Ivane Bagrationi ( ka, ივანე ბაგრატიონი, 1730–1795), was a Georgian royal prince (''

batonishvili ''Batonishvili'' ( ka, ბატონიშვილი, ) is a title for royal princes and princesses who descend from the Kings of Georgia from the Bagrationi dynasty. ''Batonishvili'' is suffixed after or before the given names e.g. David ' ...

'') of the

Bagrationi dynasty The Bagrationi dynasty (; ) is a royal family, royal dynasty which reigned in Georgia (country), Georgia from the Middle Ages until the early 19th century, being among the oldest extant Christianity, Christian ruling dynasties in the world. In ...

from the

House of Mukhrani The House of Mukhrani is a Georgia (country), Georgian princely family that is a branch of the former royal dynasty of Bagrationi, from which it sprang early in the 16th century, receiving in appanage the domain of Mukhrani, in the Kingdom of Kart ...

. Ivane was a Second-Major of the Russian army although he did not know the

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and retired very early. He served at

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fortress.

Early life

He was born in

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and was the son of Prince Alexander of Kartli. His father moved to Russia in 1757 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the Russian imperial army. His brother

Kirill Kirill is a male given name, deriving from the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos) which in turn derives from Greek κύριος (kyrios) "lord". There are many variant forms of the name: Cyril, Cyrill, Kyrill, Kiryl, Kirillos, Kyryl, Kiril ...

was a major-general of the Russian army and a member of the

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Tombstone

The tombstone of Prince Ivane is located at Vsesvyatskoye Church (Храм Всех Святых во Всехсвятском) in

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. The monument was placed on his grave personally by his son General and Prince

Pyotr Bagration Prince Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration (10 July 1765 – 24 September 1812) was a Russian general and prince of Georgians, Georgian origin, prominent during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Bagration, a member of the Bagrationi dynasty ...

. The monument is a fluted pyramid on a high pedestal. The Tombstone of Prince Ivane has changed position repeatedly. Now it is set in the north of the temple near the memorial of "Reconciliation of Peoples." Tombstone of Ivane Bagration refers to the history of the monuments and is of federal significance.

Family

Prince Ivan married a woman from Georgian nobility and had three sons: *

(1765–1812), General in the Russian Army * Alexander Bagration (1771–1820) *

Roman Bagration Prince Roman (Revaz) Ivanovich Bagration (, ka, რომან (რევაზ) ბაგრატიონი ''Roman (Revaz) Bagrat'ioni'') (1778 – 1834) was a Georgian nobleman and a general in the Imperial Russian Army. A scion of the G ...

(1778–1834), General in the Russian Army

References

* Петр Долгоруков - "Россииская родословная книга" - ч. II - СПб 1855 - стр.5-14
Генерал Багратион. Жизнь и война
Анисимов, Евгений * Елена Лебедева. Храм Всех Святых в селе Всехсвятском. Православие.Ru * Памятники архитектуры Москвы. Окрестности старой Москвы (северо-западная и северная части территории от Камер-Коллежского вала до нынешней границы города) — М.: Искусство — XXI век, 2004. — С. 144–146.

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