Person

Thoros of Edessa

Armenian ruler of Edessa

b. 1056 CE – d. 1098 CE World The Great Crossroads

Thoros (short in Armenian for Theodoros; T'oros the Curopalates; d. March 9, 1098) is an Armenian ruler of Edessa at the time of the First Crusade.

Thoros is a former officer (curopalates) in the Byzantine Empire and a lieutenant of Philaretos Brachamios.

He is Armenian but practices the Greek Orthodox faith.

Moran, J. (2017). Thoros of Edessa. History Atlas. Retrieved 5 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/thoros-of-edessa/

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