Early years
He was the son of Roupen I. Constantine began leading the troops during 1090. The mastery of this mountain defile made possible the assessment of taxes on merchandise transported from the port of Ayas towards the central part ofHis rule
After his father’s death in 1095, The crusaders, for their part, duly appreciated the aid of their Armenian allies. The ''Chronographie'' of Samuel of Ani records that Constantine died soon after a lightning bolt struck his table in the fortress of Vahka. He was buried in Castalon.Marriage and children
According to the Chronicle of Aleppo, his wife was descended from Bardas Phokas. * (? – before 1118), the wife of Count Joscelin I of Edessa * Thoros I, Lord of Armenian Cilicia (? – February 17, 1129 / February 16, 1130) * Leo I, Lord of Armenian Cilicia (? – Constantinople, February 14, 1140)References
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