[citation needed] Roupen remained always friendly to the Crusaders in spirit.
[citation needed] His mother was Rita, a daughter of Sempad, Lord of Barbaron.
[citation needed] Roupen was in charge of Cilicia following the murder of his paternal uncle, Mleh[1] on May 15, 1175.
[citation needed] He was an excellent prince, compassionate and kind; he ruled the country very well, and was praised by everybody.On 4 February 1181/3 February 1182 he married Isabella of Toron, daughter of Humphrey III of Toron.
[1] On his return to his own country Rouben was kind and humane to every one, and at his death left the crown to Leon; he gave him many rules concerning the government of the country, and committed to him his daughters, with an injunction not to give them foreign husbands, that the Armenians might not be governed by foreigners and harassed by a tyrant.# (4 February 1181 – 3 February 1182) Isabella of Toron, a daughter of Humphrey III of Toron and Stephanie of Milly[citation needed]