Smbat was born in 1277, the son of Levon III of Armenia and Keran de Lampron. The place is not known.
He died about 1310. The place is not known.
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Smbat I (IV) of Armenia |
Levon III of Armenia |
Hethum I de Barbaron |
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Zabel I of Armenia |
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Keran de Lampron |
Hethum IV de Lampron |
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Eschive de Poitiers |
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| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Birth | 1277 |
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| Death | ABT 1310 |
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| Attribute | Date | Description | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Nobility Title | FROM 1296 TO 1298 | king of Armenia |
Note 1
Sempad seized the throne with the aid of his brother Constantine while his brothers Hethum II and Thoros were in Constantinople. In 1297, on a volitional journey to the Ghazan's court, Sempad managed to receive recognition of his position as king from the Mongol ruler of Persia, which was necessary to legitimate his usurpation. He also received a bride from the Mongol khan in order to form a matrimonial alliance, perhaps a relative of the khan himself.
On Hethum's return, Sempad had Hethum blinded by cauterization and both brothers imprisoned at Partzerpert. Thoros was murdered there on Sempad's orders in 1298, but Constantine turned traitor again and helped Hethum overthrow Sempad, assuming the throne while Hethum's blindness healed. Sempad again plotted with Constantine to resume the throne soon after Hethum's restoration, and both were imprisoned for the rest of their lives.