Constantine of Baberon

Who was Constantine of Baberon?

Constantine of Baberon was a powerful Armenian noble of the Hetoumids family. He was the son of Vassag, the maternal uncle of king Levon I of Armenia. He was the father of the king of Cilician Armenia Hetoum I, who ruled the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from 1226 to 1270.

Constantine, also known as the Grand Baron Constantine, was married to Alix Pahlavouni, with whom he fathered:

Hetoum I of Armenia

Sempad the Constable

John the Bishop of Sis

Ochine of Korykos, father of the historian Hayton of Corycus

Maria, who married John of Ibelin, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, the famous jurist

Stephanie, married in 1237 to King Henry I of Cyprus