Reign of Leo I of Armenian Cilicia

Name: Reign of Leo I of Armenian Cilicia
Start: 1199
End: 1219

Type Event Region Anatolia Time 1199–1219

Leo I was crowned King of Armenian Cilicia in 1198/1199 and around 1201 actively consolidated royal power and sought Western and ecclesiastical recog…

Timeline

1201Sis · CiliciaAfter his coronation Leo I continued to seek recognition of his royal title from the pope and Western monarchs, and reformed church relations, strengthening Cilicia's legal standing as an independent kingdom.
1201–1210Cilicia · CiliciaBetween 1201 and 1210 Leo I expanded territory against the Seljuk Rum dynasty and the Principality of Antioch, built lines of fortresses, and cooperated with the Crusader states of the Levant against Muslim powers.

Sources

The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades — Angus Donal Stewart (2001)