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Also known as Rupènides, Rupenides, Roupenians

The Rubenids () or Roupenids were an Armenian dynasty who dominated parts of Cilicia, and who established the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The dynasty takes its name from its founder, the Armenian prince Ruben I. The Rubenids were princes, later kings, of Cilicia from around 1080 until they were surpassed by the Hethumids in the mid-thirteenth century.

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Royal house.surname
Rubenids
Royal house.native_name
Ռուբինեաններ
Royal house.other_name
Rubenians, Roupenians, Rupenids, Roupenids
Royal house.coat of arms
200px|Rubenids dynasty coat of arms
Royal house.country
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Royal house.parent house
Bagratuni dynasty
Royal house.titles
Lord of Cilicia Prince of Cilicia King of Cilicia Prince of Cyprus Prince of Antioch
Royal house.founder
Ruben I
Royal house.final ruler
Isabella I
Royal house.dissolution
1252 (main line) 1342 (Hethumid-Rubenids) 1393 (Lusignan-Hethumid-Rubenids)
Royal house.deposition
1375 (Lusignan-Hethumid-Rubenids)
Royal house.cadet branches
Hethumids

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The Rubenids () or Roupenids were an Armenian dynasty who dominated parts of Cilicia, and who established the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The dynasty takes its name from its founder, the Armenian prince Ruben I. The Rubenids were princes, later kings, of Cilicia from around 1080 until they were surpassed by the Hethumids in the mid-thirteenth century.

== History == The Rubenid dynasty was established when Ruben's great-grandson, Thoros, was appointed governor of a region in Cilicia by the Byzantine Emperor. Thoros expanded his territory and declared himself the ruler of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia in 1080. The Rubenids continued to rule Cilicia for over a century, with various members of the family taking the throne.

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