Ruben III
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Ruben IIIScript error: No such module "Unsubst". (Template:Langx), also Roupen III,[1][2] Rupen III,Template:CN or Reuben III,[3] (1145 – Monastery of Drazark,[1] May 6, 1187)Template:CN was the ninth lord of Armenian Cilicia[1] (1175–1187).Template:CN
Roupen remained always friendly to the Crusaders in spirit.[4] He was a just and good prince, and created many pious foundations within his domains.[4]
His life
He was the eldest son of Stephen, the third son of Leo I, lord of Armenian Cilicia.Template:CN His mother was Rita, a daughter of Sempad, Lord of Barbaron.Template:CN Roupen's father[1] was murdered[2] on February 7, 1165.Template:CN
Roupen was in charge of Cilicia following the murder of his paternal uncle, Mleh[1] on May 15, 1175.Template:CN
On 4 February 1181/3 February 1182 he married Isabella of Toron, daughter of Humphrey III of Toron.[2] Before Roupen's 1188 death, Levon became the new ruler.[1]
Marriage and children
# (4 February 1181 – 3 February 1182) Isabella of Toron, a daughter of Humphrey III of Toron and Stephanie of MillyTemplate:CN
- Alice (1182 – after 1234), the wife firstly of Hethum of Sassoun, secondly of Count Raymond IV of Tripoli, and thirdly of Vahram of Korikos
- Philippa (1183 – before 1219), the wife firstly of Shahanshah of Sassoun, and secondly of Theodore I Laskaris, emperor of Nicaea
Footnotes
Sources
- Template:Setton-A History of the Crusades
- Ghazarian, Jacob G: The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1393); RoutledgeCurzon (Taylor & Francis Group), 2000, Abingdon; Template:ISBN
- Template:Runciman-A History of the Crusades
External links
- Greeks, Crusaders and Moslems — Rise of Leon II (Kurkjian's History of Armenia, Ch. 28)
- Smbat Sparapet's Chronicle