben I's wife is not known. Mother to Constantine I. | Ruben I | |||||||
Phokaina | a grandchild of Bardas Phokas (Phokas) | - | - | 1095 husband's accession | 1100/24 February 1102/23 February 1103 husband's death | - | Constantine I | |
The name of Thoros I's wife is not known. They had two children. | Thoros I | |||||||
unnamed | possibly of Hugh I of Rethel or Gabriel of Melitene | - | 1100/03 | 1129 husband's accession | Leo I | |||
The name of Leo I's second wife is not known. They had no children. | ||||||||
Isabelle de Courtenay | Joscelin II, Count of Edessa (Courtenay) | after 1133 | 1149 | 1150/59 | Thoros II | |||
unnamed | Simon of Raban | |||||||
unnamed | Thomas the Regent (Rubenids) | - | 1164 | 1169 husband's abdication | - | |||
unnamed | Vasil of Gargar | - | - | 1170 husband's accession | 15 May 1175 husband's death | - | Mleh I | |
Isabelle of Toron | Humphrey III of Toron | - | 4 February 1181/3 February 1182 | 1187 husband's abdication | - | Ruben III | ||
Isabelle of Antioch | a brother of Sibylle, the wife of Bohemond III of Antioch | - | 3 February 1188/4 February 1189 | 6 January 1198/1199 became Queen | 1207 | Leo II |
Queen consort or male consort of Armenia
[edit]Rubenid dynasty, 1198–1252
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Queen | Ceased to be Queen | Death | Spouse |
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Isabelle | a niece of Sibylle, the wife of Bohemond III of Antioch | - | 3 February 1188 – 4 February 1189 | 6 January 1198/1199 became Queen | 1206 divorce | 1207 | Leo I | |
Sibylla of Lusignan | Amalric II of Jerusalem (Lusignan) | October–November 1198/1199/1200 | 28 January 1210/27 January 1211 | May, 1219 husband's abdication | after 1225 or 1230 or 1252 | |||
Philip of Antioch (also co-ruler) | Bohemond IV of Antioch (Ramnulfids) | - | 25 January 1221/24 January 1222 | 1225/26 | Isabella | |||
![]() | Hethum I (also co-ruler) | Constantine of Baberon (Hethumids) | 1215 | 14 June 1226 | 23 January 1252 wife's death and his own accession | 28 October 1270 |
Hethumid dynasty, 1252–1341
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Queen | Ceased to be Queen | Death | Spouse |
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![]() | Anna of Lampron | Prince Hethum IV of Lampron (Hethumids) | - | early 15 January 1262/14 January 1263 | early 1269 husband's accession | 28 July 1285 | Leo II | |
![]() | Margaret of Lusignan | Hugh III of Cyprus (Lusignan) | 1276 | 9 January 1288 | 1293 husband's accession | 1296 | Thoros III | |
![]() | a Mongol princess | Ghazan or another relative (Borjigids) | - | 1297 | 23 July 1298 husband's death | - | ||
1298 husband's death | Sempad | |||||||
![]() | Agnes-Marie of Lusignan | Amalric, Lord of Tyre (Lusignan) | - | 1305/06 | 17 November 1307 husband's death | after 10 October 1309 | Leo III | |
Isabelle of Korikos | Hetoum of Korikos (Hethumids) | - | - | 17 November 1307 husband's accession | 3 April 1310 | Oshin | ||
![]() | Isabelle of Lusignan | Hugh III of Cyprus (Lusignan) | 1280 | 1310 | before 1316 divorce | 1319 | ||
![]() | Joan of Anjou | Philip I, Prince of Taranto (Anjou-Taranto) | 1297 | February 1316 | 20 July 1320 husband's death | 1317 or March 1323 | ||
Alice of Korikos | Oshin of Korikos (Hethumids) | - | 10 August 1321 | 1329 | Leo IV | |||
![]() | Constance of Sicily | Frederick III of Sicily (Barcelona) | 1307 | 29 December 1331 | 28 August 1341 husband's death | after 19 June 1344 |
Lusignan dynasty, 1341–1375
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Queen | Ceased to be Queen | Death | Spouse |
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Theodora Syrgiannaina | sister of Syrgiannes Palaiologos Philanthropenos (Philanthropenos) | - | 1330–1332 | 1342 husband's accession | 17 April 1344 husband's death | 30 June 1347/1349 | Constantine II | |
Marie of Korikos | Oshin of Korikos (Hethumids) | 1321 | 1340 | 17 April 1344 husband's accession | 21 December 1362 husband's death | 1377/1405 | Constantine III | |
1369 | April 1373 husband's death | Constantine IV | ||||||
Margaret of Soissons | John of Soissons, Bailiff of Famagusta (Soissons) | - | May 1369 | April 1373 husband's accession | 1375 husband's surrender to the Mameluks | 1379-4 July 1381 | Leo V |