Mariam of Vaspurakan
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Mariam, was a Georgian queen and regent. She was the daughter of John-Senekerim Artsruni, an Armenian king of Vaspurakan, and the first consort of the king George I of Georgia. As a dowager queen of G
Mariam, Dowager Queen of Georgia (a detail from the Khakhuli icon
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
Mariam of Vaspurakan
…king of Vaspurakan, and the first consort of the king George I of Georgia. As a dowager queen of Georgia, she ruled as regent for her underage son, Bagrat IV, from 1027 to 1037, and was involved in diplomacy with the Byzantine Empire. Mariam was married to George I (r. 1014-1027) as his first wife, but seems…
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.