Ashot I Աշոտ Ա | |
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King of Armenia | |
Reign | 885–890 |
Successor | Smbat I the Martyr |
Prince of Princes of Armenia | |
Reign | 862–885 |
Born | c. 820 |
Died | 890 (aged 69–70) Gugark, Greater Armenia |
Burial | |
Spouse | Katranide I |
Issue | Smbat I Sahak David Shapuh |
Dynasty | Bagratuni dynasty |
Father | Smbat VIII the Confessor |
Mother | Hripsime |
Religion | Armenian 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.