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Demetrius II of Abkhazia

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Demetrius II
დემეტრე II
King of Abkhazia
Reign855–864
PredecessorTheodosius II
SuccessorGeorge I
DynastyAnchabadze

Demetrius II (Georgian: დემეტრე II) was King of the Abkhazia from circa 855 to 864. He was the second son of Leon II of the Anchabadze dynasty. He succeeded his brother Theodosius II.

Family

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Demetrius married an unknown princess:

Issue

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  • Tinen, duke of Chikha (died, 871 / 877);
  • Bagrat I Abkhazia, King of the Abkhazia from 882 until 894 AD.

Genealogy

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Bibliography

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  • Cyrille Toumanoff, Les dynasties de la Caucasie chrétienne de l'Antiquité jusqu'au XIXe siècle : Tables généalogiques et chronologiques, Rome, 1990
  • Christian Settipani, Continuité des élites à Byzance durant les siècles obscurs. Les princes caucasiens et l'Empire du VIe au IXe siècle, Paris, de Boccard, 2006, 634 pàgs. (ISBN 978-2-7018-0226-8),
Preceded by King of Abkhazia
855–864
Succeeded by