Guy Lusignan (1342-1344)

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With Levon IV, the male line of the Cilician royal house was extinguished, and the Armenian throne, due to circumstances, passed to Guy de Lusignan, who was the son of Zabel, daughter of Levon II, and Amalric of Tyre, who was briefly crowned in Cyprus. He had held high positions in Byzantium and was skillful and experienced in military affairs. At certain stages of the Armenian rule in Cilicia, however, his governance style caused discontent, and just two years after his accession, Guy was violently killed.

The name of Guy appears on coins only in the form of "Ki". The coins of this king, both silver and copper, are very similar to those issued by Levon IV.

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