Mariam of Vaspurakan
Queen consort of Georgia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mariam, (Armenian: Մարիամ Վասպուրականի, Georgian: მარიამი) 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 Georgia, she ruled as regent for her underage son, Bagrat IV, from 1027 to 1037, and was involved in diplomacy with the Byzantine Empire.
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Mariam of Vaspurakan | |
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Queen consort of Georgia | |
Tenure | 1014-1018 |
Born | Vaspurakan |
Spouse | George I of Georgia |
Issue | Bagrat IV of Georgia |
Father | Senekerim-Hovhannes Artsruni |
Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church |
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