David I ( ka, დავით I) (1569 – 21 October 1602), of the

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, was a

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of Kakheti in eastern

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from October 1601 until his death in October 1602.

Life

David was a son of

Alexander II of Kakheti Alexander II ( ka, ალექსანდრე II) (1527 – March 12, 1605) of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 1574 to 1605. In spite of a precarious international situation, he managed to retain relative ...

by his wife Tinatin

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. In mid-1601, he capitalized on the illness of his father and gained an effective control of the government, sidelining his younger brother

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. When Alexander recovered, David refused to relinquish his powers and forced his father into abdication in October 1601. David was crowned king of Kakheti, but his brother, George, masterminded a plot which quickly collapsed and led to repressions. David had George imprisoned while seventeen of his supporters were executed. David’s foreign policy was a continuation of his father’s line. In 1602, he received a

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embassy and reaffirmed his loyalty to the

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. He then marched against Nugzar, the defiant lord of the

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and forced him into submission. David suddenly died on 21 October 1602, and Alexander II recovered the crown. David is also remembered as a translator of a portion of the Tales of Kalila and Dimna from

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Family

David married, c. 1581,

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, daughter of

Ashotan I, Prince of Mukhrani Ashotan I ( ka, აშოთან I მუხრანბატონი, ''Ashot'an I Mukhranbatoni'') (died 1561) was a Georgian ''tavadi'' ("prince") of the House of Mukhrani, a collateral branch of the royal Bagrationi dynasty, and a co-prince ...

. They were the parents of: *

Teimuraz I of Kakheti Teimuraz I ( ka, თეიმურაზ I) (1589–1663), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a Georgian monarch who ruled, with intermissions, as King of Kakheti from 1605 to 1648 and also of Kartli from 1625 to 1633. The eldest son of David I a ...

, King of Kakheti *Prince Vakhtang (died 1604) *Princess Helene, given in marriage to

Abbas I of Persia Abbas I ( fa, ; 27 January 157119 January 1629), commonly known as Abbas the Great (), was the 5th Safavid Shah (king) of Iran, and is generally considered one of the greatest rulers of Iranian history and the Safavid dynasty. He was the third s ...

. Вахушти Багратиони (Vakhushti Bagrationi) (1745)
История царства грузинского. Возникновение и жизнь Кахети и Эрети. Ч.1
. Accessed October 5, 2007. * Princess Marta, married Abbas I of Persia

Ancestry

References

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