Raymond-Roupen was a member of the House of Poitiers who claimed the thrones of the Principality of Antioch and Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
17 Facts About Raymond-Roupen
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In 1211 Raymond-Roupen was crowned junior king of Cilicia, and was finally installed as Prince of Antioch in 1216.
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The War of the Antiochene Succession ended with Leo's death in 1219, shortly before Raymond-Roupen was ousted from Antioch.
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Raymond-Roupen then pursued his claim to Cilicia, which Leo had unexpectedly willed to his daughter Isabella on his deathbed, but was defeated and imprisoned until death.
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Conrad of Wittelsbach traveled from Sis to Antioch, where he compelled Bohemond III to summon his vassals and have Raymond-Roupen recognized as his heir apparent.
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Amalric, King of Jerusalem and Cyprus, favored Raymond-Roupen but declined to intervene.
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Leo arranged for Raymond-Roupen to marry Helvis, Amalric's daughter and sister of King Hugh I of Cyprus, in 1210.
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Raymond-Roupen found new allies in the Hospitallers and Antiochene noblemen, including the leader of the commune, by promising grants of land.
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Raymond-Roupen was consecrated as Prince of Antioch by the Latin Patriarch, Peter of Ivrea, and received the submission of the nobility and the commune.
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Raymond-Roupen helped the Hospitallers occupy Jableh in 1218 but found himself lacking resources, as the principality had been devastated by the war.
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On his uncle's arrival, Raymond-Roupen sought refuge in the citadel but then fled to Cilicia.
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Raymond-Roupen left the citadel in the hands of the Hospitallers, earning their friendship.
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Once ousted from Antioch, Raymond-Roupen sought shelter with Leo in Cilicia.
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Raymond-Roupen's granduncle was on his deathbed and decided to disinherit Raymond-Roupen in favor of his infant daughter Isabella.
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Raymond-Roupen instead rose to claim Cilicia, as did John of Brienne, husband of Leo's elder daughter, Stephanie.
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Raymond-Roupen traveled to Damietta in the summer of 1220 to consult with Pelagius in person, after which he invaded Cilicia with his mother.
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Raymond-Roupen died in a Cilician prison in 1221 or 1222.