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Parent house
  
Bagratuni Dynasty

Founder
  
Ruben I

Founded
  
1080 (1080)

Final ruler
  
Isabella I

Rubenids

Country
  
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

Titles
  
Lord of Cilicia Prince of Cilicia King of Cilicia Prince of Cyprus Prince of Antioch

The Rubenids (Armenian: Ռուբինեաններ) or Roupenids were an Armenian dynasty who dominated parts of Cilicia, and who established the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The dynasty takes its name from its founder, the Armenian prince Ruben I. The Rubenids were princes, later kings, of Cilicia from around 1080 until they were surpassed by the Hethumids in the mid-thirteenth century.

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The new Armenian state established very close relations with European countries and played a very important role during the Crusades, providing the Christian armies a haven and provisions on their way towards Jerusalem. Intermarriage with European crusading families was common, and European religious, political, and cultural influence was strong.

Rubenid Princes of Armenia

  • Roupen I (1080/1081/1082 – 1095)
  • Constantine I (1095 – 1100/1102/1103)
  • Thoros I (1100/1102/1103 – 1129/1130)
  • Constantine II (1129/1130)
  • Leo I (1129/1130 – 1137)
  • Thoros II (1144/1145 – 1169)
  • Roupen II (1169–1170)
  • Mleh (1170–1175)
  • Roupen III (1175–1187)
  • Leo II (1187 – 1198/1199)
  • Rubenid Kings of Armenia

  • Leo I (1198/1199 – 1219)
  • Isabella (1219–1252)
  • References

    Rubenids Wikipedia