Gurgen I of Tao

Gurgen I was a Georgian prince of the Bagrationi dynasty, he ascended to the throne of Iberia during a dynastic crisis and assumed the title of Kouropalates. Thanks to a series of diplomatic blunders, Gurgen managed to forge fleeting alliances with Byzantine Empire and Armenia, before becoming embroiled in a civil conflict between princes that ended in his death, thus putting an end to the Principality of Iberia.