David Bagration of Mukhrani
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| Pretender Davit' (David) Bagration of Moukhrani |
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| Born | June 24, 1976 Madrid, Spain |
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| Regnal name claimed | David XIII |
| Title(s) | Duke of the Lasos, Prince of Kakheti, Kartli and Mukhrani |
| Throne(s) claimed | Georgia |
| Pretend from | January 16, 2008 - present |
| Monarchy abolished | 1800 |
| Last monarch | George XII of Georgia |
| Connection with | Distant cousin |
| Royal House | Bagrationi |
| Father | Jorge de Bagration |
| Mother | Doña María de las Mercedes de Zornoza y Ponce de Leon |
| Predecessor | Jorge de Bagration |
David Bagrationi of Moukhrani, Señor Don David Bagration de Moukhrani y de Zornoza, or Davit' Bagration-Mukhraneli (Georgian: დავით ბაგრატიონ-მუხრანელი) (born June 24, 1976) is a claimant to the headship of the Royal House of Georgia, succeeding on the death of his father Jorge de Bagration on January 16, 2008. He also inherited the designations of the Dynastic Heir, Heir to the titles of Duke of the Lasos and Prince of Kakheti, Kartli and Mukhrani, Head of the Family Council and Grand Master of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia and the Tunic of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Royal Patron of the Royal Confraternity of Sao Teotonio.
David was born as the second son of Prince Jorge by his first wife Doña María de las Mercedes de Zornoza y Ponce de Leon in Madrid, Spain. He settled permanently in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi in 2003 and obtained a dual citizneship from Georgia in 2004. He also serves as a altar server to Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II.
David succeeded on Jorge’s death after his elder brother, Irakli, renounced the claims to the headship of the royal family. David also has one older sister, Maria Antonieta, and a younger half-brother, Gourami (Ugo).[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ Royal House of Georgia : Introduction. Royal House of Georgia. Accessed on May 2, 2008.
- ^ Buyers, Christopher (2008). The Bagration-Mukhrani dynasty. Royal Ark. Accessed on May 2, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Royal House of Bagration of Georgia
- Heraldry of the Royal House of Bagration-Mouchraneli
- (Russian) Монархом Грузии может стать Князь Давид Георгиевич Багратион-Мухранский. Russkaya Liniya. February 29, 2008.
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David Bagration of Mukhrani
Born: June 24 1976 |
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| Preceded by Prince Giorgi Bagration-Mukhranski |
— TITULAR — King of Georgia January 16, 2008 – present Reason for succession failure: Kingdom incorportated into the Russian Empire in 1801 |
Incumbent Designated heir: Prince Gourami Bagration-Moukhrani |
