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Constantine I, Prince of Armenia

Lord of Armenian Cilicia from 1095 to c. 1100

Field	Value
name	Constantine I
Կոստանդին Ա
title	Lord of Cilicia
image	Tancred, Tarsus.jpg
caption	Constantine and Tancred at Tarsus
succession	Lord of Armenian Cilicia
reign	1095 – 1100
predecessor	Roupen I
successor	Thoros I
spouse	An unnamed great-granddaughter of Bardas Phokas
issue	Thoros I
Beatrice
Leo I
house	Roupenians
father	Roupen I
birth_date	1045–50
death_date	1102/1103
place of burial	Monastery of Castalon

Կոստանդին Ա Beatrice Leo I

Constantine I or Kostandin I (; 1035–1040 – 1100) was the second lord of Armenian Cilicia from 1095 to until about 1099.

Early years

He was the son of Roupen I. Constantine began leading the troops during 1090. The mastery of this mountain defile made possible the assessment of taxes on merchandise transported from the port of Ayas towards the central part of Asia Minor, a source of wealth to which the Roupenians owed their power.

His rule

After his father’s death in 1095, the crusaders, for their part, duly appreciated the aid of their Armenian allies.

The Chronographie of Samuel of Ani records that Constantine died soon after a lightning bolt struck his table in the fortress of Vahka. He was buried in Castalon.

Marriage and children

According to the Chronicle of Aleppo, his wife was descended from Bardas Phokas.

(? – before 1118), the wife of Count Joscelin I of Edessa
Thoros I, Lord of Armenian Cilicia (? – February 17, 1129 / February 16, 1130)
Leo I, Lord of Armenian Cilicia (? – Constantinople, February 14, 1140)

References

Sources

References

(1958). "A History of Armenia". Armenian General Benevolent Union of America.

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