Oshin of Korikos (or Corycos) (died 1329) served as regent of the

Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (Middle Armenian: , '), also known as Cilician Armenia ( hy, Կիլիկեան Հայաստան, '), Lesser Armenia, Little Armenia or New Armenia, and formerly known as the Armenian Principality of Cilicia ( hy, ...

from 1320 to 1329. He was the son of the historian

Hayton of Korikos Hayton of Corycus (also ''Hethum, Het'um'', and variants; in Armenian known as "Hethum the Historian" ; c. 1240 – c. 1310/1320) was a medieval Armenian nobleman, monk and historiographer. Hayton is the author of ("Flower of the Histories of ...

."Le Royaume Armenien de Cilicie",

Claude Mutafian Armen (Claude) Z. Moutafian (born 21 July 1942) is a French mathematician and a historian who specializes in Armenian history. Foreign Member of Armenian Academy of Sciences. He is the son of Zareh Mutafian. Biography Born in 1942 in Clamart, ...

, p.80 He became regent for Leo IV on the death of King Oshin in 1320, whom he was rumoured to have poisoned. Oshin was also probably responsible for the deaths of King Oshin's sister

Princess Isabella of Armenia Isabella of Armenia ( hy, Զապել; 1275–1280 – murdered in Armenia before 9 April 1323) was the daughter of Leo II of Armenia. Early life and family Isabella was the fourth daughter and tenth child of Leo II of Armenia and his wife, ...

and two of her sons, in order to remove rival claimants. Oshin married twice: *First,

Margaret d'Ibelin Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...

, who bore him one daughter,

Alice Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...

, who married King Leo IV of Armenia. *Second, King Oshin's widow,

Jeanne of Anjou Joan of Taranto (died March 1323) was Queen of Armenia by marriage to Oshin, King of Armenia. As daughter of Philip I, Prince of Taranto, she was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou. Life Joan was daughter of Philip I, Prince of Taranto, ...

. Oshin of Korikos and Jeanne had a daughter, Marie, who consecutively married two Armenian Kings of Cilicia,

Constantine V Constantine V ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντῖνος, Kōnstantīnos; la, Constantinus; July 718 – 14 September 775), was Byzantine emperor from 741 to 775. His reign saw a consolidation of Byzantine security from external threats. As an able ...

and

Constantine VI Constantine VI ( gr, Κωνσταντῖνος, ''Kōnstantinos''; 14 January 771 – before 805Cutler & Hollingsworth (1991), pp. 501–502) was Byzantine emperor from 780 to 797. The only child of Emperor Leo IV, Constantine was named co-emp ...

. Oshin and his daughter Alice (Leo's wife) were assassinated in 1329 at the behest of Leo IV.

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*"Le Royaume Armenien de Cilicie", Claude Mutafian, Editions CNRS, Paris, People of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Regents 1329 deaths Year of birth unknown 14th-century Armenian people Hethumid dynasty {{Armenia-royal-stub