Hethum II

Hethum II Հեթում Բ
King Hethum II, in Franciscan gown
King of Cilician Armenia (1st reign)
Reign	1289–1293
Predecessor	Leo II
Successor	Thoros III
King of Cilician Armenia (2nd reign)
Reign	1295–1296
Predecessor	Thoros III
Successor	Sempad
Co-ruler	Thoros III
King of Cilician Armenia (3rd reign)
Reign	1299–1303
Predecessor	Constantine I
Successor	Leo III
Regent of Cilician Armenia
Regency	1303–1307
Monarch	Leo III
Born	1266
Died	November 17, 1307(1307-11-17) (aged 40–41) Anazarbus
Dynasty	Hethumids
Father	Leo II
Mother	Keran of Lampron
Religion	Armenian Church

Hethum II (Armenian: Հեթում Բ; 1266 – November 17, 1307), also known by several other romanizations,^[a] was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1289 to 1293, 1295 to 1296 and 1299 to 1303, while Armenia was a subject state of the Mongol Empire. He abdicated twice in order to take vows in the Franciscan order, while still remaining the power behind the throne as "Grand Baron of Armenia" and later as Regent for his nephew. He was the son of Leo II of Armenia and Kyranna de Lampron, and was part of the Hethumid dynasty, being the grandson of Hethum I, who had originally submitted Cilicia to the Mongols in 1247. He was assassinated with his nephew and successor Leo III by the Mongol general Bilarghu, who himself was later executed for this by the Mongol Ilkhan ruler Öljaitü.^[1]

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