Charter of Catherine I Addressed to the Armenian Assembly

Charter of Catherine I Addressed to the Armenian Assembly

Charter of Catherine I Addressed to the Armenian Assembly, Personally to Catholicoses Esai and Nerses, the Armenian Meliks of Karabakh, and Elders February 23, 1726 By the grace of God, We, Catherine, Empress and Autocrat of All Russia, etc., etc., etc. To the most honorable Patriarchs Esai and Nerses, and to the most honorable Lord Yagan, the yuzbashi Avan, and to all other esteemed yuzbashis and administrators, and to the entire honorable Arme…