The Rubenids ( hy, Ռուբինեաններ) or Roupenids were an
Armeniandynasty
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who dominated parts of
Cilicia
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, and who established the
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (Middle Armenian: , '), also known as Cilician Armenia ( hy, Կիլիկեան Հայաստան, '), Lesser Armenia, Little Armenia or New Armenia, and formerly known as the Armenian Principality of Cilicia ( hy, ...
. 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
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, providing the
Christian armies a haven and provisions on their way towards
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
. Intermarriage with European crusading families was common, and European religious, political, and cultural influence was strong.
Rubenid Princes of Armenia
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Roupen I (1080/1081/1082 – 1095)
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Constantine I
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(1095 – 1100/1102/1103)
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Thoros I (1100/1102/1103 – 1129/1130)
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Constantine II (1129/1130)
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Leo I
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(1129/1130 – 1137)
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Thoros II (1144/1145 – 1169)
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Roupen II (1169–1170)
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Mleh (1170–1175)
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Roupen III (1175–1187)
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Leo II (1187 – 1198/1199)
Rubenid Kings of Armenia
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Leo I
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(1198/1199 – 1219)
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Isabella (1219–1252)
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{{Royal houses of Armenia