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Princess Marta of Kakheti

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Marta (Georgian: მართა) was a Georgian princess royal of the Bagrationi dynasty, and a wife of the Safavid Iranian king (shah) Abbas I (r. 1588-1629).[1] She married Abbas I on 20 September 1604.[1] The two divorced in ca. 1614.[2]

Marta was a daughter of David I by his wife Ketevan, daughter of Ashotan I, Prince of Mukhrani.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bierbrier 1997, p. 244.
  2. ^ Butler 2012, p. 403.

Sources

  • Bierbrier, Morris (1997). "The Descendants of Theodora Comnena of Trebizond". The Genealogist. 11 (2). {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Butler, John Anthony (2012). Sir Thomas Herbert: Travels in Africa, Persia, and Asia the Great, by Sir Anthony Herbert, Bart. ACMRS Publications. ISBN 978-0866984751. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)