Constantine II (Armenia)
Constantine II ( Armenian Կոստանդին Բ , Middle Greek Κωνσταντῖνος Βʹ ; † 1129 or 1130 in Sis ) was the fourth prince of Lesser Armenia .
Constantine was a son of Prince Thoros I and great-grandson Rubens , the founder of the Rubenid dynasty . When his father died in 1129 (or 1130) he succeeded him as "Lord of the Mountains". However, after a few months he fell victim to a palace intrigue; allegedly he was thrown in jail by "bad people" and poisoned. Like his father, he was buried in the Drazark monastery near the royal seat of Sis . The rule of Cilicia was taken over by his uncle Leo .
The existence of Constantine is only documented by the Armenian chroniclers Samuel von Ani and Vahram von Edessa (here without naming). Historians Kurkjian and Ghazarian assume that Thoros died without a male heir and that his brother Leo directly succeeded him as prince of Lesser Armenia.
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- Samuel von Ani , p. 451 (in RHC , Documents arméniens 1)
- Vahram von Edessa , p. 30 (Edition Murray 1831)
literature
- Jacob G. Ghazarian: The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades. The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080-1393). Routledge / Curzon, Abingdon 2000, ISBN 0-7007-1418-9 .
- William Henry Count Rüdt-Collenberg : The Rupenides, Hetumides, and Lusignans. On the structure of the Armeno-Cilician dynasties. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon 1963, p. 49.
- Steven Runciman : History of the Crusades, Volume 2: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East 1100-1187. Beck, Munich 1968 (reprint), ISBN 3-40-639960-6 , p. 130.
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Thoros I. |
Prince of Lesser Armenia 1129/1130 |
Leo I. |
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SURNAME | Constantine II |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Կոստանդին Բ (Armenian); Κωνσταντῖνος Β '(Greek) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Lesser Armenia |
DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century or 12th century |
DATE OF DEATH | 1129 or 1130 |
Place of death | Sis |