Ashot IV Bagratuni Msaker
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: 826.
Place of Death: unknown.
The date is given by Laurent (p. 104).
Relationships
Father: Smbat VII Bagratuni.
This relationship is given by Garsoian (p. 132). It is recorded by Vardan Arewelc‘i (p. 184), probably relying on the now lost history of Šapuh Bagratuni, or on Yovhannēs Drasxanakertc‘i, who was relying on him.
Mother: a daughter (or sister) of Samuel Mamikonian.
Lewond (p. 137) states that Samuel was the father-in-law of Smbat.
Spouse: unknown.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Smbat “the Confessor”, sparapet.
References
Garsoïan, Nina. “The Arab Invasions and the Rise of the Bagratuni” in The Armenian People from Anicent to Modern Times v. 1 (Richard G. Hovannisian ed.) (St Martin’s Press, 1997).
History of Lewond, The Eminent Vardapet of the Armenians (Z. Arzoumanian tr.) (1982). The history was written towards the end of the 8th century.
Laurent, J. L’Arménie entre Byzance et l’Islam depuis la conquete arabe jusqu’en 886. (1919).
Thomson, Robert W. “The Historical Compilation of Vardan Arewelc‘i” in Dumbarton Oaks Papers v. 43 (1989) pp. 125-226.