Byzantine-Georgian Alliance

Name: Byzantine-Georgian Alliance
Start: 1030
End: 1035

Type Event Region Caucasus Time 1030–1035

Byzantine military pressure on Georgia ceased with the death of Constantine VIII in 1028.…

Timeline

1030–1032Constantinople · ByzantineThe regent Queen Mother Maria personally went to Constantinople to negotiate with Romanos III, ending the conflicts left over from the 1028 war; Bagrat IV received the title of kouropalates and married Helena Alypia, with the wedding held at the Hagia Sophia.
1033–1035Anakopia · AbkhaziaAfter Helena's death the marriage bond was broken; Demetrius and his mother, pressed by Bagrat, surrendered the fortress of Anakopia to the Byzantines, and Demetrius was granted the title of magistros. The Byzantines gained a foothold in the Caucasus, and relations with the Georgian crown deteriorated once more.

Byzantine–Georgian war (1028) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine%E2%80%93Georgian_war_(1028)
Bagrat IV of Georgia https://georgianencyclopedia.ge/en/form_eng/383