the emperor constantine viii then sent demetrius of anacopia, an exiled georgian prince, who was considered by many as a legitimate pretender to the throne, to take a georgian crown by force. constantine's death in 1028 rendered the byzantine invasion abortive, and, in 1030, the regent, queen dowager mariam paid a visit to the new emperor romanos iii (1028–1034). she negotiated a peace treaty, and returned with the high byzantine title of curopalates for bagrat in 1032. mariam also brought him a byzantine princess helena as wife.