Constantine I, Prince of Armenia

[1] Constantine began leading the troops during 1090.

[1] The mastery of this mountain defile made possible the assessment of taxes on merchandise transported from the port of Ayas towards the central part of Asia Minor, a source of wealth to which the Roupenians owed their power.

[4] After his father’s death in 1095,[1] The crusaders, for their part, duly appreciated the aid of their Armenian allies.

[2] The Chronographie of Samuel of Ani records that Constantine died soon after a lightning bolt struck his table in the fortress of Vahka.

[2] According to the Chronicle of Aleppo, his wife was descended from Bardas Phokas.