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IMERETI

The Bagrationi (Bagration) Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1698 - 1701 H.M. The Most High King Svimeon I, by the will of our Lord, King of Kings, Absolute Master, Sovereign and Dominator of the Abkhazis, Ranians, Kakhetians and the Armenians, Shirvanshah and Shahanshah, towards the East, the West, the South and the North, and the two thrones and kingdoms of Imereti and Amiereti, eldest son of H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri IV, King of Imereti, by his first wife. Raised to the throne by the Turks in 1698. m. (first) 1698 (div. ca. 1700), H.M. The Most High Queen Anica (m. second, Prince Lomkatzi Chijavadze, and d. after 1731), third daughter of Giorgi V Abashidze, King of Imereti. m. (second) 1700, a daughter of H.M. Giorgi III Gurieli, King of Imereti and Duke of the Guria. He was k. (shot dead at night outside his bedroom) by Mamia III Gurieli, 1701.

1701 - 1702 H.M. The Most High King Mamia III Gurieli, King of Imereti, Duke of the Guria, etc. (first time) - see Georgia (Guria).

1702 - 1707 H.M. The Most High King Giorgi V Abashidze, King of Imereti - see Georgia (Abashidze).

1707 - 1711 H.M. The Most High King Giorgi VI, King of Imereti (first time) - see below.

1711 - 1712 H.M. The Most High King Mamia III Gurieli, King of Imereti, Duke of the Guria, etc. (second time) - see Georgia (Guria).

1712 - 1713 H.M. The Most High King Giorgi VI, King of Imereti (second time) - see below.

1713 - 1714 H.M. The Most High King Mamia III Gurieli, King of Imereti, Duke of the Guria, etc. (third time) - see Georgia (Guria).

1707 - 1711, 1712-1713 & 1714-1720 H.M. The Most High King Giorgi VI, by the will of our Lord, King of Kings, Absolute Master, Sovereign and Dominator of the Abkhazis, Ranians, Kakhetians and the Armenians, Shirvanshah and Shahanshah, towards the East, the West, the South and the North, and the two thrones and kingdoms of Imereti and Amiereti. b. 1691, younger son of H.M. Aleksandri IV, King of Imereti, by a concubine. Proclaimed on the deposition of King Giorgi V Abashidze, 1707. Expelled by Mamia III Gurieli, and fled to Kartli, October 1711. Defeated Mamia III and expelled him, June 1712. Deposed again in November 1713. Returned to Kutais and resumed the throne, May 1714. m. (first) 1703 (div. 1714), H.M. The Most High Queen Rwadam, younger daughter of H.M. The Most High King Giorgi XI [Shah Nawaz Khan II], King of Kartli, by his second wife, H.M. Queen Khwarashan, daughter of Prince Giorgi Mikeliadze. m. (second) 1712 (div. 1713) an unnamed daughter of H.M. The Most High King Giorgi V Abashidze, King of Imereti, widow of Prince Giorgi Nijaradze (she m. third, 1714, Prince Merab Tzulukidze). m. (third) March 1714, H.M. The Most High Queen Thamar (d. 1715, bur. St George's Cathedral, Gelati), former wife of Prince Papuna Mkheidze, and of H.M. The Most High King Mamia III Gurieli, King of Imereti and Duke of the Guria, 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 Lortkipanidze. m. (fourth) 1716, H.M. The Most High Queen Thamar (k. on the orders of her stepson, King Aleksandri V, 1742), former wife of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Giorgi IV Chikovani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia, and elder daughter of H.M. The Most High King Mamia III Gurieli, King of Imereti and Duke of the Guria. He was k. (assassinated) 27^th February 1720 o.s., having had issue, three sons and three daughters:

1) H.M. Aleksandri V, King of Imereti (s/o Eleni) - see below.
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Mamuka, Prince of Samikeliao, Satchilivadzo, and of Satchijavadzo. Led an insurrection against his brother and attempted to seize the throne 23^rd December 1732. m. December 1732, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Darejan, daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Bejan Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia. He was k. (executed) 1747, having had issue, three sons:
- a) H.M. Taimurazi, King of Imereti - see below.
- b) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Giorgi.
- c) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Rustam.
3) H.M. Giorgi VII, King of Imereti (s/o Queen Tamara) - see below.
1) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Thamar. m. 1735, as his second wife, The Brilliant Prince Davit Abashidze (b. after 1718; k. September 1740), youngest son of The Most Excellent Prince Zurab Abashidze, Prince of Sabashidzo and Sapalavando, by his wife, The Most Excellent Princess Khvaramze, daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Giorgi IV Chikovani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia. She had issue.
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Toutha. m. (first) at Satshkere, 1735, Mahmud Beg. m. (second) 1738, The Brilliant Prince Papuna Chichua.
3) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Ana [Anissia]. m. ca. 1726, His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Zaal Shirvashidze, Duke in Guria, Prince of Sajavakho and of Surebi (d. after 1770), eldest son of The Brilliant Prince Kristiphori Shirvashidze, of the Guria.

1720 H.M. The Most High King Giorgi IV Gurieli, King of Imereti, Duke of the Guria, etc. - see Georgia (Guria).

1720 - 1741 H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri V, King of Imereti (first time) - see below.

1741 H.M. The Most High King Giorgi VII, King of Imereti (first time) - see below.

1720 - 1741 & 1741 - 1752 H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri V, by the will of our Lord, King of Kings, Absolute Master, Sovereign and Dominator of the Abkhazis, Ranians, Kakhetians and the Armenians, Shirvanshah and Shahanshah, towards the East, the West, the South and the North, and the two thrones and kingdoms of Imereti and Amiereti. b. before 1714, eldest son of H.M. Giorgi VI, King of Imereti, by his first wife, H.M. Queen Rwadam, younger daughter of H.M. Giorgi XI [Shah Nawaz Khan II], King of Kartli, educ. privately. Went into exile in 1717 to Constantinople, in order to seek aid from the Sultan in expelling the Gurielis. Returned to Imereti with a Turkish army, August 1719. Proclaimed on the deposition of King Giorgi IV Gurieli, June 1720. Crowned at Kutais, 1721. Deposed by the Turks in favour of his brother, Giorgi, 1741. Restored after protests from Nadir Shah. m. (first) 1721, H.M. The Most High Queen Mariami (d. before December 1732), second daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Bejan I Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia. m. (second) 23^rd December 1732, H.M. The Most High Queen Thamar [Thaba], eldest daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Levanti Abashidze, sometime Governor and Regent of Imereti. He d. March 1752, having had issue:

1) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Davit. b. after 1722 (s/o Queen Mariami). He d. young after 1731.
2) H.M. Solomoni I the Great, King of Imereti (s/o Queen Thamar) - see below.
3) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Iosseb (s/o Queen Thamar). Metropolitan of Genatel 1760, and sometime Catholicos of Imereti 1761-1776.
4) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Bagrati. b. 1741 (s/o Queen Thamar). m. a daughter of the Duke of the Guria, possibly a daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Mamia IV Gurieli, Duke of Guria. He d. after 1800, having had issue:
- a) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Davit. b. 1761. m. ca. 1776, an elder daughter (Ana, Melania or Ewphemia) of General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Rustam Chkheidze, Duke of Radsha, by his wife, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Mariami, daughter of Prince Beri Tzulukidze. He was k. in battle, 1820, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
  - i) Prince Ioani Bagrationi [Kniaz Ivan Davidovitch Bagration]. m. a daughter of Prince Tsereteli. Granted the hereditary title of Kniaz Bagration by the Emperor of Russia, 6^th December 1850 o.s. He d. after 1853, having had issue:
    - (1) H.S.H. Prince Aleksandri Bagrationi [Kniaz Alexander Ivanovitch Bagration]. Page of Honour to the Emperor 1867, Cmsnd. 2^nd-Lieut. Emperor's Hussars of the Imperial Guard. Granted the hereditary style of His Serene Highness by the Emperor of Russia, 13^th June 1881 o.s. He d. after 1888.
  - ii) Lieutenant-Colonel Prince Taimurazii Bagrationi [Kniaz Taimurazi Davidovitch Bagration]. b. before 1778. Granted the hereditary title of Kniaz Bagration by the Emperor of Russia, 27^th July 1853 o.s. He d. after 1853.
  - iii) Prince Davit Bagrationi [Kniaz David Davidovitch Bagration]. b. 1781.
  - i) Princess Mariami [Kniaza Maria Davidovna]. b. ca. 1779. m. Prince Ioani Chkheidze [Ivan Eristov-Rachinskii], possibly the son and heir of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Antoni Chkheidze, Duke of Radsha, by his wife, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Maria, née Mikeladze.
  - ii) Princess Kethavan [Kniaza Ekaterina Davidovna]. b. ca. 1780. m. Prince Nikolaoz Shirvashidze, of the Guria [Nikolai Eristov-Guriskii].
5) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Archili (s/o Queen Thamar). m. 1770, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Eleni (b. 1753; m. second, 1785, Prince Zakaria Andronikashvili, and d. at Tiflis, 17^th June 1786 o.s.), rcvd: Lady (Lesser Cross) of the Order of St Catherine of Russia (24.7.1783 o.s.), fourth daughter of H.M. The Most Serene King Irakli II, King of Georgia, by his third wife, H.M. The Most Serene Queen Darejan, daughter of Prince Giorgi Dadiani, of Mingrelia. He d. 6^th October 1775 o.s., having had issue, one son and one daughter:
- a) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Davit, who succeeded as H.M. Solomoni II, King of Imereti - see below.
- a) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Varvara. b. 1770. Taken to Russia 1810. m. Prince Davit Tzulukidze. She d. after 1810.
- b) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Maïa [Mariami]. b. 1775. Taken to Russia 1810. m. (first) (div.) Prince Levanti Dadiani [Kniaz Leon Alexandrovitch Dadianov] (b. 7^th March 1777; m. second, Princess Maria Dimitrievna, and d. at Moscow, 1847), eldest son of Colonel Prince Aleksandri Dadiani [Kniaz Alexander Petrovitch Dadianov], Marshal of the Nobility of Podolsk, by his wife, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Anna Leonovna, eldest daughter of Major H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Levanti [Kniaz Levan Bakarovitch Gruzinski]. m. (second) at Tiflis, ca. 1810, His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Melkhisedek Andronikashvili [Kniaz Malkhaz Malkhaseievitch Andronikov] (b. 1773; d. at Tiflis, 10^th September 1854, bur. Antshis-Khat), sometime Lord High Steward of Kakheti, elder son of Prince Melkhisedek Andronikashvili [Kniaz Malkhaz Andronikov]. She d. at Tiflis, 1861 (bur. Cathedral of Anchis-Khat), having had issue, one son and one daughter by her second husband.
1) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Rwadam. b. after 1722 (d/o Queen Mariami). m. 1732, His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Mamia IV Gurieli, Duke of the Guria (b. ca. 1717; d. 1778), elder son of H.M. The Most High King Giorgi IV Gurieli, King of Imereti and Duke of the Guria, by his first wife, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Mariami, née Shirvashidze, of Guria. She d. after 1762, having had issue, one son and one daughter - see Georgia (Guria).
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Thamar. b. ca. 1733 (d/o Queen Thamar). m. Major-General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Zurab Tsereteli (d. 28^th January 1823 o.s., bur. Mghwimi), sometime Lord Chamberlain of the Court of Imereti, younger son of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Kaikhushru Tsereteli, Prince of Satseretlo. She had issue, five sons and four daughters.
3) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Mariami (d/o a concubine?). m. His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Giorgi V Gurieli, Duke of the Guria (d. after 1744), second son of H.M. The Most High King Giorgi IV Gurieli, King of Imereti and Duke of the Guria. She d. after 1779, having had issue, five sons - see Georgia (Guria).

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