David I of Iberia

David I (Georgian: დავით I) (died 881) was a Georgian Bagratid Prince and curopalates of Iberia/Kartli from 876 to 881.

David I of Iberia
Presiding prince of Iberia & Curopalates
Reign876–881
PredecessorBagrat I of Iberia
SuccessorGurgen I of Tao
Died881
IssueAdarnase IV of Iberia
DynastyBagrationi dynasty
FatherBagrat I of Iberia
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church

The eldest son and successor of Bagrat I, he was baptised by the influential Georgian monk Grigol Khandzteli. David shared the Bagratid hereditary lands in Tao-Klarjeti with his uncles and cousins, his fiefdom being Lower Tao. In 881, David I was murdered by his cousin Nasra, the eldest son of Guaram Mampali. The medieval sources do not specify the reason behind this crime, but modern historians have followed Professor Ivane Javakhishvili in his observation that Nasra resented his father's decision to allot Guaram's holdings to their Bagratid relatives, and more specifically the establishment of the Liparitids in Trialeti under David's suzerainty. David's death led to an inter-dynastic feud under David's only son Adarnase, who eventually, in 888, avenged the killing of his father.[1]

Family

David married the eldest daughter of King Constantine III of Abkhazia with whom he had two children:

Genealogy
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References
  1. Rapp, Stephen H. (2003), Studies in Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts And Eurasian Contexts, pp. 388, 404. Peeters Publishers, ISBN 90-429-1318-5
Preceded by
Bagrat I		 Prince of Iberia & Curopalates
876–881		 Succeeded by
Gurgen I
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