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KAKHETI

The Bagration Dynasty

GENEALOGY

contined from Georgia 3.

1465 - 1476 H.M. The Most High King Giorgi VIII and II, by the will of our Lord, King of Kings of the Abkhazis, Kartvelians, Ranians, Kakhetians and the Armenians, Shirvanshah and Shahanshah and Master of all the East and West. b. 1417, third son of H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri I the Great, King of Georgia, by his second wife, H.M. The Most High Queen Thamar, daughter of H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri I, King of Imereti, educ. privately. Succeeded on the abdication of his father as King of Kakheti in 1442, and on the death of his elder brother as King of Kartli ca. December 1446. Most of his reign was spent trying to subdue his barons, but Mingrelia, Guria and Abhkhazia, all succeeded in establishing themselves as independent principalities. Defeated and taken prisoner at the battle of Panavari in 1465, by Qvarqvare II Jageli, Atabegi of Samtzkhé. In the meantime, his kinsmen Bagrat VI, a descendant of King Davit Narin, succeeded in establishing himself as King in Kartli. Once freed, Giorgi VIII was left with Kakheti as the extent of his kingdom. m. 1445, H.M. The Most High Queen Tamara Daria [Nestan-Darejan] (d. ca. 1510), daughter of his uncle, H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Bagrati. He d. 1476, having had issue, three sons and two daughters: Copyright ŠChristopher Buyers

1) H.M. Aleksandri I, King of Kakheti - see below.
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Konstantini.
3) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Vakhtang. He d. young.
1) A daughter, who was afianced in 1450 to Emperor Constatinos Dragoses.
2) A daughter. m. before 23^rd April 1465, Prince Giorgi Chaburidze, son of General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Vameq Chaburidze, Duke of Aragvi. She had been affianced to Emperor Constantine IX Paleologus in 1451, but he was k. at the siege of Constantinople in 1453.

1476 - 1511 H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri I, by the will of our Lord, King of Kings of the Abkhazis, Kartvelians, Ranians, Kakhetians and the Armenians, Shirvanshah and Shahanshah and Master of all the East and West, King of Kakheti. b. ca. 1445, eldest son of H.M. The Most High King Giorgi VIII and II, King of Kakheti, by his wife, H.M. The Most High Queen Tamara Daria [Nestan-Darejan], daughter of Prince Bagrati, educ. privately. Appointed as joint sovereign by his father, 1460. Succeeded as King in Kakheti after his father's death, 1476. Accepted Turkish suzereinty early in his reign. Recognised as indepoendent King of Kakheti in1490. m. before 23^rd January 1479, H.M. The Most High Queen Ana Tinatina, elder daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Beena Irubakidze Cholokashvili, Prince of Satcholakao, the majodomo. He was k. by his son, Giorgi, 27^th April 1511, having had issue, three sons and one daughter:

1) H.M. Giorgi II Av-Giorgi, King of Kakheti - see below.
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Demetre. Blinded on the orders of his brother, King Giorgi II. Ancestor of the Ramazishvili and Davitishvili families (and Princes Davidov-Bagration). Blinded in 1511. He had issue - see Georgia (Davitishvili).
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Ramaz.
1) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Tinatina. m. The Noble Spiridoni Gogibashvili (d. before 1566). She d. before 1566.

1511 - 1513 H.M. The Most High King Giorgi II Av-Giorgi (=Bad George), by the will of our Lord, King of Kings of the Abkhazis, Kartvelians, Ranians, Kakhetians and the Armenians, Shirvanshah and Shahanshah and Master of all the East and West, King of Kakheti, eldest son of H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri I, King of Kakheti, by his wife, H.M. The Most High Queen Ana Tinatina, elder daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Beena Irubakidze Cholokashvili, Prince of Satcholakao. Killed his father and seized the throne, 27^th April 1511. Deposed and imprisoned by King Davit VIII of Kartli, 1513. m. H.M. The Most High Queen Eleni, sister of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Garsevan Irubakidze, Prince of Sacholokao, Grand Master of the Court of Kakheti. Seized the throne and k. his father, 27^th April 1511. He d. in prison, 1513, having had issue, including one son and one daughter:

1) H.M. Levanti, King of Kahketi - see below.
1) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Khwaramzi. m. as his first wife, His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Vakhtang I, 2^nd Prince of Mukhrani (d. 1^st October 1580), eldest son of H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Bagrati, 1^st Prince of Mukhrani. She d. 1528, having had issue - see Georgia (Mukhrani).

1513 - 1520 reunited with Kartli under Davit X.

1520 - 1574 H.M. The Most High King Levanti I , by the will of our Lord, King of Kings of the Abkhazis, Kartvelians, Ranians, Kakhetians and the Armenians, Shirvanshah and Shahanshah and Master of all the East and West, King of Kahketi. b. 1504, son of H.M. The Most High King Giorgi II Av-Giorgi, King of Kakheti, by his wife, H.M. The Most High Queen Eleni, sister of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Garsevan Irubakidze, Prince of Sacholokao, educ. privately. Succeeded his father as Head of the Royal House of Kakheti, 1513. Evaded capture by King Davit VIII of Kartli and went into hiding in the mountains. Succeeded in establishing his independence and was crowned as King, 1520. m. (first) (div. 1529) H.M. The Most High Queen Tinatina (d. at Telavi, 1591, bur. there at the Shuamtha Convent), daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Mamia I Gurieli, Duke of the Guria. m. (second) 1529, a daughter of Shamkhal Kamal Kara-Musel, Prince of Tarku. He was k. by his son Aleksandri II, 1574, having had issue, ten sons and four daughters:

1) H.M. Aleksandri II, King of Kakheti (s/o Queen Tinatina) - see below.
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Jesse ['Isa Khan Gorji] (s/o Queen Tinatina). Embraced Islam while in captivity in Persia. Governor of Sakki 1558-1580. m. 1578, a daughter of H.H. Shahzada 'Abu'l Nasir Sam Mirza, of Persia, sometime Governor-General of Khorasan and Ardabil, by his wife, a daughter of Husain Khan-e Shamlu. He d. 1580, having had issue, two sons and one daughter, including:
- a) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Bagrati [Kniaz Pancrati Jesseievitch Gruzinski]. A prisoner of the Persians for twenty years. Living in Russia in 1607.
- b) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Kaikhushru. He d. after 1574.
3) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Giorgi (s/o Shamkhal's daughter). He was k. in battle with Shah Verdi Sultan, 1561.
4) His Beatitude Nikolaoz V. b. before 1529 (s/o Queen Tinatina), Patriarch-Catholicos of Georgia from 28^th February 1584-1591. He d. 1591.
5) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Taimurazi (s/o Shamkhal's daughter). He d. before 1575.
6) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince El-Mirza. b. before 1537 (s/o the Shamkhal's daughter). m. H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Kethavan. He d. after 1580, having had issue, one son:
- a) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Ioveli [Joel]. Fl. 1580.
7) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Bagrati.
8) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Vakhtang (s/o Shamkhal's daughter). He d. before 1575.
9) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Khushru (s/o Shamkhal's daughter). He d. after 1574. Copyright ŠChristopher Buyers
10) Prince Konstantini (s/o Shamkhal's daughter). He d. before 1575.
1) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Eleni (d/o Shamkhal's daughter). m. 1548, Prince Irakli, fourth son of H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Bagrat I, 1^st Prince of Mukhrani. She had issue - see Georgia (Mukhrani).
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Nestan-Darejan (d/o Shamkhal's daughter). m. 1559, H.M. The Most High King Svimeon I [Shah Nawaz Mahmud Khan], King of Kartli (b. ca. 1538; d. in the Seven Towers, Constantinople, 1612, bur. Mtzkheta), eldest son of H.M. Luarsabi I, King of Kartli, by his wife, H.M. Queen Thamar, daughter of H.M. Bagrat III, King of Imereti. She had issue, at least one son - see Georgia (Kartli).
3) A daughter (d/o Shamkhal's daughter). She bacame a nun at Alaverdi after 1602. m. Prince (Baram?) Irubakidze-Cholokashvili, younger son of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Garsevan Irubakidze-Cholokashvili, Prince of Sacholakao, Grand Master of the Household of Kakheti. She had issue, at least one son.
4) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Kethavan (d/o Shamkhal's daughter). m. 1559, The Noble Iosaphath Gogibashvili.

1574 - 1603 H.M. The Most High King Aleksandri II, by the will of our Lord, King of Kings of the Abkhazis, Kartvelians, Ranians, Kakhetians and the Armenians, Shirvanshah and Shahanshah and Master of all the East and West, King of Kakheti. b. 1527, eldest son of H.M. The Most High King Levanti I, King of Kahketi, by his first wife, H.M. The Most High Queen Tinatina, daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Mamia I Gurieli, Duke of the Guria, educ. privately. Killed his father and seized the throne, 1574. Dispached the first embassy to Tsar Theodore and entered into the first treaty of alliance with Russia in 1586. He avoided conflict with his neighbours and accepted Persian suzerainty, did much to restore the finest works of art and architecture, and endowed monasteries in Jerusalem and Mount Athos. He also controlled his feudal barons and government officials, limited their powers and supervised them closely, lest they oppress the peasantry. Dethroned in favour of his second son, November 1603 - February 1604. m. H.M. The Most High Queen Tinatina, daughter of General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Bardzim-Koiar Zedginidze, Prince of Samilakhoro, Amir-Akhori, and Governor of Gori, by his wife, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Thamar, daughter of Prince Diasmidze. He was k. by his son, Konstantini I, at Zaghani, 12^th March 1605 (bur. Alaverdi Monastery), having had issue, four sons and one daughter:

1) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Irakli. Accompanied his father to Russia in 1586-1587. m. a Cherkesse princess of the Khatov [Khotide] family. He d. late 1589, having had issue, one son:
- a) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Konstantini. Fl. 1593.
2) H.M. Davit I, King of Kakheti - see below.
3) H.M. Giorgi III, King of Kakheti - see below.
4) H.M. Konstantini I, King of Kakheti - see below.
5) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Rustam.
1) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Nestan-Darejan. m. 30^th August 1591, as his first wife, His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Manuchir I Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia, third son of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Levanti I Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia, by his wife, Marikha. She d. in childbirth, ca. May 1592, having had issue, one son - see Georgia (Mingrelia). Copyright ŠChristopher Buyers
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Ana. m. H.M. Bagrat VII, Khan of Kartli (d. 1619), son of H.M. The Most High King Davit XI [Daud-Khan], King of Kvemo Kartli. She d. after 1619 - see Georgia (Kartli).
3) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Tinatina. m. 1579, as his second wife, H.H. Shahzada Sultan Hamza Mirza (b. 1566; k. at Ganja, 6^th December 1586), second son of H.M. 'Abu'l Muzaffar Muhammad Khuda Banda Shah, Shahanshah of Persia, by his second wife, Nawab-i-Sipihr Istibah Bilqis uz-Zamani Khair un-nisa Begum [H.M. the Mahd-i-Aliya], daughter of Mir 'Abdu'llah Khan II Mar'asi, Governor of Mazandaran - see Persia (Safawi).

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