Maria of Alania
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Maria of Alania was Byzantine empress by marriages to emperors Michael VII Doukas and Nikephoros III Botaneiates. Her status as empress was considered a significant success for a newly unified Kingdom
Maria Bagrationi, Byzantine empress
A medieval Georgian icon in gold and precious stones commemorating the marriage of then Princess Martha to Michael VII.
A medieval miniature commemorating the marriage of Maria and Nikephoros III Botaneiates.
Lead seal of Empress Maria, 1070s
Bagrat IV of Georgia
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Bagrat IV, of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the king of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1027 to 1072. During his long and eventful reign, Bagrat sought to repress the great nobility and to secure Georgia's
Maria of Alania
…IV, who refused to carry a Byzantine title. Maria was the only foreign Byzantine empress of the eleventh century. A daughter of the Georgian monarch Bagrat IV, Martha, at the age of 5 years, was sent as a hostage to Constantinople to ensure her father's good behavior and further her education at the Byzantine…
Fresco of Bagrat IV from Ateni Sioni
Coin of Bagrat IV, struck between 1060 and 1072.
Bagrat IV's charter, 1060–1065
Georgian ambassadors presenting gifts to Emperor Romanos Argyros.