Constantine I, Prince of Armenia
Lord of Armenian Cilicia from 1095 to c. 1100
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Constantine I or Kostandin I (Armenian: Կոնստանտին; 1035–1040[1] – c. 1100[2]) was the second lord of Armenian Cilicia from 1095 to until about 1099.[3]
| Constantine I Կոստանդին Ա | |
|---|---|
| Lord of Cilicia | |
| |
| Lord of Armenian Cilicia | |
| Reign | 1095 – c. 1100 |
| Predecessor | Roupen I |
| Successor | Thoros I |
| Born | 1045–50 |
| Died | 1102/1103 |
| Burial | Monastery of Castalon |
| Spouse | An unnamed great-granddaughter of Bardas Phokas |
| Issue | Thoros I Beatrice Leo I |
| House | Roupenians |
| Father | Roupen I |
Early years
He was the son of Roupen I.[1] Constantine began leading the troops during 1090.[1] 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.[4]
His rule
Marriage and children
According to the Chronicle of Aleppo, his wife was descended from Bardas Phokas.
- Beatrice (? – before 1118), the wife of Count Joscelin I of Edessa[5]
- Thoros I, Lord of Armenian Cilicia (? – February 17, 1129 / February 16, 1130)[2]
- Leo I, Lord of Armenian Cilicia (? – Constantinople, February 14, 1140)[2]
