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higher status, he became the first Georgian king to reject the highly respected titles bestowed by the Eastern Roman Empire, Georgia's longtime ally, indicating that Georgia would deal with its powerful friend only on a parity basis. Due to close family ties between Georgian and Byzantine royalty - Princess Martha of Georgia, aunt of David IV, was once a Byzantine Empress Consort - by the 11th century as many as 16 Georgian ruling princes and kings had held

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