Katranide I
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2015) |
| Katranide I Կատրանիդե Ա | |
|---|---|
 Flag of Bagratuni dynasty | |
| Bagratid Armenia | |
| Reign | 885–890 |
| Born | 825 |
| Died | Mashtots Hayrapet Church (Garni) |
| Spouse | Ashot the Great |
| Issue | Smbat I |
| Religion | Armenian 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 |
Family tree
[edit]| Ashot the Great Ishkhanats ishkhan, sparapet (855–885) king of Armenia (885–890) | Katranide I Queen of Armenia (885–890) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Smbat king of Armenia (890–914) | Sahak | David (†902) | Shapuh sparapet (†912) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sofya | Grigor-Derenik prince of Vaspurakan (857–887) | daughter | Vahan Artsruni | Mariam (†914) | Vasak Syuni prince of Syunik (855–859) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ashot prince of Vaspurakan (898–904) | Gagik prince and king of Vaspurakan (904–908, 908–943) | Gurgen prince of Parskahayk (904–925) | Grigor prince of Syunik (859–913) | Sahak | Vasak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ashot the Iron king of Armenia (914–928) | Sahakanuysh Sevada | Abas king of Armenia (928–953) | Gagik prince of Vaspurakan (897–898) | son | Ashot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Khachkar of queen Katranide". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Holding, Nicholas (2006). Armenia: With Nagorno Karabagh. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-163-0.