Name Stephen Armenia Died February 7, 1165 | Parents Leo I, Prince of Armenia | |
Children Leo I, King of Armenia, Ruben III, Prince of Armenia Grandchildren Isabella, Queen of Armenia, Alice of Armenia, Philippa of Armenia, Stephanie of Armenia Grandparents Bardas Phokas the Elder, Constantine I, Prince of Armenia Great-grandparents Ruben I, Prince of Armenia | ||
Stephen of Armenia (1111-1165.02.07) was the Marshal of Armenia, the son of Leo I, Prince of Armenia and Beatrice de Rethel.
His father made him Marshal in 1138, due to the invasion of John II Comnenus, and escaped capture by sheltering in Edessa. In 1157, he began raiding Byzantine territories around Marash against his half-brother Thoros' will, although he failed to capture Marash itself. The Byzantine governor of Tarsus, Andronicus Euphorbenus, invited him to a banquet. Stephen's corpse was found the next day and it was believed Andronicus murdered him. Thoros avenged his death with a massacre of Greeks within his territories, which would have led to war had not Amalric I of Jerusalem intervened to bring about a peace.
He had at least three children by his wife Rita of Barbaron: