1714 - 1716
& 1723 - 1727 H.M. The Most High King Jesse ['Ali
Quli-Khan], by the will of our Lord, King of Kings,
Master, Possessor and Sovereign of the Abkhazis,
Kartvelians, Ranians, Kakhetians and the Armenians,
Shirvanshah and Shahanshah, and the limits and regions of
all the East and North, King of Kartli, son of H.M.
Levanti, King of Kartli. Janisin (Viceroy) of
Georgia for the Shah of Persia, September 1704-1708, Dep.
Governor-General of Kerman 1708-1709, Governor-General of
Kerman 1709-1711, Master-General of the Ordnance of
Persia 1711-1714. Granted the title of 'Ali Quli Khan
by the Shah of Persia, 1709. Granted the kingdom of
Kartli by the Shah, 10th March 1714 o.s.
Crowned at Cathedral of Anchis-Khat, Tiflis, 20th
October 1714 o.s. Deposed by the Shah for his inability
to gain the loyalty of the nobles or maintain law and
order, 1st June 1716. Departed from Kartli on
the arrival of Prince Bakar, 17th September
1716. Retired to Kakheti. Restored by the Turks and
granted the title of Mustafa Pasha by the Sultan
of Turkey in May 1723. m. (first) 1712, H.M. The
Most High Queen Mariami (d. ca. 1714, bur.
St George's Church, Alaverdi), daughter of the General
His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Erasti
Qaplanishvili-Orbeliani, Prince of Kvemo-Sabaratiano,
cdt. of the advance guard, and Judge of the High Court of
Georgia. m. (second) at Martkuph, 1715, H.M. The
Most High Queen Eleni Begum (d. at Moscow, 1745, bur.
Garetuban), who became a nun under the name of Elisabed,
daughter of H.M. Irakli I, King of Kartli and Kakheti. He
d. at Tiflis, 1727 (bur. Garetuban), having
had issue, seven sons and two daughters:
1) H.H.
The Most Brilliant Prince Giorgi ['Abdu'llah
Beg]. b. 1713 (s/o Queen Mariami).
Governor of Sabaratiano 1747. m. before
1742, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Kethavan
Khanum, youngest daughter of H.M. Irakli I, King
of Kartli and Kakheti, by a Muslim lady. He was k.
(executed) for his part in the conspiracy of
1765, having had issue, five sons and one
daughter:
a)
H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Aghas. b.
before 1747 (eldest child). He was k.
(executed) for his part in a conspiracy
against King Irakli II, 1767.
b)
H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Davit. He d.s.p.
1765.
c)
H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Rustam
Mirza. Entered Persian service 1755. He
had issue, a daughter:
i) H.H.
The Most Brilliant Princess
Tinatina. m. Prince
Vakhtang
Palavandishvili-Amirajibi (b.
1795), youngest son of Prince
Davit Palavandishvili-Amirajibi.
She had issue.
d)
H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Azan Mirza
(s/o Kethavan). Envoy to Persia
1748-1749. He d. during the return
journey from Persia, near Qazakh,
April/November 1749.
e)
H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Demetre
Bagrationi [Kniaz Dimitri Georgievitch
Bagration]. b. 14th
October 1746 o.s. Emigrated to Russia. m.
H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Martha
Dimitrievna (b. 1747; d. at
Moscow, 1808, bur. Vsesviatskoé),
only daughter H.E. Prince Dimitri
Pavlovitch Tsitsianov, Counsellor of
State, by his wife, Princess Elisaveta
Mikhailovna, eldest daughter of Prince
Mikhail Ilyanov Davidov. He d. at
Moscow, 5th July 1826 o.s. (bur.
Vsesviatskoé), having had issue, two
daughters:
i)
Princess Anastazia Bagrationi
[Kniaza Anastasia Dimitrievna
Bagration]. b. 8th
February 1796 o.s. She d. unm.
at Moscow, 24th June
1857 o.s. (bur.
Vsesviatskoé).
ii)
Princess Elizabed [Kniaza
Elisaveta Dimitrievna]. m.
Prince Giorgi Avalishvili [Giorgi
Ivanovitch Avalov] (d. at
Moscow, 3rd June 1850,
bur. Vsesviatskoé), son
of Prince Ioani Avalishvili. She d.
at Moscow, 19th
October 1863 o.s. (bur.
Vsesviatskoé).
a)
Princess Mariami [Mariam Begum] (d/o
Kethavan). m. 1753, Azad Khan
Afghan.
2) H.H.
The Most Brilliant Prince Iaoni (s/o Queen
Eleni). He d. young, 1712 (bur. St
George's Church, Alaverdi).
3) H.H.
The Most Brilliant Prince Archili [Husain Beg] (s/o
Queen Eleni). Rebelled against King Irakli II,
with the help of Sultan Ibrahim Shah Afshar, and
seized Tiflis in July 1748. Defeated and
expelled. He d. in Persia, after 1752,
having had issue, a son:
a)
Prince Giorgi Bagrationi [Kniaz Georgi
Archiliovitch Bagration]. He had issue, a
son:
i)
Prince Demetre Bagrationi [Kniaz
Dimitri Georgievitch Bagration].
4) H.H.
The Most Brilliant Prince Taimurazi (s/o
Queen Eleni). Appointed as the first Metropolitan
of Kutais, Patriarch-Catholicos of Georgia as
Antoni I from 1745. Converted to Roman
Catholicism ad expelled from Georgia 1755,
emigrated to Russia, where Catherine the Great
appointed him as Archbishop of Vladimir and
Hierapolis in 1764. He d. unm. at
Tiflis, 29th February 1788 o.s. (or 19th
March 1790) (bur. Mtzkheta Monastery).
5) H.H.
The Most Brilliant Prince Levanti. He d. unm.
6) H.H.
The Most Brilliant Prince Aleksandri [Ishaq Beg].
Lieutenant of Georgia 1743-1744. Converted to
Christianity and baptised with the name
Aleksandri 1750. He d. after April 1750,
having had issue, four sons:
a)
Colonel Prince Ioani Bagrationi [Kniaz
Ivan Alexandrovitch Bagration]. b.
7th November 1730 o.s.
Converted to Christianity and baptised
with the name Ioani 1750. He d. at
Moscow, 28th September 1795
o.s. (bur. Vsesviatskoé), having
had issue, three sons:
i)
General H.H.E. Prince Petri
Bagrationi [Kniaz Peotr
Ivanovitch Bagration]. b.
at Kizlyar, 1765, educ.
privately. Entered the Russian
army as Sgt. Kavsansk Rifles
21/2/1782, served in the Turkish
and Persian wars, prom. Capt.
1792, transf. Kiev Cav. Regt.
1792, prom. Maj. en seconde 1792,
transf. as first Maj. Sofiiskii
Carabineers 4/5/1794, prom.
Lieut-Col. 15/10/1794, prom. Col.
1798, cdt. 6th
Chasseurs 1798-1799, prom.
Maj-Gen. 1799, served in Swiss
and Italian campaigns 1799 in the
actions at Breshia, Lecco, Adda
River, capture of Milan, Tidone
and the Swiss campaign, cdt.
Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard
1801-1801, GOC Jager bde.
1802-1805, cdr. Advance guard at
Austerlitz 1805, prom. Lieut-Gen.
1805, cdr. 21st Inf.
Dvsn. 1808, served in Swedish
campaign 1808-1809 capturing the
Aland islands, Vasa and
Kristianstadt, prom. Gen. of Inf.
1809, C-in-C Moldavia 1809-1810,
served in Turkish campaign,
C-in-C 2nd (Western)
Army 1812. Granted the hereditary
title of a Prince of the Russian
Empire as Kniaz Bagration
by Emperor Paul, 4th
October 1800 o.s. Rcvd:
Knt. of the Orders of St Andrew
(1810), St Alexander Nevski
(1807), St Vladimir 1st
class (1809), St Anne 1st
class (1800), and St George 2nd
class (1805), Cdr. of Justice of
the Order of St John of Malta
(1800), and a gold sword of
honour for bravery (1808). m.
Princess Ekaterina Pavlovna (b.
1783; m. second., at
Paris, 11th January
1830, General The Rt Hon John
Hobart (Caradoc), 2nd
Baron Howden, GCB, KH, and d.s.p.at
Venice, 21st May
1857), daughter of Count Pavel
Vassilievitch Skavronskii, by his
wife, Countess Ekaterina
Vassilievna, daughter of Vassili
Engelhardt. He d. from
wounds received at the battle of
Borodino, at Sima, 12th
September 1812 o.s. (bur.
at the Field of Borodino 1832),
having had issue, an only
daughter:
(1)
Princess
Marie-Clementine. b.
at Vienna, 29th
September 1810. m.
12th July
1828, Otto, Count Blome (d.
at Salzau,
Probstierhagen, Germany,
1st October
1795; d. there, 1st
June 1884), eldest son of
Friedrich, Count Blome,
by his wife, Countess
Charlotte Juliane, née
von Platen zu Hallermund.
She d. at Paris,
12th July 1828
(or 26th May
1829 - Toumanoff), having
had issue, one son.
(1)
Prince Petri Bagrationi
[Kniaz Peotr Ramazovitch
Bagration]. Chemist. He
had issue, an only
daughter:
(a)
Princess Elizabed
Bagrationi [Kniaza
Elisaveta Petrovna
Bagration]. b. 23rd
August 1864. She d.
unm. 2nd
March 1894.
(2)
Colonel Prince Ioani
Bagrationi [Kniaz Ivan
Ramazovitch Bagration].
He was k-i-a. in
the Caucasus, before
1890, having had issue,
one son:
(a)
Prince Ramaz Bagrationi
[Kniaz Roman Ivanovitch
Bagration]. Lieut.
Russian service 1835.
(1)
Princess Elizabed [Kniaza
Elisaveta Romanovna]. m.
Lieutenant-General H.E.
Baron Alexander
Nikolaievitch Belendorff
[or Böhlendorf] (d.
at St Petersburg, 17th
November 1882 o.s.). She d.
at St Petersburg, 27th
July 1867.
iii)
Prince Aleksandri Bagrationi
[Kniaz Alexander Ivanovitch
Bagration]. Granted the
hereditary title of Kniaz
Bagration by Emperor Paul of
Russia, 4th October
1800 o.s. He had issue, three
sons:
(a)
Major-General H.E. Prince
Demetre Bagrationi [Kniaz
Dimitri Petrovitch
Bagration]. b. 13th
June 1863 o.s. Cmsnd. 2nd-Lieut.
Vladimir Lncrs., Chief
Adj. Sch. of Equitation
for Ofcrs. m.
Princess Vera
Mikhailovna, daughter of
Mikhail Zakharin. He d.
in a Bolshevik prison,
1918/1919, having had
issue, an only daughter:
(b)
Colonel Prince Aleksandri
Bagrationi [Kniaz
Alexander Petrovitch
Bagration]. He d.
in a Bolshevik prison,
1918/1919.
(a)
Princess Evgenia
Bagrationi [Kniaza
Evgenia Petrovna
Bagration]. b. 30th
October 1846 o.s. She d.
at St Petersburg, 19th
September 1903 o.s.
(b)
Princess Elizabed [Kniaza
Elisaveta Petrovna]. b.
1847. m. before
1864, Eric-Georges de
Goldbeck (d.
1876). She d. ca.
1868.
(c)
Princess Vera [Kniaza
Vera Petrovna] Bagration.
(2)
Prince Nikolaoz
Bagrationi [Kniaz Nikolai
Alexandrovitch
Bagration].
(3)
Colonel Prince Ramaz
Bagrationi [Kniaz Roman
Alexandrovitch
Bagration]. Cmsnd. 2nd-Lieut.
Sappers of the Imperial
Guards.
iv)
Prince Grigori Bagrationi [Kniaz
Grigor Ivanovitch Bagration]. b.
1789. He d. 21st
September 1830.
b)
Prince Solomoni. Converted to
Christianity and baptised 1750.
c)
Prince Porfiri.
d)
Prince Tamaz. He had issue, a son:
i)
Prince Aleksi Bagrationi [Kniaz
Alexei Tamazovitch Bagration].
e)
H.E. Prince Kirion Bagrationi [Kniaz
Kyril Alexandrovitch Bagration]. b.
1759, educ. privately in St
Petersburg. PC and Senator of the Empire.
Granted the hereditary title of Kniaz
Bagration by Emperor Paul of Russia,
4th October 1800 o.s. m.
(first) Princess Varvara Alexievna (d.
at Moscow, 18th April 1788),
daughter of Prince Alexei Vassilievitch
Khovanskii, by his wife, Princess
Ekaterina Nikiritchna, daughter of Nikita
Vassilievitch Zotov. m. (second)
Princess Alexandra Ivanova (b.
1778; d. at Moscow, 18th
February 1853), daughter of Ivan
Illarionovitch Golikov, founder of Soc.
Commerciale de Amerique Russe, a merchant
from Kursk, by his wife, Natalia
Vassilievna. He d. at Moscow, 19th
April 1828 o.s. (bur. Donskoï
Monastery), having had issue:
i) H.E.
Prince Aleksandri Bagrationi
[Kniaz Alexander Kyrillovitch
Bagration] (s/o Princess
Varvara), educ. Corps of
Pages, St Petersburg. Capt-Lieut.
Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard
1806, retd. 1816, Gentleman of
the Bedchamber from 1816.
Confirmed in the hereditary
dignity of Kniaz Bagration
21st December 1833 and
18th June 1842 o.s. m.
Princess Vera Alexandrovna,
daughter of Alexander Sontzov. He
had issue, four sons and two
daughters:
(1)
Prince Petri Bagrationi
[Kniaz Peotr
Alexandrovitch
Bagration]. Confirmed in
the hereditary dignity of
a Prince of the Russian
Empire as Kniaz
Bagration 21st
December 1833 and 18th
June 1842 o.s. m.
Princess Elisaveta
Pavlovna (b. 15th
January 1832 o.s.; d.
at Yalta, 19th
December 1913 o.s.),
daughter of Pavel
Nikolaievitch Rodzianko,
by his wife Maria
Semenovna, daughter of
Semen Kuliabko. He had
issue, a daughter:
(a)
Princess Eugenia
Bagrationi [Kniaza
Evgenia Petrovna
Bagration]. Maid of
Honour to the Empress of
Russia in 1885.
(2)
Prince Valerian
Bagrationi [Kniaza Valeri
Alexandrovitch
Bagration]. Confirmed in
the hereditary dignity of
a Prince of the Russian
Empire as Kniaz
Bagration 21st
December 1833 and 18th
June 1842 o.s.
(3)
Prince Barka Bagrationi
[Kniaz Bark
Alexandrovitch
Bagration]. Confirmed in
the hereditary dignity of
a Prince of the Russian
Empire as Kniaz
Bagration 21st
December 1833 and 18th
June 1842 o.s.
(4)
Prince Aleksandri
Bagrationi [Kniaz
Alexander Alexandrovitch
Bagration].
(1)
Princess Varvara
Bagrationi [Kniaza
Varvara Alexandrovna
Bagration]. Confirmed in
the hereditary dignity of
a Princess of the Russian
Empire as Kniaza
Bagration 21st
December 1833 and 18th
June 1842 o.s.
(2)
Princess Sopio Bagrationi
[Kniaza Sofia
Alexandrovna Bagration].
Confirmed in the
hereditary dignity of a
Princess of the Russian
Empire as Kniaza
Bagration 21st
December 1833 and 18th
June 1842 o.s. She d.
2nd February
1871.
ii)
H.E. Prince Alexei Bagrationi
[Kniaz Alexei Kyrillovitch
Bagration] (s/o Princess
Varvara), educ. Corps of
Pages, St Petersburg. Cmsnd.
Lieut. Chasseurs of the Guard
1808, prom. Capt-Lieut. 1814,
Gentleman of the Bedchamber.
Confirmed in the hereditary
dignity of a Prince of the
Russian Empire as Kniaz
Bagration 21st
December 1833 and 18th
June 1842 o.s. m. Princess
Zoe, former wife of
Mavrocordato, and daughter of
Vacarescu, a boyar of
Moldavia. He had issue, two sons
and one daughter:
(1)
Colonel Prince
Konstantini Bagrationi
[Kniaz Konstantin
Alexievitch Bagration]. b.
16th November
1818. Sometime Capt. of
Artillery of the Guards,
and ADC to the cdt. of
the Inf. Corps of the
Guard. Recognised in the
hereditary dignity of a
Prince of the Russian
Empire as Kniaz
Bagration 21st
December 1833 o.s. m.
ca. 1847, Princess Nina
Savvitchna (b. 22nd
January 1825), third
daughter of Savva
Mikhailovitch Martinov,
sometime Sergt. Izmailov
Regt., by his wife, Maria
Stephanovna, daughter of
Stepan Poskotchin. He d.s.p.
11th July
1860.
(2)
Prince Aleksandri
Bagrationi [Kniaz
Alexander Alexeivitch
Bagration]. Recognised in
the hereditary dignity of
a Prince of the Russian
Empire as Kniaz
Bagration 21st
December 1833 o.s. He had
issue, an only daughter:
(a)
Princess Zoe Bagrationi
[Kniaza Zoe Alexandrovna
Bagration]. b.
1840. She d. unm.
14th May 1884.
(1)
Princess Aleksandra
[Kniaza Alexandra
Alexievna]. m.
(first) Manuel Baleano. m.
(second) as his second
wife, General H.H.E.
Pavel Dmitrievitch, 1st
Count Kiselev (b.
7th January
1788 o.s.; d. at
Moscow, 14th
November 1872 o.s.), ADC
General to the Emperor of
Russia 1820, prom. Gen.
of Inf. 1834, C-in-C in
Moldavia and Walachia
1829-1833, Minister for
the Imperial Domains
1837-1856, Ambassador to
France 1856-1862, rcvd:
Knt. of the Order of St
Andrew, eldest son of
H.E. Dmitri Ivanovitch
Kiselev, Actual
Counsellor of State, by
his wife, Princess
Praskovia Petrovna,
daughter of Prince Peotr
Vassilievitch Urussov.
iii)
Prince Nikolaoz Bagrationi [Kniaz
Nikolai Kyrillovitch Bagration] (s/o
Princess Alexandra). He d.
young.
ii)
Princes Ana [Kniaza Anna
Kyrillovna]. b. 31st
January 1805 (d/o Princess
Alexandra). m. 1832,
Major-General H.E. Nikolai
Petrovitch Godein (b. 7th
June 1790; d. at Moscow,
16th February 1856
o.s.), ADC to the Emperor of
Russia. She (or her sister
Natalia) d. at Moscow, 14th
April 1875, having had issue, two
daughters.
iii)
Princess Darejan Bagrationi
[Kniaza Daria Kyrillovna
Bagration]. b. 9th
December 1809 o.s. (d/o
Princess Alexandra). She d.
unm. at Moscow, 6th
April 1831 (bur. Donskoï
Monastery).
7) H.H.
The Most Brilliant Prince Alaverdi [Alaverdi
Khan]. b. before 1712 (the eldest child).
Governor of Tiflis 1737.
King Jesse also
had a grandson:
H.H. The
Most Brilliant Prince Arseni. b. 1757, son
of a son of King Jesse, by his wife, Princess
Tinatina, née Thakthakishvili. Metropolitan of
Tiflis. Rcvd: Knt. of the Order of St Anne
1st class of Russia. He d. at
Tiflis, 30th November 1813 (bur.
Cathedral of Zion).