Mariam of Vaspurakan | |
---|---|
![]() Mariam, Dowager Queen of Georgia (a detail from the Khakhuli icon | |
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 |
Mariam, (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.