he marched to Trebizond during Emperor John II Comnenus’ absence at Constantinople in April 1282; and although he failed to take the city, the Georgians occupied several provinces and helped John’s half-sister Theodora, daughter of Manuel I of Trebizond by his Georgian wife, Rusudan, seize the throne in 1285, only to be put suddenly to flight. He died at Kutaisi in 1293. David was succeeded by his elder son, Constantine I. David is buried within the chapel (eukterion) of St. Andrew at the Cathedral of Nativity of the Theotokos of Gelati, east of the southern entrance to the church. Marriage and children He was married to Tamar, daughter of the Georgian noble Amanelisdze family. In 1254, he married Theodora, daughter of the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus. Konstantine I (by Tamar) Mikael I (by Tamar) Vakhtang II of Georgia (by Tamar) Aleksandre (by Theodora) References External links History of Georgia – XIII-XV centuries Kings of Georgia 13th-century people from Georgia (country) Eastern Orthodox monarchs 1225 births 1293 deaths Burials at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral Bagrationi dynasty of the Kingdom of Georgia Seljuk Empire