David VII

David VII
დავით VII
Mural of King David VII Ulugh
King of Georgia
Reign1246–1270
Coronation1245 at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
PredecessorRusudan of Georgia
SuccessorDemetrius II
Born1215
Died1270 (aged 54–55)
Tbilisi
Burial
SpouseJigda-Khatun
Althun
Gvantsa Kakhaberidze
Esukan
IssueGeorge
Tamar
Demetrius II of Georgia
Names
David VII the Elder
Davit VII Ulu
DynastyBagrationi
FatherGeorge IV of Georgia
MotherVelistsikhian Aznauri's daughter[1]
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church

David VII, also known as David Ulugh (Georgian: დავით VII ულუ, "David the Senior" in the Mongol language)[2] (1215–1270), from the Bagrationi dynasty, was king (mepe) of Georgia from 1246 to 1270. He first ruled Georgia jointly with his namesake cousin, David VI, from 1246 to 1259. From 1259, David VI, revolting from the Mongol hegemony, seceded in the western half of the kingdom and formed the Kingdom of Western Georgia, while David VII was left to rule a reduced Kingdom of Georgia (1256–1329) in the region of eastern Georgia under Mongol control.

  1. ^ გიორგი IV (საქართველოს მეფე). Biographical Dictionary of Georgia
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference AM19 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).