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Ruben I, (Armenian: Ռուբեն Ա; 1025/1035–1095) was the first lord of Armenian Cilicia from c. 1081 until his death.

His descent and early years

The Rubenids were descendants of the Bagratids.

Death

He was 70 (or 60) when he died; he was buried at the monastery of Castalon.

Marriage and children

The name of Roupen’s wife is unknown. His recorded children are:

• Constantine I of Cilicia (1035/1055 – 24 February 1102 / 23 February 1103)
• (?) Thoros of Marash (according to Rüdt-Collenberg, he was the brother of Constantine I)

Notes

1. Also Roupen I or Rupen I

References

1. Ghazarian 2000, p. 46.
2. Ghazarian 2000, p. 47.
3. Kurkjian, Vahan M (1958). A History of Armenia. Armenian General Benevolent Union of America. p. 216. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

Bibliography

• Ghazarian, Jacob (2000). The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia During the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins, 1080-1393. Abingdon: RoutledgeCurzon. ISBN 9781136124181. OCLC 1079207547.

External links

• The Barony of Cilician Armenia (Kurkjian's History of Armenia, Ch. 27)
• The Rupenids

• 11th-century births
• 1095 deaths
• 11th-century Armenian people
• Monarchs of the Rubenid dynasty
• 11th-century rulers of Armenian Cilicia