Ruben I, Prince of Armenia
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| Successor | Gosdantin I |
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| Dynasty | Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia |
Ruben I (also transliterated Rupen or Roupen in Western Armenian from Armenian: Ռուբեն Ա; 1025–1095) was the founder of the Kingdom of Cilician Armenia. Initially lord of Gobidar and Goromosol, he declared independence when he launched a rebellion against the Byzantine Empire in 1080 and seized the fortress of Partzerpert. Born in Armenia, Ruben was likely a member of the Bagratuni Dynasty that had ruled in Cilicia after the fall of Ani in 1045. He was related to, maybe a son of Gagik II, the last King of Ani.
Ruben died in 1095 and was buried at the monastery of Castalon. His son Constantine I of Armenia succeeded him.
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- Ghazarian, Jacob, (2000), The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia During the Crusades, Routledge Curzon.
- The Barony of Cilician Armenia (Kurkjian's History of Armenia, Ch. 27)
- The Rupenids
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Ruben I, Prince of Armenia
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Prince of Armenian Cilicia 1080–1095 |
Succeeded by Gosdantin I |
