David VIII

This article is about the Georgian king. There was also a Caucasian Albanian catholicos named David VIII in the 14th century.
David VIII
Coinage of David VIII
King of Georgia
Reign1292–1311
PredecessorVakhtang II
SuccessorGeorge VI
Co-KingGeorge V (1299–1302)
Vakhtang III (1302–1308)
George VI (1308–1311)
Born1273
Died1311 (aged 37–38)
Spouse
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(m. 1292; div. 1302)​
Daughter of Hamada Surameli
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(m. 1302)​
IssueGeorge VI of Georgia
DynastyBagrationi
FatherDemetre II of Georgia
MotherDaughter of Manuel I of Trebizond
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church

David VIII (Georgian: დავით VIII; 1273–1311), from the Bagrationi dynasty, was king (mepe) of Georgia during the Mongol rule from 1292 until his death in 1311.

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