Constantine II, Prince of Armenia

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Constantine II
Lord of Cilicia / “Lord of the Mountains”
Reign	1129/1130
Born	(unknown)
Birthplace	(unknown)
Died	after February 17, 1129
Place of death	(unknown)
Buried	(unknown)
Predecessor	Thoros I
Successor	Leo I
Consort to	(none)
Offspring	(none)
Father	Thoros I
Mother	(unknown)

Constantine II^[1] (Armenian: Կոստանդին Բ), also Kostandin II,^[2] (unknown^[2] – after February 17, 1129^[2]) was the fourth lord of Armenian Cilicia^[3] or “Lord of the Mountains”^[2] (1129^[2]/1130^[1]).

The Chronique Rimée de la Petite Arménie (“The Rhymed Chronicle of Armenia Minor”) of Vahram of Edessa records that he was the son of Thoros I, lord of Armenian Cilicia.^[2] His mother’s name is not known.^[2]

He died a few months after his father’s death in the course of a palace intrigue.^[1] Vahram of Edessa, the historian tells us that he was cast into prison and poisoned to death.^[3]

After the death of Thoros, his only son and heir vas cast into prison by some wicked people, who administered to him a poisonous drug, thus the principality came to Leon, the brother of Thoros (…).

—Vahram of Edessa: The Rhymed Chronicle of Armenia Minor^[4]

Other historians (e.g., Jacob G. Ghazarian, Vahan M. Kurkjian) suggest that Thoros I died without a male heir^[3] and was succeeded by Leon I.^[5]

External links

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

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Runciman, Steven. A History of the Crusades – Volume II.: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East: 1100–1187. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Charles Cawley (2009-04-01). "Lords of the Mountains, Kings of (Cilician) Armenia (Family of Rupen)". Medieval Lands. Foundation of Medieval Genealogy. http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ARMENIA.htm#_Toc184469941. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Ghazarian, Jacob G.. The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1093). 
4. ^ Vahram (2008-09-10). "Chronicle". Text Archive. Internet Archive. http://www.archive.org/details/vahramschronicle00vahrrich. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
5. ^ Vahan M. Kurkjian (2005-04-05). "A History of Armenia". Website. Bill Thayer. http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Asia/Armenia/_Texts/KURARM/27*.html. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 

Sources

• Ghazarian, Jacob G: The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1393); RoutledgeCurzon (Taylor & Francis Group), 2000, Abingdon; ISBN 0-7007-1418-9
• Runciman, Steven: A History of the Crusades – Volume II.: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East: 1100–1187; Cambridge University Press, 1988, Cambridge; ISBN 0-521-06162-8

Constantine II, Prince of Armenia House of Roupen
Regnal titles
Preceded by Thoros I	Lord of Armenian Cilicia 1129/1130	Succeeded by Leo I

Persondata
Name	Constantine Ii, Prince Of Armenia
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth
Place of birth	(unknown)
Date of death	February 17, 1129
Place of death	(unknown)