Rubenids

Rubenids Ռուբինեաններ Rubenians, Roupenians, Rubenids, Roupenids.
Parent house	Bagratuni Dynasty
Country	Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Founded	1080 (1080)
Founder	Ruben I
Final ruler	Isabella I
Titles	Lord of Cilicia Prince of Cilicia King of Cilicia Prince of Cyprus Prince of Antioch
Dissolution	1342
Cadet branches	Hethumids

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.

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

• Baumstark, Anton (2011). On the Historical Development of the Liturgy. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press. ISBN 9780814660966. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Boase, T. S. R. (1978). The Cilician Kingdom of Armenia. Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press. ISBN 0-7073-0145-9.
• Edwards, Robert W. (1987). The Fortifications of Armenian Cilicia: Dumbarton Oaks Studies XXIII. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University. ISBN 0-88402-163-7.