Oshin I Armenian King of Cilicia

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15. OSHIN of Armenia ([10 Jan 1283/9 Jan 1284]-murdered 20 Jul 1320, bur Trazarg[750]). The Chronicle attributed to King Hethum II records that "King Lewon's…twins Oshin and Alinax were born" in [10 Jan 1283/9 Jan 1284][751]. The Lignages d'Outremer name (in order) "Heiton, Thoros, Semblat, Constans, Norses, Rupin, que il nomerent Alinah, Oissim" as the seven sons of King Lewon II & his wife[752]. The Chronicle of Florio Bustron names (in order) "Chioysin, Chaetonte, Alinach, Thoris et Sembat" as the sons of "el re Livon"[753]. The Chronographie of Samuel d'Ani records that "son frère Oschin" escaped when Hethum was killed by "le scélérat Poularghou-nouin" in 1307 and took refuge at Sis[754]. His parentage is confirmed by the charter dated 1 Mar 1321 under which his grandson "Lion…roy de tous les Armens, fis dou…roy Ossim fils de bone memorie roy Lion" renewed the privileges of the Venetians[755]. He succeeded in expelling the Mongol Poularghou from the country and succeeded as OSHIN King of Armenia[756], crowned at Tarsus St Sophia in 4 Sep 1309[757]. An undated contemporary list of lords in Armenia during the reigns of Henri II and Hugues IV Kings of Cyprus names "Hoissinus de Alticovanti, genere Ruppinorum, Armenie rex"[758]. In 1309, he imprisoned religious dissidents at Sis where many were killed before the remainder were exiled to Cyprus[759]. Negotiations for his second marriage with the daughter of Jaime II King of Aragon, who wanted religious relics of St Thecla for the cathedral of Tarragona, broke down in the face of Armenian opposition to closer ties with the Catholic western powers. The Chronographie of Samuel d'Ani records the death in 1320 of "le roi Oschin" and his burial at Trazarg[760]. King Oshin was poisoned[761].

m firstly ZABEL of Korikos, daughter of HETHUM "the Historian" Lord of Korikos & his wife Isabelle Ibelin (-3 Apr 1310). The Chronique du Royaume de la Petite Arménie of Constable Sempad records the death in [3 Jan 1310/1 Jan 1311] of "la reine Isabelle…en donnant au roi Oschin un fils…Léon"[762]. The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. [763]

Betrothed ([1312/13]%29 to Infanta doña ISABEL de Aragón, daughter of don JAIME II King of Aragon & his second wife Blanche of Sicily [Anjou-Capet] (Barcelona 1300-12 Jul 1330, bur Vienna Minoritenkirche, St Ludwigskapelle). She later married Friedrich II Duke of Austria.

m secondly (Feb 1316) as her first husband, JEANNE di Tarento, daughter of PHILIPPE of Sicily Principe di Tarento [Anjou-Capet] & his first wife Thamar Angelina Komnene Dukaina of Epirus (-Mar 1323). The Chronique du Royaume de la Petite Arménie of Constable Sempad records the marriage in [2 Jan 1316/31 Dec 1316] of King Oshin and "la fille de [Philippe de Tarente], frère de Robert roi de Sicile"[764]. She adopted the name EIRENE. She was forced to marry secondly as his second wife, Oshin Lord of Korikos, regent of her son King Lewon IV. The Chronicle of Jean Dardel records that "le…baron Ossin" married "Jehanne de Naples" after the death of her first husband[765].

King Oshin & his first wife had [two] children:

• a) [LEWON of Armenia (before 4 Sep 1309-before [Mar/3 Apr] 1310). ...
• b) LEWON of Armenia ([Mar/3 Apr] 1310-28 Aug 1341) ... .... .... ....

King Oshin & his second wife had one child:

• c) child ([1316/17]-young). The Chronicle of Jean Dardel records that Oshin and his wife "Jehanne, fille [du]…prince de Tarente" had one (unnamed) child who did not live long[781].