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KAKHETI

The Bagration Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1664 - 1675 H.M. The Most High King Archili [Shah Nazar Khan], 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 and Imereti - see Georgia (Imereti).

1675 - 1703 H.M. The Most High King Irakli I [Nazar 'Ali Khan 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 Kartli and Kakheti. b. 1643, as Prince Nikolaoz, second son of H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Davit, 5^th Prince of Mukhrani, by his wife, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Eleni, daughter of Princ Levanti Diasamidze, educ. in Moscow. Ambassador to the Tsar of Russia 1651-1652. Returned to Kakheti at the invitation of the Kakhians and attempted to seize power, 1664. Defeated by King Archili and fled into Russian territory. Returned for a second time and proclaimed as King of Kakheti, 10^th January 1675. Invited to Persia by the Shah and allowed to settle at Isfahan. Embraced Islam and received the title of Nazar 'Ali Khan, 1676. Raised to the throne of Kartli by the Shah of Persia, 1688. Deposed there 1691. Restored 1695. Deposed again and ordered to Isfahan 1703. Invested by the Shah as King of Kakheti and cdr. of the Imperial Corps of Pages, at Isfahan, May 1703. m. at Isfahan, 1677, H.M. The Most High Queen Ana (d. before August 1716, bur. St George's Church, Alaverdi), who became a nun in widowhood as Anaztazia, daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Shirmazan Irubakidze, Prince of Sacholokao. He d. at Isfahan, 1710 (bur. St George's Church, Alaverdi), having had issue, seven sons and four daughters:

1) H.M. Davit II [Imam Quli Khan], King of Kakheti (s/o Queen Ana) - see below.
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Demetre.
3) H.M. Konstantini II [Mahmud Quli Khan], King of Kartli and and Kakheti (s/o a concubine) - see below.
4) H.M. Taimuraz II, King of Kartli and Kakheti (s/o Queen Ana) - see below.
5) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Isla Mirza. b. before 1688.
6) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Reza Quli Mirza. Fl. 1720.
7) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Mustafa Mirza.
8) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Irakli. b. at Tiflis, 23^rd June 1695 o.s. He d. at Moscow, 10^th September 1757 o.s.
1) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Kethavan. m. Prince Abel Andronikashvili, Governor of Kiziq (d. after 1736), eldest son of Prince Garsevan Andronikashvili, Governor of Kiziq. She d. 1718 (bur. St George's Church, Alaverdi), having had issue, at least two sons.
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Khwarashan. She became a nun in widowhood, with the name of Makrina. m. 1717, His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Garsevan Irubakidze, Prince of Sacholokao (d. before 1726), Governor of Pshaves, Khevsurs and Taneti, eldest son of Prince Kaikhushru Irubakidze-Cholokashvili. She d. 1732 (bur. St George's Church, Alaverdi), having had issue, one son and two daughters.
3) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Eleni-Elizabed [Jan-Banum Begum] (d/o Queen Ana). Retired to Russia with her son in 1738, and became a nun in widowhood under the name of Nina. m. at Martkuph, 1715, as his second wife, H.M. The Most High King Jésé ['Ali Quli-Khan], King of Kartli, son of H.M. Levanti, King of Kartli. She d. at Moscow, 1745, as a nun, having had issue, one son - see Georgia (Kartli).
4) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Kethavan Khanum (d/o a concubine) [sister or half-sister of Aslan Beburischivli]. m. before 1742, H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Giorgi ['Abdu'llah Beg], third son of H.M. Jésé ['Ali Quli-Khan], King of Kartli. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see Georgia (Kartli).

1703 - 1721 H.M. The Most High King Davit II [Imam Quli Khan], King of Kakheti, Master and Possesser of the states of Chamchadilo and Qazakh, King of Kings and Sovereign Master, etc. b. at Tiflis, 1678, eldest son of H.M. The Most High King Irakli I, King of Kartli and Kakheti, by his wife, H.M. Queen Ana, daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Shirmazan Irubakidze, Prince of Sacholokao, educ. privately. Appointed as Vali (Governor) of Kakheti after the deposition of his father, May 1703. Installed at Qaraghaj. m. Fakhri Jan Begum, daughter of Zukurizada, Governor-General of Erivan and granddaughter of Shamkhal and sister of Itimad ud-Daula of Persia. He d. at Magharo, May 1721 (bur. Qum), having had issue, four sons:

1) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Levanti [Mahmud Reza Mirza]. Fl. 1722-1724. He was k. in battle with Tophal Pasha.
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Aleksandri [Nazar 'Ali Mirza]. Governor of Tiflis during the absence of King Taimuraz II 1736-1738. m. H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Mariami, elder daughter of General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Shanshe II Kvenipneveli-Sidamoni, Duke of Ksani, by his wife, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Ana Khanum, daughter of Prince Tamaz Baratashvili. He d. 1739, having had issue: Copyright ©Christopher Buyers
- a) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Ioani Bagrationi [Ivan Alexandrovitch Bagration]. b. 7^th November 1730. He d. at Moscow, 28^th September 1795 (bur. Vsesviatskoe), having had issue, a son:
  - i) Prince Petre Bagrationi [Peotr Ivanovitch Bagration].
- a) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Ana [Anna Alexandrovna]. b. 1723. m. before 1743, Captain Prince Petre Dadiani [Peotr Igorovitch Dadianov] (b. 15^th June 1716 o.s.; d. at Moscow, 7^th December 1784 o.s.), second son of Major-General Prince Iakob [Igor Leontievitch Dadianov], by his wife, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Sopio, younger daughter of H.M. Aleksandri IV, King of Imereti. She d. at Moscow, 19^th March 1780 o.s. - see Georgia (Mingrelia).
3) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Khanlar Mirza. Envoy to Nadir Shah in 1734.
4) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Bagrati (probably 1 or 4).

1721 - 1732 H.M. The Most High King Konstantini II [Mahmud Quli Khan], King of Kartli and Kakheti, Master and Possesser of the states of Chamchadilo and Qazakh, King of Kings and Sovereign Master, etc. natural son of H.M. The Most High King Irakli I, King of Kartli and Kakheti. Darugha (Prefect) of Isfahan 1703. Succeeded on the death of his elder brother as King of Kakheti, May 1721. Appointed as Governor-General of Georgia by the Shah of Persia, March 1722. Persian Governor-General of Erivan, of Ganja and Qarabag 1723-1726. Granted the title of Mahmud Pasha and appointed as Vali (Governer) of Kakheti by the Sultan of Turkey 5^th October 1726. Became King of Kartli on the death of King Jesse, 1727. m. (first) Peri Jan Begum, daughter of Shamkal, and sister of the Governor-General of Shiraz, Fars, and Bandreb, and the C-in-C of the Persian armies. m. (second) before 1720, a daughter of H.E. Fath 'Ali Khan Daghistani, I'timad ud-Daula, sometime Chief Minister of Persia. He was k. in battle with the Turks, at Bejanbagh, 23^rd December 1732 o.s.

1732 - 1762 H.M. The Most High King Taimuraz II, King of Kartli and Kakheti, Master and Possesser of the states of Chamchadilo and Qazakh, King of Kings and Sovereign Master, etc. b. at Tiflis, 1680, fourth son of H.M. The Most High King Irakli I, King of Kartli and Kakheti, by his wife, H.M. The Most High Queen Ana, daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Shirmazan Irubakidze, Prince of Sacholokao, educ. privately. Janisin (Viceroy) of Kakheti before his accession. Succeeded his brother as King of Kakheti, 23^rd December 1732. Sent as a hostage to Nadir Shah at Kandahar 1735-1738. Abolished the duchy of Aragvi in 1743. Proclaimed at Tiflis as King of Kartli, 9^th July 1744. Crowned at the Cathedral of the Living Pillar, Mtzkheta, 1^st October 1745 o.s. Resigned Kakheti to his eldest son, Irakli. Governor-General of Azerbaijan 1748-1749. Travelled to Russia in 1761, where he hoped to secure military aid against Daghistani invaders from the Russians. Received by the Tsar and granted a pension of 1,000 roubles p.m. Granted the style of The Most Serene Tsar Taimuraz II, King of Kartli and Kakheti. m. (first) (div. 1710) a daughter of General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Baindur Sidamoni, Duke of Aragvi, by his wife, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Thamar, daughter of Prince Panaskerteli-Tsitsishvili. m. (second) at Tiflis, 2^nd February 1712 o.s., H.M. The Most High Queen Thamar (b. 1697; d. at Tiflis, 12^th April 1746 o.s., bur. Mtzkheta), eldest daughter of H.M. The Most High King Vakhtang VI, King of Kartli, by his wife, H.M. The Most High Queen Rusudan, daughter of Prince Quilchiko, Cherkez-Batoni and Lord of Little Kabardia. m. (third) August 1746, H.M. The Most High Queen Ana [Ara Khanum] (b. 1734; d. a nun, 1784, bur. Nathlis-Mtzémel), former wife of Prince Kaikhushru Tsitsishvili, and daughter of Prince Bejan Takaltoïan Baratashvili. He d. at St Petersburg, 8^th January 1762 o.s. (bur. Cathedral of the Assumption, Astrakhan), having had issue, four sons and six daughters:

1) H.M. Irakli II, King of Kartli and Kakheti (s/o Queen Thamar II) - see below.
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Davit. b. 1722 (s/o Queen Thamar II). He d. young, 1729.
3) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Ioani. b. 1726 (s/o Queen Thamar II). He d. after 1736.
4) H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Solomoni. b. at Tiflis, 24^th May 1747 o.s. (s/o Queen Ana). He d. at Tiflis, 18^th July 1749 o.s. (bur. Cathedral of Zion).
1) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Kethavan (d/o Queen Thamar II). m. at Mashhad, 1737, H.M. Hast Sultan bar Salatin-i-Jahan Shah-i-Shahhan Adil Shah, Shahanshah of Persia (b. 1719; k. by the adherents of Shahrukh Shah, 20^th May 1749), eldest son of General H.H. Muhammad Ibrahim Khan-e Afshar, Zahir ud-Daula, sometime Governor-General and C-in-C of Azerbaijan - see Persia (Afshar).
2) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Eleni (d/o Queen Thamar). m. before 1743, His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Zaza Tsitsishvili, Prince of Zemo Satsitsiano (b. after 1684), eldest son of General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Parsadan Tsitsishvili, Prince of Satsitsiano, Joint Grand Master of the Household and Magistrate, by his wife, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Sistan-Darejan, younger daughter of H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Davit, 5^th Prince of Mukhrani. She had issue, four sons. Copyright ©Christopher Buyers
3) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Ana (d/o Queen Thamar). m. at Tiflis, 1744, General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Dimitri Orbeliani, Prince of Sabaratiano (d. 1776), Lord High Steward of Kartli, Qazakh and Bortchalu 1744, Governor of Tiflis, Adjutant-General, and cdt. of the vanguard 1751-1772, second son of General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Kaikhushru Orbeliani, Prince of Sabaratiano, cdt. of the vanguard. She had issue, six sons.
4) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Khwarashan (d/o Queen Thamar).
5) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Thamar. b. 1749 (d/o Queen Ana).
6) H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Elizabed. b. at Ganja, 25^th March 1750 o.s. (d/o Queen Ana). m. (first) at Tiflis, 1762 (not consumated, and div. 1765) His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Giorgi Zedginidze-Amilakhorishvili (b. ca. 1745), Grand Master of the Household, eldest son of Field Marshal His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Dimitri Zedginidze, Prince of Samilakhoro, Amir-Akhori, sometime C-in-C, by his wife, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Mariami, daughter of Prince Mze-Shabuk Qaplanishvili-Orbeliani. m. (second) 16^th November 1765 o.s., His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Katsia V Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia (d. 6^th December 1788 o.s.), eldest son of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Otia IV Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia, by his wife, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Gulkhana, elder daughter of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Koshita III Chkeidze, Duke of Radsha. She d.s.p. before 8^th May 1770 - see Georgia (Mingrelia).

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