In 1292 Hethum abdicated in favour of his brother Thoros III. After Thoros's death in 1298 at the hands of their brother Sempad, Hethum managed to regain the crown with the help of a fourth brother Constantine. Part of his reign was spent in the monastery at Mamistra.
Hethum married Helvis de Lusignan, the daughter of King Hugh III of Cyprus. Hethum's son Thoros, Crown Prince of Armenia, was murdered in 1296 by his brother Sempad.
In 1307 Hethum and his co-ruler, his nephew Leo IV, were murdered while visiting the Mongol emir Bilarghu at Navarza.
| Preceded by: Leo II | Kingdom of Armenia | Followed by: Thoros III Sempad Oshin |
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