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Bagrationi Imeretinsy di Georgia
The House of the
Bagratids (early forms – Baghadat – Bivritian) originated in from region Speri ( now is Ispir region
in Turkey). During different historical periods, Speri was under political and
cultural influence of Kingdoms of Urartu, Colkhida, Iberia, Armenia, Roman and
Iranian Empires. The earliest Georgian forms of the dynastic name
are Bagratoniani, Bagratuniani and Bagratovani, changed subsequently into
Bagrationi. In ancient Armenian Kingdom the Bagratid princes held the hereditary
Armenian titles of Aspet, which means Master of the Horse, and T'agatir, which
means Coronant of the King. Before the second half of the 9th century the
Bagratids were presiding princes in Iberia and Armenia. In Armenia and Georgia
the Bagratids were elevated to the kings in
the 9th century. After 1045 the last kingdom of Armenian
Bagratids ceases to exist. And Georgian Bagratids besides “Georgian” titles
also take the title of “king of Armenians”. In Armenian historiography the
Georgian branch of Bagratids Dynasty
is called as “Northern Branch” (“Bagratids of Tao”, “Bagratids of
Artanuji”), unlike the Armenian branches of dynasty - “Bagratids of Ani” ,
“Bagratids of Kars” and “Bagratids of Lori” ( Kvirikyans). Two branches of
Bagratids are considered in Georgia. The first branch ruled over the princedom
of Odzrkhe (southern Georgia) in 5-6 centuries during the reign of Iberian king
Vakhtang Gorgasali. The second line of Bagratids- restored the Georgian royal
authority in 888 and Presiding prince Adarnase takes title of “king of
Iberians/Georgians”. In 11th century also exists the
“Alanian/Ossetian branch” of Georgian Bagratids. David Soslan - the second
husband of the king Tamar of Georgia (1184-1213) is representative of this
branch. The legend of the Davidic origin of the Georgian Bagratids was a
further development of the earlier claim entertained by the Armenian dynasty,
as given in the work of the Armenian author Moses of Khorene. The dynasty
claimed descent from the biblical king and prophet David and came from
Palestine around 530 AD. The tradition had it that of seven refugee brothers of
the Davidic line, three of them settled in Armenia and the other four arrived
in Kartli (also known as Iberia), where they intermarried with the local ruling
houses and acquired some lands in hereditary possession. King Bagrat III
(975-1014) becomes the first king of united Georgian kingdom – united realm of
Abasgia (Abkhazia) and Kartli (Iberia). The Golden Age in Georgian history is
connected with Kings David the Builder (1089-1125), Tamar the Great
(1184-1213), George V the Brilliant (1299-1302, 1314-1346). George VIII
(1417–1476), son of the King Alexander I
(1412-1442) was the last king of the
united Georgia, though his kingdom was already fragmentized and dragged into a
fierce civil war, from 1446 to 1465.
Defeated by his rivals, he was left with an eastern province Kakheti
alone, where he reigned as George I from 1465 until his death, founding a
Kakhetian branch of the Bagrationi royal house.
Constantine II (1478-1505) - son of the Royal Prince Demetrius, grandson
of Royal Prince David, uncle’s of King Aleksander I of united Georgia
(1412-1442), was a king of Georgia since 1478. He unsuccessfully attempted to
reunite the kingdom under his ruling. Bagrat VI (1466-1478) – son of Royal
Prince George, the young brother of King Aleksander I of united Georgia
(1412-1442), was proclaimed as king of Georgia in 1465, but remained mostly in
western Georgia. He founded the Imeretian cadet branch of the Bagrationi royal
house. In the 1490s, he had to recognize the independence of his rival
relatives - kings of Imereti and Kakheti, and to confine his power to Kartli.
In 1505, Constantine II died, and was succeeded by his son David X. The young son of Constantine II (1478-1505) Bagrat,
Prince of Mukhrani is the founder of Princely House of Mukhrani. In 1646 the childless King (Khan) Rostom of
Kartli had adopted Bakhuta from House of Mukhrani as his heir and successor to
the throne, known as Vakhtang V (Shakh-
Navaz). Regarding the descendents of Bagrat VI (I) (1466-1478) from the
“Imeretian branch”. After Bagrat VI (I) (1466-1478), his son Alexander II
(1484-1510) succeeded to the throne after struggle against rival king
Constantine II.of Kartli. After Alexander II (1484-1510) his son Bagrat II of
Imereti (1510-1565) succeeded to the throne. After Bagrat II of Imereti
(1510-1565) his son George II of Imereti (1565-1583) succeeded to the throne.
After George II of Imereti (1565-1583) his son Levan of Imereti (1583-1590) succeeded to the
throne. After Levan of Imereti (1583-1590), Rostom (1590-1604) - grandson of
Bagrat II of Imereti (1510-1565), son of Royal prince Constantine took the
throne. After Rostom of Imereti
(1590-1604) his son George III of Imereti (1604-1639) succeeded to the throne.
After George III of Imereti (1604-1639) his son Alexander III of Imereti
(1639-1660) succeeded to the throne. After Alexander III of Imereti (1639-1660)
his son Bagrat III of Imereti (1660-61; 1663-68; 1669-78; 1679-81) succeeded to
the throne. All period of reign of Bagrat III, his son Alexander, grandson
Simon and grand grandson George was marked by extreme instability and feudal
anarchy in the kingdom. Alexander IV of Imereti (1683-90; 1691-95) – natural
son of Bagrat III seized the Crown. Simon of Imereti (1698-1701) - son of
Alexander IV of Imereti (1683-90; 1691-95) seized the Crown. George VI of
Imereti (1703-11; 1712-13; 1714-16; 1719-20) – son of Simon of Imereti
(1698-1701) seized the Crown. After George VI of Imereti (1703-11; 1712-13;
1714-16; 1719-20) his son Alexander V of Imereti (1720-52) succeeded to the
throne. In 1741 Alexander V was outset in the Ottoman-sponsored coup and his
brother George VII was seized the Crown. After one year, the Crown was regained
by Alexander V. George VII’s son – David ( David II) also ruled the kingdom in
1784-89; 1790-91. Russian Emperor bestowed the title of “Serene Prince” to
descendents of this line. This branch of Bagrationi of Imereti is now-extinct.
After Alexander V of Imereti (1720-52) his son Solomon I of Imereti (1752-84)
succeeded to the throne. Solomon I of
Imereti named his heir David, his brother’s
- Archil’s son ( the last king of Imereti Solomon II (1789-1810). HRH
Bagrat (1741–1800) was a Georgian royal
prince (batonishvili) of the Bagrationi dynasty of Imereti. He was the common
ancestor of all male-line descendants of the kings of Imereti, surviving into
the 21st century. Royal Prince Bagrat was a young son of King Alexander V of Imereti by his
wife, Tamar née Abashidze. He was, thus, a younger brother of King Solomon I of
Imereti and an uncle of Solomon II, the last reigning monarch of Imereti. Royal
Prince Bagrat was married to Mariam (1741–1820), daughter of Prince Giorgi,
Eristavi of Guria. He had two children: Prince Simon (born 1771) a natural son
and David (1781-1820), a son by Princess Mariam. According to the charter of
Royal Prince Bargat all his patrimony
inherited to Simon, his elder son and other descendents of Royal Prince Bagrat
(at the time of writing of charter, Prince David was not yet born). Charters of
Kings Solomon I and Solomon II testifies that Prince Simon unless his natural
origin was recognized in status of Royal Prince and descendant of Kings.
Simon (born 1771) was an elder son of Royal Prince Bagrat.
Supposedly, after death of Simon, the documents regarding the leadership
between the descendants of Bagrat were
falsificated by his young brother David. Simon had one son, Rostom, whose
descendants, in contrast to the scions of the Imeretian royals, were not
recognized in princely rank by the Russian Empire after its annexation of
Imereti in 1810. Instead, they were reduced to the rank of untitled nobility
(aznauri) with the surname of Bagrationi and are mentioned as such in the list
of the Imeretian nobility confirmed by the tsar in 1850. Rostom and his
descendants had a several attempts to regain their rank as descendants of kings
of Imereti. The familial village is Gvankiti, in Imereti. Rostom (1791 – c. 1840) was a son of Prince Simon.
In 1819, Rostom, aged 20, joined his cousins, David and Vakhtang, in a revolt
against the Russian Empire, which had absorbed Imereti in 1810. Rostom was
captured and, together with his family, sent in exile to Russia proper, where
he was enlisted as a private in the Sumsky Hussar Regiment. Rostom was married
to Princess Elisabed Mkheidze (1794–1862) and had 5 children: with her: Simon
(born 1812); Mzekhatun (born 1814);Irine (born 1816); Ephrosine (born 1818);
Anastasia (Pakhua) (born 1820). Rostom is sometimes confused with his namesake
Imeretian prince, who was a natural son of David II of Imereti and ancestor of
the Imeretian family of Bagration-Davydov. Simon Bagrationi (born 1812) was a
son of Royal Prince Rostom of Imereti and Princess Mkheidze. He was eight years
old, when his father Rostom joined an
anti-Russian rebellion of the Imeretian nobles and Simon had to share with
Rostom a deportation to Russia proper. He married Princess Tatia Tsereteli
(born 1813) and had 3 children with her: Olga (born 1843); Rostom Bagrationi
(born 1845); Mariam (born 1848). Rostom Bagrationi (born 1845) was son of Simon
Bagrationi and Princess Tatia Tsereteli. Prince Rostom had 8 children: Ana;
Mariam; Pepo; Nodar (born 1874); Simon (1875-1951);Nino (born 1878); Grigol
Bagrationi (1885-1937); Agraphina (1885-1989). Grigol Bagrationi (1885-1937)
was a seventh child of Rostom Bagrationi. He married Nadezhda Asatiani
(1890-1944) and they had 4 children: Aleksandre (1918-1940); Mery (born 1921);
Irakli Bagrationi (1925–2013);Tsiala (born 1928). Grigol was killed by
Bolsheviks in 1937.Irakli Bagrationi (1925-2013) was the head of the Imeretian
Bagrations from 1937 after his father was killed by Bolsheviks. Irakli married
Zinaida Maskharashvili (born 1926) and they have 3 children: Nargiz Bagrationi
(born 1946); David Bagrationi (born 1948); Maia Bagrationi (born 1953). HRH
David Bagrationi (born 1948) is the
elder member of the House of Bagrationi of Imereti. David married Irina
Kobakhidze (born 1951) and they have 3 children: HRH Ketevan Bagrationi (born 1979); HRH Tamar
Bagrationi (born 1981) and HRH Irakli Bagrationi (born 1981), future successor
and head of House of Imereti. HRH Irakli Bagrationi (born 1981) is the current head of the House of Bagrationi of Imereti. After extinct of
male-line of descendants of the main branch ( Kakhetian) of Bagrationi, HRH
Irakli Bagrationi becomes the crown-prince
of the Kingdom of all Georgia. HRH Irakli finished school in Ghvankiti,
Terjola Municipality. He has BA and MA from Georgian Technical University in
automotive engineering.
Attuale rappresentante
è Sua Altezza Reale il Principe Irakli di Imereti (Imeretensky), classe 1982
(ingegniere meccanico, studi teologici, ufficiale dell’esercito georgiano, imprenditore
agricolo, impegnato in numerose iniziative culturali, religiose e sociali, unico erede al
trono dell’antico Regno di Imerezia (riconosciuto dalla Santa Chiesa Cristiana
Apostolica Ortodossa di Georgia) e legittimo pretendente al trono della Georgia
unita, Principe dell’Impero Bizantino e
dell’Impero Russo, Gran Maestro degli Ordini Dinastici (Ordine reale di San
Simone Cananita lo Zelota, Ordine nobiliare dei Grandi Santi Martiri Davide e
Costantino, e Ordine patriottico degli Uomini del Giuramento e della Fedeltà).
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