Mleh, Prince of Armenia
Lord of Cilicia
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Mleh I[1][2] (Armenian: Մլեհ), also Meleh I,[1] (before 1120 – Sis, May 15, 1175)[citation needed] was the eighth lord of Armenian Cilicia[1] (1170–1175).[citation needed]
| Mleh I Մլեհ Ա | |
|---|---|
| Lord of Cilicia | |
| Lord of Armenian Cilicia | |
| Reign | 1170–1175 |
| Predecessor | Roupen II |
| Successor | Roupen III |
| Born | before 1120 |
| Died | May 15, 1175 Sis |
| Burial | Medzkar |
| Spouse | An unnamed daughter of Vasil of Gargar |
| Issue | Grigor (illegitimate child) |
| House | Roupenians |
| Father | Leo I |
Soon after the death of Nur ed-Din (the emir of Aleppo),[2] Mleh was overthrown by his nephew, Ruben III.[1]
Early life
Mleh was the fourth son of Leo I, lord of Armenian Cilicia.[citation needed] The name and the origin of his mother are not known with certainty.[citation needed] It is possible that she was a daughter of Count Hugh I of Rethel, or she might have been the daughter of Gabriel of Melitene.[citation needed]
All Cilicia remained under Byzantine rule for eight years.[3]
In the service of Nur ed-Din
Rule
On March 10, 1171, Amalric I left Acre for Constantinople where he made a treaty with the Emperor Manuel I Comnenos.[2]
During 1171, Mleh attacked Count Stephen I of Sancerre in Cilicia while he travelled from the Holy Land to Constantinople.[2]
He was buried in Medzkar.[citation needed]
Marriage and child
Mleh married an unnamed daughter of Vasil of Gargar (a sister of the Catholicos Gregory).[citation needed]
He had one illegitimate child by his unknown mistress:[citation needed]
- Grigor (? – January 28, 1209/January 27, 1210 or after)[citation needed]