Alice of Korikos
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Alice of Korikos was the only daughter of Oshin of Korikos
and his first wife Margaret d'Ibelin. She was Queen consort of Armenia by her marriage.
Alice's maternal grandparents were Balian of Ibelin and his wife Alice de Lampron, granddaughter of Stéphanie de Barbaron and Raymond-Roupen d'Antioche. Raymond was son of Raymond IV of Tripoli
and Alice of Armenia.
Alice's paternal grandparents were Hayton of Corycus
and Isabella of Ibelin, daughter of Guy of Ibelin and Maria of Armenia, daughter of Hethum I, King of Armenia and his wife Isabella, Queen of Armenia.
, widow of King Oshin and he forced Alice to marry the young King Leo, in the hope they would one day produce a son and heir for Armenia. They married around 31 December 1320 and the Papal Dispensation for the marriage was dated 10 August 1321.
More steps were taken to confirm Oshin's security. At some time between 1320 and 1323, Isabella of Armenia, Princess of Tyre, sister of King Oshin, along with her son Henri, were imprisoned and murdered by Alice's father. Oshin wanted to reduce the number of claimants to the throne of the Cilician Kingdom. It was rumoured that Oshin poisoned Isabella to remove her from the line of inheritance.
Alice is known to have born Leo one child, a son called Hethum who died around 1331. He did not inherit Armenia from his father due to his premature death.
The treatment Leo meted out to his regent upon reaching his majority in 1329 was violent. Oshin and his brother Constantine, Constable of Armenia were murdered. Leo even had his wife Alice murdered to end all of Oshin's plans. He dispatched the head of Oshin to the Ilkhan and that of Constantine to Al-Nasr Muhammad.
After he had Alice murdered, Leo took the opportunity to remarry to a western princess, Constance of Sicily; however, they had no children.
Oshin of Korikos
Oshin of Korikos served as regent of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from 1320 to 1329. He was the son of the historian Hayton of Korikos. He became regent for Leo IV on the death of King Oshin in 1320, whom he was rumoured to have poisoned...
and his first wife Margaret d'Ibelin. She was Queen consort of Armenia by her marriage.
Alice's maternal grandparents were Balian of Ibelin and his wife Alice de Lampron, granddaughter of Stéphanie de Barbaron and Raymond-Roupen d'Antioche. Raymond was son of Raymond IV of Tripoli
Raymond IV of Tripoli
Raymond IV of Tripoli was the count of Tripoli and prince regent of Antioch . He was the son of Bohemond III of Antioch and Orgueilleuse d'Harenc....
and Alice of Armenia.
Alice's paternal grandparents were Hayton of Corycus
Hayton of Corycus
Hayton of Corycus was a medieval Armenian monk and historian . He is the author of a History of the Tartars , written in France, for which he is also known as "Hayton the Historian"...
and Isabella of Ibelin, daughter of Guy of Ibelin and Maria of Armenia, daughter of Hethum I, King of Armenia and his wife Isabella, Queen of Armenia.
Life
On the death of Oshin, King of Armenia, Alice's father became regent for the minor Leo IV, King of Armenia. Alice's father wanted to make his position more powerful. In order to do this he married Jeanne of AnjouJeanne of Anjou
Joan of Anjou was a daughter of Philip I, Prince of Taranto and his first wife Thamar Angelina Komnene. She was Queen consort of Armenia by her first marriage...
, widow of King Oshin and he forced Alice to marry the young King Leo, in the hope they would one day produce a son and heir for Armenia. They married around 31 December 1320 and the Papal Dispensation for the marriage was dated 10 August 1321.
More steps were taken to confirm Oshin's security. At some time between 1320 and 1323, Isabella of Armenia, Princess of Tyre, sister of King Oshin, along with her son Henri, were imprisoned and murdered by Alice's father. Oshin wanted to reduce the number of claimants to the throne of the Cilician Kingdom. It was rumoured that Oshin poisoned Isabella to remove her from the line of inheritance.
Alice is known to have born Leo one child, a son called Hethum who died around 1331. He did not inherit Armenia from his father due to his premature death.
The treatment Leo meted out to his regent upon reaching his majority in 1329 was violent. Oshin and his brother Constantine, Constable of Armenia were murdered. Leo even had his wife Alice murdered to end all of Oshin's plans. He dispatched the head of Oshin to the Ilkhan and that of Constantine to Al-Nasr Muhammad.
After he had Alice murdered, Leo took the opportunity to remarry to a western princess, Constance of Sicily; however, they had no children.