Constantine II, Prince of Armenia

Constantine II
Կոստանդին Բ
Lord of Cilicia
Lord of Armenian Cilicia
Reign1129/1130
PredecessorThoros I
SuccessorLeo I
Diedafter February 17, 1129
HouseRoupenians
FatherThoros I

Constantine II[1] (Armenian: Կոստանդին Բ), also Kostandin II,[citation needed] (unknown[citation needed] – after February 17, 1129[citation needed]) was the fourth lord of Armenian Cilicia[2] (1129[citation needed]/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.[citation needed] His mother's name is not known.[citation needed]

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.[2]

After the death of Thoros, his only son and heir was 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[3]

Other historians (e.g., Jacob G. Ghazarian, Vahan M. Kurkjian) suggest that Thoros I died without a male heir[2] and was succeeded by Leon I.[4]

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 Ghazarian, Jacob G. The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1093).
  3. ^ Vahram (2008-09-10). "Chronicle". Text Archive. Internet Archive. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  4. ^ Vahan M. Kurkjian (2005-04-05). "A History of Armenia". Website. Bill Thayer. 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 (1952). A History of the Crusades, Volume II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Constantine II, Prince of Armenia
Regnal titles
Preceded by Lord of Armenian Cilicia
1129/1130 		Succeeded by