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Levon V Tomb, Saint Denis Basilica

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Tomb of Levon V or Leo V, King of Armenia (occasionally Leo VI; Armenian: Լևոն, Levon V; 1342 – 29 November 1393), of the House of Lusignan, was the last King of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. He ruled from 1374 to 1375. Leo was elected to the throne on the death of his distant cousin Constantine VI of Armenia in 1373.[5] After a short regency by Mary of Korykos, widow of Constantine, Leo left Famagusta in spite of the ongoing conflict between Cyprus and Genoa. Landing at Korykos, he managed with difficulty to reach Sis, which was already being besieged by the Muslim emir of Aleppo.[6] Leo and his wife, whom he married at Cyprus in May, 1369, Marguerite of Soissons, daughter of Jean de Soissons and wife, were crowned at Sis on July 26 or September 14, 1374, according to both the Latin and Armenia rites. His right to the throne was challenged by Ashot and Leo’s short reign was marked by numerous disputes between the various factions. After several battles against superior Mamluk forces, he locked himself in

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