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By the will of God Jesus Christ, Royal Highness and Excellency, King of Kings and Queen of Queens of the Kartvelians, the Autocrat of all the East and the West, Glory of the World and Faith, and the Sword of the Messiah. Monarchical style also included: "King of Arranians and Armenians, Shirvanshah and Shahanshah" |
The Bagrationi dynasty ruled various Georgian states between 575 and 1810.
Guaram I Kurapalate became the Erismtavars (Grand Duke) of Kartli (Georgian: Kartlis Erismtavari) in 575. His mother was a daughter of Vakhtang I Gorgasali, king of Georgia, from the Parnavazian dynasty. The Erismtavars of Kartli from the Bagrationi family were:
In 619, Guaram II, a son of Stepanoz I, became Duke (Georgian: Eristavi) of Klarjeti. The Eristavs of Klarjeti from the Bagrationi family were:
Ashot I the Great was the first Bagrationi king Tao-Klarjeti, founding the royal dynasty in 809. His father was Adarnase, Eristavi of Klarjeti. The Kings of Tao-Klarjeti were:
In 888, the "Kingdom of all the Georgians" (Georgian: Kartvelta Samepo) was founded, incorporating the regions of Samtskhe-Javakheti, Kola-Artaani, Shavsheti, Tao-Klarjeti, Basiani, Speri and Tortomi. Its first ruler, who took the title "King of Georgians", was Adarnase II. The kings of this kingdom were:
The United Kingdom of Georgia was established in 978. In this year Bagrat III, son of Gurgen II, become the ruler of the Kingdom of Western Georgia (Kingdom of Abkhazeti), including the Principalities of Imereti, Samegrelo, Abkhazeti (Abkhazia), Guria and Svaneti. Bagrat's mother was Queen Gurandukht, a daughter of Giorgi II of Abkhazeti. The Bagratids went on to provide a series of notable kings and queens of Georgia, particularly David the Builder and Tamar of Georgia. In 1204, Queen Tamar founded the Empire of Trebizond (now part of Turkey). More on the Bagrationis can be found on List of Georgian Kings and Kingdom of Imereti.
Kings of the united Georgian Kingdom from the Bagrationi dynasty were:
The last king of the Bagrationi dynasty was Solomon II, King of Imereti (Western Georgia) from 1789 until 1810. By the end of the 18th century the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti (Eastern Georgia) was frequently attacked by the Persıans and almost totally devastated. In 1801 Giorgi XII asked the Russian Empire for protection and instead was incorporated into the Russian Empire. Solomon II was deposed in 1810 when the Russians invaded his kingdom, completing their conquest of Georgia.
The main sources of the history of the dynasty of Bagrationi include the following Georgian chronicles of the 10th - 18th centuries: "Chronicle of Sumbat Davitis dze (Bagrationi) about the Bagrationis of Tao-Klarjeti", "Moktsevai Kartlisai", "Tskhovreba Kartvelta Mepeta", "Matiane Kartlisa".
Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky and, before his 2008 death, Jorge de Bagration could be regarded as heads of the Royal house. Jorge de Bagration is the son of Irakli Bagration-Mukhraneli and is recognised by the Georgian government as head of the Royal house. His son Prince Irakli Bagration-Mukhranski (b. August 26, 1972) is his heir.