Demetrius and his mother, Alda shown at far left, meeting Byzantine emperor. Skylitzes Chronicle.
Born
Unknown
Died
1042
Issue
David Irene
Dynasty
Bagrationi
Father
George I of Georgia
Mother
Alda of Alania
Religion
Georgian Orthodox Church
Demetrius (Georgian: დემეტრე, Demetre) (died 1042) was a Georgian prince of the Bagrationi royal dynasty, and a claimant to the throne of Georgia. He was the younger son of George I of Georgia by his second wife Alda, daughter of the king of Alania.
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