Mariam of Vaspurakan

Mariam of Vaspurakan
Mariam, Dowager Queen of Georgia (a detail from the Khakhuli icon
Queen consort of Georgia
Tenure1014-1018
BornVaspurakan
SpouseGeorge I of Georgia
IssueBagrat IV of Georgia
FatherSenekerim-Hovhannes Artsruni
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church

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.