Ruben III of Armenia (died 1186) was prince of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1174 to 1186. He was the son of Stephen of Armenia and Rita of Barbaron. The kingdom had long been at odds with foreign invaders, including Turks, Greeks, and Arabs. During Ruben's reign he successfully repulsed the foreigners and ruled his nation from Isauria to the Amanus mountains. Events John the Chanter becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... Armenian Cilicia and Crusader States Cilicia The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (sometimes referred to as Armenia Minor or Lesser Armenia) was a state formed in the Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia. ... Events Vietnam is given the official name of Annam by China. ... Events John the Chanter becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... Stephen of Armenia (died February 7, 1165) was the Marshal of Armenia, the son of Leo I of Armenia and Beatrice de Rethel. ... Isauria, in ancient geography, is a district in the interior of South Asia Minor, of very different extent at different periods, but generally covering much of what is now south-central Turkey. ...

He had two daughters by his wife, Isabella of Toron: Alice (born 1182), who married Raymond, Count of Tripoli, and Philippa (born 1183), who married Theodore I Komnenos Laskaris, Emperor of Nicea. Events Canute VI crowned king of Denmark Serbia allies itself with Hungary to gain independence First Sejm, or Polish Parliment, convenes at Łęczyca Jews expelled from Paris by Philip Augustus Maronites reestablish their affiliation with Catholicism Venetians massacred during a riot in Constantinople Raynald of Chatillon instigates another war between... Raymond III of Tripoli (c. ... Events Three-year old Emperor Go-Toba ascends to the throne of Japan after the forced abdication of his brother Antoku during the Genpei War William of Tyre excommunicated by the newly appointed Heraclius of Jerusalem, firmly ending their struggle for power Andronicus I Comnenus becomes the Byzantine emperor Births... The Latin Empire, Empire of Nicaea, Empire of Trebizond and the Despotate of Epirus. ... The Empire of Nicaea was the largest of the states founded by refugees from the Byzantine Empire after Constantinople was conquered during the Fourth Crusade. ...

In 1185 Ruben retired to the monastery of Tradog. On his death he was succeeded by his brother Leo II. Leo II of Armenia, (Armenian: Levon II) known as The Magnificent (1150 – May 5, 1219) was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1187–1219. ...

Mleh of Armenia (died 1175) was prince of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1170 to 1175. ... Armenian Cilicia and Crusader States Cilicia The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (sometimes referred to as Armenia Minor or Lesser Armenia) was a state formed in the Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia. ... Leo II of Armenia, (Armenian: Levon II) known as The Magnificent (1150 – May 5, 1219) was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1187–1219. ...

Bibliography

• T.S.R. Boase, editor. The Cilician Kingdom of Armenia. Scottish Academic Press, 1978.
• Chahin, Mark. The Kingdom of Armenia: New Edition, 2001

External links

• Armenica.org: Complete history of Armenia, covering 800 B.C. to 2004. (English, Swedish)