Constantine I, Prince of Armenia
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Constantine I or Kostandin I (Template:Langx; 1035–1040Template:Sfn – c.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1100Template:Sfn) was the second lord of Armenian Cilicia from 1095 to until about 1099.Template:Sfn
Early years
He was the son of Roupen I.Template:Sfn Constantine began leading the troops during 1090.Template:Sfn 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.[1]
His rule
After his father’s death in 1095,Template:Sfn The crusaders, for their part, duly appreciated the aid of their Armenian allies.Template:Sfn
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.Template:Sfn
Marriage and children
According to the Chronicle of Aleppo, his wife was descended from Bardas Phokas.
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- Thoros I, Lord of Armenian Cilicia (? – February 17, 1129 / February 16, 1130)Template:Sfn
- Leo I, Lord of Armenian Cilicia (? – Constantinople, February 14, 1140)Template:Sfn
References
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Sources
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External links
- The Barony of Cilician Armenia (Kurkjian's History of Armenia, Ch. 27)