Constantine I or Kostandin I (; 1035–1040 – 1100) was the second lord of Armenian Cilicia from 1095 to until about 1099.

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 of

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, a source of wealth to which the Roupenians owed their power.

His 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

Sources

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External links

The Barony of Cilician Armenia
(Kurkjian's History of Armenia, Ch. 27) {{DEFAULTSORT:Constantine I Of Armenia 1102 deaths 11th-century births Deaths from lightning strikes 11th-century Armenian people Monarchs of the Rubenid dynasty 11th-century rulers of Armenian Cilicia 12th-century rulers of Armenian Cilicia