Kingdom of Imereti - west Georgia - coat of arms 1803

The Kingdom of Imereti ( ka, იმერეთის სამეფო, tr) was a Georgian monarchy established in 1455 by a member of the house of Bagrationi when the

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was dissolved into rival kingdoms. Before that time, Imereti was considered a separate kingdom within the Kingdom of Georgia, of which a

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of the Bagrationi royal family held the crown. The realm was conquered by George V the Brilliant and once again united with the east Kingdom of Georgia. From 1455 onward, however, Imereti became a constant battleground between Georgian and Ottoman forces for several centuries, resulting in the kingdom's progressive decline due to this ongoing instability. These threats pushed local Georgian rulers to seek closer ties with

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. In 1649, Imereti sent ambassadors to the Russian royal court and Russia returned favor in 1651. In the presence of Russian ambassadors, Alexander III of Imereti swore an oath of allegiance to Tsar

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. However, internal conflicts among Georgian royalty continued and, although Alexander III briefly managed to control all of Western Georgia, this consolidation was short lived. By the time of his death in 1660, Western Georgia was still in a state of flux. In this chaotic period, Archil of Imereti was enthroned and deposed several times. His efforts to secure assistance from Russia and, later, Pope Innocent XII proved unsuccessful and he was finally exiled to Russia. Under pressure from Pavel Tsitsianov, in 1804 Solomon II of Imereti accepted Russian Imperial suzerainty, only to be deposed entirely in 1810. During the time that Imereti was a vassal state, the Mingrelia,

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princedoms declared their independence from Imereti and established their own governments.

Kings of Imereti

First House of Imereti

* David VI (1258–1293) *

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(1326–1329) * Bagrat I (1329–1330) * ''Vacant'' (1330–1387) * Alexandre I (1387–1389) * George I (1389–1392) * ''Vacant'' (1392–1396) * Constantine II (1396–1401) * Demetrius I (1401–1455), only recognized as Duke by Alexander I of Georgia

Second House of Imereti

* Demetrius II (1446–1452) * Bagrat II (1463–1478) * Alexander II (1478–1510) * Bagrat III (1510–1565) * George II (1565–1585) * Leon (1585–1588) * Rostom (1588–1589, 1590–1605) * Bagrat IV (1589–1590) *

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(1605–1639) * Alexander III (1639–1660) * Bagrat V (1660–1661, 1663–1668, 1669–1678, 1679–1681) * '' Vakhtang Tchutchunashvili'' (1661–1663)Non-Bagrationi monarch. * Archil (1661–63, 1678–79, 1690–91, 1695–96, 1698) * '' Demetre'' (1663–1664) * ''

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'' (1681–1683) * Alexander IV (1683–1690, 1691–1695) * Simon (1699–1701) * ''

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'' (1696–1698) * '' Mamia'' (1701–02, 1711, 1713) * ''

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(1720–1741, 1741–1746, 1749–1752) * George IX (1741) * Mamuka (1746–1749) * Solomon I (1752–1766, 1768–1784) * Teimuraz (1766–1768) * David II (1784–1789, 1790–1791) * Solomon II (1789–1790, 1792–1810)

Heirs of King of Solomon I of Imereti

The dynastic senior line of the Imeretian Bagrationi since 1784. In Russia, its representatives bore the title of His Serene Highness the Princes of Bagration-Imereti (since June 20, 1865). * Alexander (VI) Georgievich, great-grandson of Solomon I and grandson of Solomon II's cousin (23 April 1784 / 7 February 1815 — 5 February 1862) * Alexander (VII) Dmitrievich, His nephew (5 February 1862 — 17 November 1880) * Alexander (VIII) Aleksandrovich, His son (17 November 1880 — after 1901)

Heirs of Prince Bagrat of Imereti

Dynastically the second line of Imereti Bagrationi since 1784. In Russia its representatives bore the title of Lightest Princes Bagration (since June 20, 1865). * Prince Bagrat of Imereti (1741–1800) (23 April 1784 — 1800) * David III Bagratovich, his son, Solomon II's cousin (1804 / 7 February 1815 — 1 September 1820) * Ivan (I) Davidovich, his son (1 September 1820 — 9 May 1869) * Alexander (VI) Ivanovich, his son (9 May 1869 — 7 February 1895) * David (IV) Aleksandrovich, his son and the last male representative of this branch (sho

(7 February 1895 — 30 September 1937) * Svimon Rostomovich (30 September 1937 — 1951) * Irakli (I) Grigolovich (1925—2013) (30 September 1937 / 1951—2013), son of Grigol * David (V) Iraklievich (born 1948) (2013–2017), son of Irakli. transmitted his headship to his son * Irakli (II) Davidovich (born 1982), son of David. (from 6 May 2017)იმერელი ბაგრატიონების ოჯახი
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Heirs of King of David II of Imereti

Since Solomon II of Imereti had no sons, he proclaimed Prince Constantine, son of king David II of Imereti, and his male-line senior descendants as heirs to the throne of the Kingdom of Imereti. * Hereditary Prince Constantine (I) (7 February 1815–3 May 1844), son of king David II * Constantine (II) (3 May 1844–15 December 1885), son of Prince Constantine (I) * Mikheil (15 December 1885–1888), son of Prince Constantine (II) * George (I) (1888–26 March 1932), son of Prince Mikheil * George (II) (26 March–24 March 1972), son of Prince George (I), had no issue * Constantine (III) (March 1972–20 November 1978), young brother of George (II) * Princess Thamar (would have been Head of House from 1978), daughter of Prince Mikheil Imeretinsky (1900–1975), younger brother of Constantine (III) After the death of Hereditary Prince Constantine (III) (1898–1978), because the male-offspring of this branch came to end, the headship of the House of Bagrationi-Imereti transmitted to Prince Irakli Bagrationi (1925–2013), son of Prince Grigol, the male-line descendant of Prince Bagrat, younger brother of King Solomon I of Imereti (1752–1784).

References

Bibliography

* Toumanoff, C. (1990) The dynasties of Christian Caucasus from Antiquity to the 19th century: Genealogical and chronological tables,

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