Apuganem Tornikes, Protospathar of Taron

- 900

• Name	Apuganem Tornikes
  Nickname	Protospatar
  General Information	Apuganem had been sent by his brother as a hostage to Constantinople, with Konstantinos Lips, the Imperial Ambassador to Taran. After his brief stint in Taran, Apuganem returned to Constantinople, where he was made patrician.  [1]
  Offices Held	About 898	Taron, Armenia (historic) Taron is a canton of the Turuberan province of  Greater Armenia, roughly corresponding to the  Muş Province of modern Turkey   [1, 2]
  About 898, he was the protospathar of Taron.
  Death	About 900  [1]
  Siblings	1 brother
  1. Krikor, Prince of Taron + 2. Apuganem Tornikes, Protospathar of Taron   d. About 900 ▻ daughter of Constantin Lips
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Varaz-Tirots   (9 x Great Grandfather)  daughter of Konstantinos  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I10050	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Tornik,   b. —, Taron, Armenia (historic) Taron is a canton of the Turuberan province of  Greater Armenia, roughly corresponding to the  Muş Province of modern Turkey
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	daughter of Konstantinos
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F7039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	daughter of Constantin Lips
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1, 2]
  Children	3 sons
  1. Sambat Tornikes  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Vahan Tornikes  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Tornik,   b. —, Taron, Armenia (historic) Taron is a canton of the Turuberan province of  Greater Armenia, roughly corresponding to the  Muş Province of modern Turkey  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F6270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2022

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Apuganem Tornikes, Protospathar of Taron( – 900) 2Tornik(— – ) 4Bagrat I, Prince of Taron( – 852) 8Ashot IV, Prince of Armenia( – 820) 16Smbat VII, Grand Constable of Armenia( – 772) 17Samuel II Mamikonian 9 18 19 5Arçruni 10Khachik I, King of Vaspurakan 20Hamazasp I, Prince of Vaspurakan( – 785) 21 11 22 23 3daughter of Konstantinos 6Konstantinos Lips 12Lips 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Offices Held - About 898 - Taron, Armenia (historic)  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S306] Mommaerts-Browne, Stanford. Monomachhos, Tornikes and an Uncharted Caucasian Ancestry, (Chobham, Woking, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 2, number 2, July 2006 ). [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).