I know little about Bartolomeo d’Armenia, the 8th Senior Lusignan male heir, mainly because of the lack of records.

He is my 9 x great-grandfather.

He was born in Malta sometime after 1611, son of Gio Leonardo d’Armenia and Antonia Spiteri¹. He was known as Leonardo, possibly because this was a second name of his¹.

Titles

He was the 8th Senior heir of the Lusignan family, through his paternal grandfather’s family¹.

This gives him the title of ‘Prince'¹. Based on my research his grandfather Eugene never claimed the title and actively escaped from the royal family of Cyprus. It’s hard to say if Bartolomeo merited the title, or if it was an affectation.

Family

Bartolomeo married Franca d’Arena and had 6 children¹:

• Filippo
• Marion
• Gio Batta
• Grazio Leonardo
• Antonio
• Aloisea
• Flaminia

Death

He died in 1683. I don’t know where he died, what he died of, or where he is buried.

Lineage

He is my 9 x great-grandfather.

References

1. The Royal Descendants of de Lusignan and the Barony of Baccari and Benwarrad; Malta Libro d’Oro; Retrieved 2018-04-23[↩][↩][↩][↩][↩]