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The Bagration Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1800 - [1819] Lieutenant-General H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Davit, Head of the Royal House of Georgia. b. at Tiflis, 1^st June 1767 o.s., eldest son of H.M. Giorgi XII, King of Georgia, by his first wife, Princess Kethavan, daughter of Prince Peter Andronikashvili, educ. Proclaimed as Heir Apparent by his father in violation of the will of King Irakli II, 22^nd February 1799. Confirmed as Heir Apparent by the Emperor of Russia, 18^th April 1799 o.s. Became Head of the Royal House of Georgia on the death of his father, 28^th December 1800. Before he could be confirmed by the Tsar, Paul I announced the annexation of Kartli and Kakheti to Russia, 18^th January 1801 o.s. (confirmed by Alexander I 12^th September 1801 o.s.) and a Russian administration established in April 1802. Removed to St Petersburg under a Russian military escort, 18^th February 1803 o.s. Csmnd. as a Col. Russian Army attached Chevalier Grenadiers (St George Regt.) 25/6/1796 o.s., prom. Maj-Gen. 5/12/1799 o.s., prom. Lieut-Gen. 1801, Senator of the Empire 1812-1819. Rcvd: Knt. of the Orders of St Alexander Nevskii (24.4.1803 o.s.), and St Anne 1^st class (19.5.1799 o.s.) of Russia, and Knt. of the Order of St John of Malta. m. at Tiflis, 9^th January 1800 o.s., H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Eleni (b. at Tiflis, 21^st May 1770 o.s.; d. at St Petersburg, 20^th March 1836 o.s., bur. St Alexander Nevskii Convent), only daughter of Prince Svimon (Agou) Abamelik. He d.s.p. at Vasili-Ostrov, St Petersburg, 13^th May 1819 o.s. (bur. Church of St John Chrysostome, St Alxander Nevskii Convent).

[1819 - 1839] H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Ioani [Kniaz Ivan Giorgievitch Gruzinski], Head of the Royal House of Georgia. b. at Tiflis, 8^th June 1768, second son of H.M.Giorgi XII Iraklievitch, King of Georgia, by his first wife, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Kethavan, daughter of Prince Peter Andronikashvili, educ. privately. Mbr. Cncl. of Government of the Realm under his father, 9^th January 1801 - 24^th April 1802. Succeeded his elder brother as Head of the Royal House of Georgia, 25^th May 1819. Author of "Kalmasoba" a diadactic treatise on peasant life. Rcvd: Knt. of the Order of St. John (x.11.1800). m. 1787, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Kethavan (b. 1775; d. at Sachkheri, Imereti, 10^th March 1832 o.s., bur. Mghwimi), daughter of Major-General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Zurab Tsereteli, sometime Lord Chamberlain of the Court of Imereti. He d. at St Petersburg, 15^th February 1839 o.s. (bur. St Alexander Nevski Convent), having had issue, an only son: Copyright ©Christopher Buyers

1) Lieutenant-Colonel Prince Grigol [Kniaz Grigori Ivannovitch Gruzinski]. b. at Astrakhan, July 1789, educ. Corps of Pages, St Petersburg. Proclaimed King during the revolt of 1812, but captured and imprisoned by the Russians for a year, later served in the Russian army. Later cmsnd. into the Russian army and rose to the rank of Lieut-Col. Astrakan Cossacks. Recognised in the title of Kniaz Gruzinski (Prince of Georgia) by the Tsar of Russia, 6^th May 1833. m. 28^th January 1824, H.S.H. Princess Varvara Feodorovna (b. at Tiflis, 10^th December 1810 o.s.; d. at St Petersburg, 29^th November 1876 o.s.), daughter of H.H.E. Feodor Bukrinskii, Councillor of State. He d.v.p. at St Petersburg, 21^st September 1830 o.s. (bur. St Alexander Nevskii Convent), having had issue, one son and two daughters:
- a) H.S.H. Prince Ioani [Kniaz Ivan Grigorievitch Gruzinski], Head of the Royal House of Georgia - see below.
- a) H.S.H Princess Kethavan [Kniaza Kethavan Grigorievna]. b. 182x, educ. privately. Recognised in the title of Kniaza Gruzinskaya (Princess of Georgia) by the Tsar of Russia, 6^th May 1833. Granted the personal style of Her Serene Highness, 1^st August 1865. m. 1849, Prince Mikeli Sumbatashvili [Mikhail Ivanovitch Sumbatov] (b. 16^th February 1822; d. 4^th October 1886), son of Prince Ioanné Sumbatashvili [Prince Ivan Sumbatov]. She d. 1891.
- b) H.S.H Princess Ekaterina [Kniaza Ekaterina Grigorievna]. b. 1830, educ. privately. Maid of Honour to the Empress of Russia. Recognised in the title of Kniaza Gruzinskaya (Princess of Georgia) by the Tsar of Russia, 6^th May 1833. Granted the personal style of Her Serene Highness, 1^st August 1865. She d. unm. 1917.

[1839 - 1880] H.S.H. Prince Ioani [Kniaz Ivan Grigorievitch Gruzinski], Head of the Royal House of Georgia. b. 24^th June 1826, only son of Lieutenant-Colonel H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Grigol, by his wife, H.S.H. Princess Varvara, daughter of H.H.E. Feodor Bukrinskii, educ. Imperial Page, Lieut. Horse Guards, rtd. 1848. Recognised in the title of Kniaz Gruzinski (Prince of Georgia) by the Tsar of Russia, 6^th May 1833. Granted the style of His Serene Highness, for himself and his male-line descendants, 1^st August 1865. m. 26^th September 1850, H.S.H. Princess Ekaterina Pavlovna, daughter of General H.H.E. Count Paul Karl Ernst Wilhelm Philipp von der Pahlen, of Katzenmünde, by his third wife, Countess Ekaterina Vassilievna, eldest daughter of General H.H.E. Count Vassili Petrovitch Orlov-Denissov, sometime Ataman of the Don Cossacks. He d.s.p. at St Petersburg, 15^th September 1880 o.s.

[1880 - 1888] H.S.H. Prince Davit [Kniaz David Bagratovitch Gruzinski], Head of the Royal House of Georgia. b. 11^th May 1819, fifth son of H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Bagrati, by his wife, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Ekaterina, daughter of Prince Durmishkhan Irubakidse-Cholokashvili, educ. Imperial Page, Officer of the Ordnance to the C-in-C and Viceroy of the Caucasus, Lieut. Regt. of Cossacks of the Imperial Guard 1852. Recognised in the title of Kniaz Gruzinski (Prince of Georgia) by the Tsar of Russia, 6^th May 1833. Granted the style of His Serene Highness, for himself and his male-line descendants, 1^st August 1865. Became Head of the Royal House of Georgia on the death of his cousin, 27^th September 1880. m. H.S.H. Princess Anna Alexeevna (b. at Moscow, 11^th January 1824 o.s.; d. at Moscow, 10^th August 1866 o.s. o.s., bur. Vagankov Cemetary), daughter of Alexei Alexeivitch Mazurin, a Moscow merchant. He d. at Moscow, 24^th September 1888 o.s. (bur. Pokrova Monastery), having had issue:

1) H.S.H. Prince Spiridon [Kniaz Spiridon Davidovitch Gruzinski]. He d. young, 1861.

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