Khosrovidukht

Khosrovidukht also transliterated Xosroviduxt (, flourished second half of 3rd century & first half of 4th century) was a princess of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia, one of the client-kingdoms of the Roman Empire and a branch of the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia. Khosrovidukht was the daughter of King Khosrov II of Armenia by an unnamed mother and her known sibling was her brother Tiridates III of Armenia who ruled Armenia from 287 to 330. The name Khosrovidukht was a dynastic name in the Arsacid royal house as she was the namesake of her father and her paternal great-grandfather Khosrov I, a previous ruling Armenian King. Name The name "Khosrov" (Xosrov) is from the Parthian, and Armenian dukht (daughter). Biography In 252 her father and the rest of her family were assassinated by Anak a Parthian agent, on the orders of Ardashir I. After the capture and execution of Anak, the Roman authorities took her infant brother to be raised in Rome, while Khosrovidukht was raised in Caesarea Mazaca, Cappadocia. Her foster parents were Awtay, a nobleman from the Amatuni family, and his wife from the Slkunik family.