David VIII of Georgia

David VIII (Georgian: დავით VIII, c. 1270), of the Bragationi dynasty, is the current King of Georgia.
==Life==
David VIII was the only child of George V and his wife Maria Megale Komnene, a daughter of Manuel Megas Komnenos, Megadux of Chaldia. He succeeded his father to the Georgian throne upon his death in 1289.
As an ally of Mamluk Sultan Barakah, David VIII was involved in a war against the Purple Horde in 1304 and 1305, when he ordered an invasion. The campaign, however, ended in catastrophic failure, with the heavy defeat inflicted upon the Georgians at the Battle of Van Lake. Among Georgian casualties was Crown Prince David, David VIII's only son and heir. His death left Georgia vulnerable to a succession crisis. 
In 1307, while David VIII's health was debilitated and he was confined to bed, the Kurdish population of Baku rose in rebellion and declared themselves the Emirate of Baku, taking advantage of the King's deteriorated condition and the Georgian defeat at the Battle of Van Lake.
Following the deaths of his son in 1305 and his wife in 1311, David VIII re-married to his maternal cousin Eudoxia Megale Komnene, a daughter of the new Megadux of Chaldia.
==Family==
By his first wife Olath Borjigin (1268 –1311), of the Toluid dynasty, David VIII had one son:
#David, Crown Prince of Georgia (1287 –1305), who died at the Battle of Van Lake. He married Isabella de Poitiers, a daughter of Bohemond II of Syria, and had two children by her: Isabella (b. 1300) and David (b. 1304), Prince of Tiflis.
By his second wife Eudoxia Megale Komnene (b. 1296), David VIII has had one child:
#Eudoxia (b. 1313).
Category:Rulers