Katranide I

Katranide I
Կատրանիդե Ա
Bagratid Armenia
Reign885–890
Born825
DiedMashtots Hayrapet Church (Garni)
SpouseAshot the Great
IssueSmbat I
ReligionArmenian Apostolic Church

Katranide (Armenian: Կատրանիդե Ա, 9th century) was the first queen of the Bagratid Kingdom and a member of the Bagratuni dynasty. She was the wife of the first Bagratuni king – Ashot the Great (885–890). Katranide is known for her khachkar (879), which is situated in Garni, Armenia.[1][2][3]

Little is known about her ancestors. Despite that, the names of their children and grandsons are known.

They had four sons and three daughters.

Son/daughter title spouse children
Smbat king of Armenia (890–914) Ashot, Abas
Shapuh constable (sparapet) of Armenian army Ashot, one more son
Sahak prince
David prince
Sofya princess of Vaspurakan Grigor-Derenik Artsruni Ashot, Gurgen, Gagik
Mariam princess of Syunik Vasak Syuni Grigor, Sahak, Vasak
daughter princess Vahan Artsruni Gagik
  1. ^ "Khachkar of queen Katranide". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  2. ^ Mkhitaryan, Narine Emil; Avedian, Sherly Andranik (2022-06-29). "Architecture Stages and Features of Compositional Formations of Khachkars". Journal of Architectural and Engineering Research. 2: 52–58. doi:10.54338/27382656-2022.2-008. ISSN 2738-2656.
  3. ^ Holding, Nicholas (2006). Armenia: With Nagorno Karabagh. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-163-0.