Ruben II of Armenia
Ruben II of Armenia (c.
1165–
1170) was
Lord of the Mountains 1169–1170. He was the son of
Thoros II of Armenia.
Upon his father's death, he was placed in the care of his first cousin, the Regent Thomas. His uncle
Mleh entered the kingdom at the head of an army from
Aleppo. Thomas fled to
Antioch and left Ruben in the care of the
Catholicos St. Nerses IV at
Hromgla, but was murdered by agents of Mleh in 1169, and the young Ruben a year later.
Upon Ruben's death, Mleh became Lord of the Mountains.
* T.S.R. Boase, editor.
The Cilician Kingdom of Armenia. Scottish Academic Press, 1978.
*
Smbat Sparapet's Chronicle
