Ripsime

Who is Ripsime?

Ripsime was the wife of Vakhtang III of Georgia.

The 18th-century Georgian Chronicle mentions her as a niece of Chabour. Vakhtag was a son of Demetre II of Georgia. His mother was reportedly daughter to an Emperor of Trebizond, usually identified with Manuel I Megas Komnenos for chronological reasons. His maternal grandmother was probably one of the three known wives of Manuel: Anna Xylaloe, Rusudan of Georgia and Irene Syrikaina.

Vakhtang was appointed king at Tblisi by his overlord Ghazan of the Ilkhanate. The appointment has been dated to 1301 or 1302. He died at Nakhchivan in 1304 after a short period of abdominal pain. They had two known sons:

Demetre, ruler of Dmanis.

Giorgi, ruler of Samchwildé.