Ashot I of Armenia

Ashot I
Աշոտ Ա
King of Armenia
Reign885–890
SuccessorSmbat I the Martyr
Prince of Princes of Armenia
Reign862–885
Bornc. 820
Died890 (aged 69–70)
Gugark, Greater Armenia
Burial
SpouseKatranide I
IssueSmbat I
Sahak
David
Shapuh
DynastyBagratuni dynasty
FatherSmbat VIII the Confessor
MotherHripsime
ReligionArmenian Apostolic

Ashot I (Armenian: Աշոտ Ա; c. 820 – 890) was a king of Armenia who oversaw the beginning of Armenia's second golden age (862 – 977). He was the son of Smbat VIII the Confessor and was a member of the Bagratuni dynasty.