GURIA2

GURIA

The Gurieli Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1660 - 1668 H.M. The Most High King Demetre Gurieli, by the will of our Lord, King of Kings, Absolute Master, Sovereign and Dominator of the Abkhazis, Ranians, Kakhetians and the Armenians, Shah of Shirvan and Shah-in-Shah, towards the East, the West, the South and the North, and the two thrones and kingdoms of Imereti and Amiereti, Prince of Mingrelia, etc., son of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Svomon Gurieli, Duke of the Guria. Installed by King Aleksandri III of Imereti, after he had deposed Kaikhushru I, 1660. Crowned as King of Imereti, 1663. Deposed as King of Imereti, 1664. Blinded and k. 1668.

1669 - 1684 H.M. The Most High King Giorgi III Gurieli, by the will of our Lord, King of Kings, Absolute Master, Sovereign and Dominator of the Abkhazis, Ranians, Kakhetians and the Armenians, Shah of Shirvan and Shah-in-Shah, towards the East, the West, the South and the North, and the two thrones and kingdoms of Imereti and Amiereti. b. 1652, eldest son of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Kaikhushru I Gurieli, Duke of the Guria, by his wife, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Khwaramzi, née Goshadze. Installed as Duke of the Guria, 1669. Established himself on the throne of Imereti, after the death of his father-in-law, King Bagrat IV, 1681. m. (first) 1667 (div. 1677), H.M. The Most High Queen Thamar (m. second, ca. 1677, General The Most Excellent Princess Katzo Chikovani, Prince of Lechkhumi, Sainadaridzo, Salipartiano, etc., sometime Chief Minister of Mingrelia. m. third, at Kutais, March 1685, H.M. The Most High King Giorgi VI Abashidze, King of Imereti; and d. ca. 1699), née Kakhaberidze-Chijavadze. m. (second) 1677 (div. 1682), Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Darejan (m. second, 1683, The Most Excellent Prince Paata Abashidzé, Prince of Sabashidzo and Sapalavando; m. third, March 1685, His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Papuna Chkheidze, Duke of Radsha), third daughter of H.M. The Most High King Bagrat IV, King of Imereti, by his wife, H.M. The Most High Queen Thamar, younger daughter of H.H. Konstantini, 6^th Mukhrani-batoni. m. (third) 1683, H.M. The Most High Queen Thamar (d. 1683), former wife of H.M. The Most High King Bagrat IV, King of Imereti, widow of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Levanti III Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia, and younger daughter of General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Konstantini I, 7^th Prince of Mukhrani, by his wife, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Daria, daughter of Prince Ghuanna Abashidze. He was k. in battle with King Aleksandri IV, at Rokit, 1684, having had issue:

1) Kaikhushru II Gurieli, Duke of the Guria - see below.
2) H.M. Mamia III Gurieli, King of Imereti and Duke of the Guria - see below.
1) A daughter. m. 1700, as his second wife, H.M. The Most High King Svimeon, King of Imereti (k. by Mamia III Gurieli, 1701), eldest son of H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri IV, King of Imereti, by his first wife - see Georgia (Imereti).
2) A daughter. m. Prince Mamuka [Manuchar] Dadiani (b. ca. 1663; d.s.p. ca. 1680), eldest son of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Levanti III Dadiani [Shaman Daula], Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia, by his second wife, His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Thamar [Thithia], younger daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Konstantini III, 6^th Prince of Mukhrani - see Georgia (Mingrelia).

1684 - 1685 His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Malakia Gurieli, Duke of the Guria (first time) - see below.

1685 - 1689 His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Kaikhushru II Gurieli, Duke of the Guria, eldest son of H.M. The Most High King Giorgi III Gurieli, King of Imereti and Duke of the Guria. Proclaimed after defeating his uncle, 1685. Usurped by his cousin Malakia, after the death of his father in 1684. Defeated and expelled him, 1685. He was k. by the Turks, 1689.

1684-1685 & 1689 His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Malkhaz Gurieli, Duke of the Guria, younger son of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Kaikhushru I Gurieli, Duke of the Guria, by his wife, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Khwaramzi, née Goshadze.. Succeeded on the death of his brother, 1684. Expelled by his nephew Kaikhushru II, and went into exile at Akhal-Tzikhe, 1685. Restored by the Turks 1689. Blinded and expelled 1689. Entered the priesthood and became Bishop of Semokmedi.

1689 - 1714 [1701-1702, 1711-1712 and 1713-1714] H.M. The Most High King Mamia III Gurieli, by the will of our Lord, King of the Abkhazis, Kartvelians, Ran, Kakhetians and the Armenians, Shah of Shirvan and Shah-in-Shah and Autocrater of all the East and West, King of Imereti and Duke of the Guria, younger son of H.M. The Most High King Giorgi III Gurieli, King of Imereti. Blinded and deposed his uncle, and became Duke of the Guria, 1689. Killed King Svimeon of Imereti and seized the throne, 1701. Deposed by King Giorgi VI Abashidzé, 1702. Expelled him and resumed the throne, October 1711. Defeated at the battle of Chkar and deposed by King Giorgi VI Abashidzé, June 1712. Fled to Radsha. Expelled King Giorgi VI for a second time, late 1712. Deposed and expelled again in 1713. Defeated King Giorgi VI Abashidzé for a third time at Kutais, November 1713. m. (first) 1698 (div. 1711), H.M. The Most High Queen Eleni (d. after 1772), elder daughter of H.M. The Most High King Giorgi V Abashidzé, King of Imereti. m. (second) at Gori, 1711, H.M. The Most High Queen Thamar (m. third, March 1714, H.M. The Most High King Giorgi VI, King of Imereti; and d. 1715, bur. St George's Cathedral, Gelat), former wife of Prince Papuna Mkheidzé, and daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Papuna Chkheidze, Duke of Radsha, by his first wife, a daughter of Prince Bejan Lortkipanidzé. He d. at Gwaneiti, 5^th January 1714 (bur. Gurieli Mausoleum, Semokmedi Cathedral), having had issue, four sons and three daughters:

1) H.M. Giorgi IV, King of Imereti and Duke of the Guria (s/o Princess Eleni) - see below.
2) Kaikushru III Gurieli, Duke of the Guria (s/o Princess Elene) - see below.
3) His Beatitude Nikolaoz Gurieli. Bishop of Semokmedi ca. 1719. He d. at Semokmedi, ca. 1755 (bur. Gurieli Mausoleum, Semokmedi Cathedral).
4) Prince Levanti Gurieli.
1) H.M. The Most High Queen Thamar. m. (first) 1711 as his second wife (div. 1714), His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Giorgi IV Chikovani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia (d. after 1715), son of General The Most Excellent Prince Katzo Chikovani, Prince of Lechkhumi, Sainadaridzo, Salipartiano, etc., sometime Chief Minister of Mingrelia, by his wife, Princess Thamar, daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Liparit III Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia. m. (second) 1716, as his fourth wife, H.M. The Most High King Giorgi VI, King of Imereti (b. 1691; k. (assassinated) 15^th March 1720 o.s.), younger son of H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri IV, King of Imereti. She was k. on the orders of her stepson, King Aleksandri V, 1742, having had issue, by her first husband - see Georgia (Mingrelia).
2) A daughter. m. Aslan Pasha II Jageli, Pasha of Akhal-Tsikhe and Olthis (d. 1708), son of Salim Beg Jageli, Pasha of Akhal-Tsikhe and Olthis.
3) Another daughter. m. His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Giorgi Shirvashidze, Duke in Guria, Prince of Sajavakho and Surebi (b. before 1669; d. after 1714). She had issue, at least one son - see Georgia (Shirvashidze).

1714 - 1726 H.M. Giorgi IV Gurieli, by the will of our Lord, King of the Abkhazis, Kartvelians, Ran, Kakhetians and the Armenians, Shah of Shirvan and Shah-in-Shah and Autocrater of all the East and West, King of Imereti and Duke of the Guria. b. 1702, educ. privately. Administrator of Guria 1712-1714. Succeeded as Duke of the Guria, on the death of his father, 5^th January 1714. Usurped the throne after killing King Giorgi VI, 27^th February 1720 o.s. Installed at Kutais, 15^th March 1720 o.s. Reigned for three months and deposed, June 1720. m. (first) (div. 1717) Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Mariami, née Shirvashidze, of Guria. m. (second) January 1717, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Eleni-Khwaramzi (m. third, March 1728, His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Koshita III Chkeidze, Duke of Radsha), former wife of The Most Excellent Prince Giorgi Nakashidze, Prince of Sanakashidzo, and eldest daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Bejan I Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia. He d. 1726, having had issue, two sons:

1) Mamia IV Gurieli, Duke of the Guria (s/o Princess Mariami)- see below.
2) Giorgi V Gurieli, Duke of the Guria - see below.
3) Prince Kaikubad Gurieli (s/o Princess Eleni).

1716 His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Kaikushru III Gurieli, Duke of the Guria. Retired to Russia with King Vakhtang VI, 1724.

1726 - 1744 His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Mamia IV Gurieli, Duke of the Guria. b. ca. 1717, elder son of H.M. The Most High King Giorgi IV Gurieli, King of Imereti and Duke of the Guria, by his second wife, H.M. The Most High Queen Eleni, eldest daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Bejan I Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia. Succeeded on the death of his father, 1726. Expelled by his son, 1744. m. 1732, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Rodam (b. after 1722; d. after 1762), eldest daughter of H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri V, King of Imereti, by his first wife, H.M. The Most High Queen Mariami, second daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Bejan I Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia.. He d. 1778, having had issue, one son and one daughter:

1) Prince Giorgi Gurieli. He d. young.
1) Princess Darejan. m. Prince Mkheidze. She d. 1813.

1744 His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Giorgi V Gurieli, Duke of the Guria, younger son of H.M. The Most High King Giorgi IV Gurieli, King of Imereti and Duke of the Guria, by his second wife, H.M. The Most High Queen Eleni, eldest daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Bejan I Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia. Deposed and expelled his elder brother, 1744. Deposed shortly thereafter. m. H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Mariami, a daughter of H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri V, King of Imereti. He had issue, five sons:

1) Svimeon II Gurieli, Duke of the Guria - see below.
2) Kaikhushru Gurieli, Duke of the Guria - see below.
3) Vakhtang II Gurieli, Duke of the Guria - see below.
4) Prince Levanti Gurieli. m. Princess Elizabed, daughter of Prince Antchabazde. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- a) Prince Giorgi Levanovitch Gurieli. Cmsnd. 2^nd-Lieut. Russian Army. m. Princess Ana, eldest daughter of Lieutenant-General H.S.H. Prince Mikhail Giorgievitch Shirvashidze [Khamid Bey], Prince of Abkhazia. He was k. during the siege of St Nicholas Fort, 15^th/16^th November 1853, having had issue, one son:
  - i) Prince Jesse [Iossif Giorgievitch] Gurieli. b. 1837. m. Princess Nina Katzievna, former wife of Prince Eristov, and third daughter of Prince Katzia Giorgievitch Dadiani, of Mingrelia, by his first wife, née Gurieli.
- b) Prince Vardan Levanovitch Gurieli. He d. young.
- a) Princess Martha. m. Prince Dadiani.
- b) Princess Popina. m. Prince Kakhaberidze-Chijawadze.
5) Prince David Gurieli. m. before 1822, Princess Elena (b. 1795), third daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Grigol VI Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia, by his second wife, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Nina, third daughter of H.M. The Most Serene King Giorgi XII, King of Georgia. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
- a) Prince Giorgi Davidovitch Gurieli. m. Princess Makka (b. after 1826), third daughter of Prince Svimeon Shirvashidze, of Guria, by his wife, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Mariami-Thamar, second daughter of H.M. The Most High King Davit II, King of Imereti. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
  - i) Prince David Giorgievitch Gurieli. He had issue:
    - (1) Princess Tamara. m. Prince Konstantin Ivanovitch Dadiani, second son of Prince Ivan Elizbarovitch Dadiani. b. 1837. m. Princess Kessaria She had issue, an only son - see Georgia (Mingrelia).
  - ii) Prince Aleksandri Gurieli. He d. after 1850.
  - iii) Princess Agatha Gurieli.
  - iv) Princess Martha Gurieli. She d. after 1850.
- b) Colonel Prince Grigol Davidovitch Gurieli.
- c) Lieutenant-General H.E. Prince Levanti [Leon Davidovitch] Gurieli. b. 1824, Marshal of the Nobility of Kutais. m. Princess Sopio, daughter of General H.H.E. Prince Basili Bebutishvili [Vassili Iakovitch Bebutov], by his wife, Princess Mariami [Maria Salomonovna], elder daughter of Prince Solomoni Mkhargrdzeli-Arghutashvili [Salomon Bejanovitch Argutinskii-Dolgorukii]. He d. 1888, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
  - i) Colonel Prince Basili [Vassili Levanovitch] Gurieli. m. a lady from the Nazarbekov family. He d. after 1916, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
    - (1) Prince Levanti [Leon Vassilievitch] Gurieli.
    - (1) Princess Ksenia [Xenia Vassilievna]. m. Karen Krassilnikov, of a noble family.
  - i) Princess Elena [Elena Vassilievna] Gurieli. Maid of Honour to the Empress of Russia 1914.
- a) Princess Mariami. m. Prince Dadiani of Mingrelia.

1744 - 1778 His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Svimeon II Gurieli, Duke of the Guria (first time) - see below.

1778 - 17xx His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Kaikhushru Gurieli, Duke of the Guria. Installed at Semokmedi, by King Solomon I the Great of Imereti, 1778. Abdicated in favour of his elder brother, 178x. Served as Regent for his young nephew, 1803-1805. m. ca. 1792, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Elizabed, daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Kaikhushru Shirvashidze, Duke in Guria, by his wife, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Ana, daughter of Prince Khaikhushru Abashidze. He d. after 1820, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:

1) Prince Malakia Gurieli. m. a daughter of Prince Tsulukidze. He d. 1858, having had issue, two sons:
- a) Prince Kaikhushru Gurieli.
- b) Prince Konstantini Gurieli.
2) Prince Davit Gurieli.
3) Prince Demetre Gurieli.
1) Princess Pelegina. Maid of Honour to the Empress of Russia. m. Prince Nestor Tsereteli.
2) Princess Despina. b. 1820. m. Prince Tariel Rustamovitch Bagratiion-Davidov [Haidar Beg] (d. ca. 1843), second son of Prince Rustam Davidovitch Bagration-Davidov. She d. 4^th January 1865 - see Georgia (Imereti).

1744-1778 & 178x-1792 His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Svimeon II Gurieli, Duke of the Guria. Succeeded on the deposition of his father, 1744. Deposed by King Solomon I the Great of Imereti, 1778. Restored on the abdication of his younger brother, 178x. m. Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Makrina (d. 4^th March 1814), Regent for son 1805-1814, daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Kaikhushru Tsereteli, Prince of Satseretelo, sometime Master of the Household of Imereti. He d. 1792, having had issue, one son and three daughters:

1) Mamia V Gurieli, Duke of the Guria - see below.
1) A daughter. m. Prince Ioani Abashidze (b. after 1768; k. 1822), son of Prince Kaikhushru Abashidze, Asikbashi, by his wife, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Darejan, elder daughter of H.M. The Most High King Solomon I Great, King of Imereti. She had issue - see Georgia (Abashidze).
2) A daughter. m. ca. 1793, His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Tariel Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia (d. 1802), sixth son of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Katsia II Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia, by his second wife, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Ana, daughter of Prince Paata Tzulukidzé [Ermerin]. She had issue four sons and three daughters - see Mingrelia.
3) A daughter. b. 1785. m. Abdi Beg Khimshiashvili, Prince of Atshara (d. 1859).

1792 - 1803 His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Vakhtang II Gurieli, Duke of the Guria. Seized the throne after the death of his elder brother, 1792. Deposed and imprisoned by the Russians at Chagvi Fort in 1803. m. Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Mariami, daughter of Major-General H.E. Prince Demetre Qaplanishvili-Orbeliani, by his wife, Princess Ana, daughter of Garsevan Irubakidze, Prince of Satcholokao, Murav of Pshaves, Khevsurs and Taneti. He d. after 1814, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:

1) Prince Davit Gurieli, Head of the Ducal House of Guria - see below.
2) Prince Konstantini Gurieli. He d. young, after 1812.
1) A daughter. m. Prince Tavdgiridze.
2) A daughter. m. Prince Mikeladze.

1803 - 1823 Major-General H.H. The Pious Prince of High Rank Mamia V Gurieli, Duke of the Guria. b. 1789, only son of H.H. Svimeon II Gurieli, Duke of the Guria, by his wife, H.H. Princess Makrina, Regent of Guria, daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High RanKaikhushru Tsereteli, Prince of Satseretelo. Succeeded on the deposition of his paternal uncle, 1803. Maj-Gen. Russian Army, 1803. Accepted a Russian protectorate, 8^th April 1811. Rcvd: Knt. of the Order of St Anne 1^st class of Russia (1803), m. ca. 1814, H.H. The Pious Princess of High Rank Sopio [Sofia Giorgievna] (d. at Trebizond, 1829), Regent in 1828-1829, sided with the Turks in the Russo-Turkish War and fled to Trebizond in 1829, daughter of Prince Giorgi Tzulukidze. He d. at Semokmedi, July 1823 (or 20^th November 1826) (bur. there), having had issue, one son and three daughters:

1) H.H. Prince Davit Mamievitch Gurieli, Eristav of Guria - see below.
1) Princess Sopio Mamzevna. b. 1823. Removed to St Petersburg by the Russians in 1829. She d. 15^th May 1840, aged 16 years.
2) H.S.H. Princess Kethevan Mamzevna. b. 1824. Removed to St Petersburg by the Russians in 1829. Granted the style of Her Serene Highness by Imperial ukase 20^th January 1843. m. June 1834, Prince Levanti Chichua (d. at Zugdidi, 18^th September 1834), son of Prince David Chichua, sometime Minister to Levanti V Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia, by his wife, a daughter of Prince Antchaphadze. She d. before 1856.
3) H.S.H. Princess Theresa Mamzevna. b. posthumously, at Ozurgeti, Georgia, 1825. Removed to St Petersburg by the Russians in 1829. Maid of Honour to the Empress of Russia. Granted the style of Her Serene Highness by Imperial ukase 20^th January 1843. m. her first cousin, at St Petersburg, 6^th February 1836, General of Infantry H. Ill. H. Prince Grigori Levanovich Dadiani (b. at Muri, Mingrelia, 6^th October 1814; d. at Kutais, Georgia, 24^th December 1901), second son of H.H. Levanti V Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia, by his wife, H.H. Princess Marfa, daughter of Major-General H.E.Prince Zurab Tsérétéli, sometime Grand Master of the Household of Imereti. She d. 24^th March 1871 - see Georgia (Mingrelia).

1823 - 1829 H.H. The Pious Prince of High Rank Davit Gurieli [David Mamievitch], Duke of the Guria. b. 1815. Cmsnd. 2^nd-Lieut. Russian Army. Succeeded on the death of his father, July 1823. Reigned under the Regency of his mother, until she sided with the Turks in 1829. Deposed and his principality annexed by Russia in violation of the Treaty of Protection, 2^nd September 1829. He was k. at Akhulgo, in the Caucasus, 20^th August 1839.

[1839 - 1856] Prince Davit Gurieli, Head of the Ducal House of Guria. b. 1^st November 1802. Succeeded his cousin as head of the family, 20^th August 1839. He d. 19^th November 1856, having had issue, eight sons and two daughters:

1) Prince Mamia Gurieli.
2) Prince Jambakur Gurieli, Head of the Ducal House of Guria - see below.
3) Prince Konstantini Gurieli. He d. young after 1812.
4) Prince Ilya Gurieli.
5) Prince Orbel Gurieli.
6) Prince Vakhtang Gurieli. Marshal of the Nobility of Ozurgeti. m. Princess Feodora Elizbarovitch Dadiani (b. 1848), youngest daughter of H.E. Prince Elizbar Giorgievitch Dadiani, sometime Chief Justice of Mingrelia, by his wife, Princess Sophia Paatovna, daughter of Prince Paata Tzulukidze.
7) Prince Aleksandri Gurieli.
8) Prince Vardan Gurieli.
1) Princess Iulitte Gurieli.
2) Princess Sopio. m. Prince Giorgi Ivanovitch Abashidze, fourth son of Prince Ivan Davidovitch Abashidze, by his wife, Princess Maria Simonovna, daughter of Prince Svimeon Tsereteli. She had issue, an only daughter - see Georgia (Abashidze).

[1856 - 1902] Prince Jambakur Gurieli, Head of the Ducal House of Guria. Succeeded on the death of his father as head of the family, 19^th November 1856. m. Princess Levanora, daughter of Prince Mikel Shirvashidze. He d. 1902.

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