Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky

Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky
Spouse	Grigol Malania David Bagration of Mukhrani
Issue	Irina Bagration-Gruzinsky Mariam Bagration-Gruzinsky Giorgi Bagrationi
House	Bagrationi
Father	Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky
Mother	Leila Kipiani
Born	(1976-11-01) 1 November 1976 Tbilisi
Religion	Georgian Orthodox Church

Ana Nugzaris asuli Bagration-Gruzinsky (Georgian: ანა ნუგზარის ასული ბაგრატიონი გრუზინსკი) (born 1 November 1976 in Tbilisi) is a royal princess of the Gruzinsky branch of the Bagrationi dynasty of Georgia.

Early life and career

Princess Ana is the eldest child of the head of the Bagration-Gruzinsky family, Prince Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky, and his wife, Leila Kipiani. Ana has one younger sister, Princess Maia Bagration-Gruzinsky,^[1] born on 2 January 1978.

Originally a journalist, Princess Ana more recently worked as a teacher in a Tbilisi school.^[2]

Princess Ana attended Tbilisi State University.^[3]

Marriages and children

First marriage

Princess Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky was firstly married on 17 May 2001 to Grigol Malania (born in 1970). Malania, an architect, is the son of Grigol Malania (1947-2009) and Nana Mgaloblishvili (born in 1951). Through his mother, Grigol Malania is a descendant of the last king of Georgia, George XII.^[4][5]

Princess Ana and Grigol Malania had two daughters, who, with the agreement of their father,^[4] bear the surname of their mother:

1. Irina Bagration-Gruzinsky (born in 2003)
2. Mariam Bagration-Gruzinsky (born in 2007)^[5][6]

The marriage of Princess Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky and Grigol Malania was dissolved by divorce in 2007.^[5]

Second and third marriage

In a lavish ceremony attended by over 3,000 guests, Princess Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky was secondly married on 8 February 2009 at the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi to a distant cousin, Prince David Bagration of Mukhrani. On the wedding day, Princess Ana told Georgian television channel Rustavi 2 that “I hope that this (day) will be the happiest of my life.” Her father, Prince Nugzar, was also quoted as saying, “The most important thing is that this day will be beneficial for Georgia’s future.”^[7]

The wedding received the blessing of Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia, who was very supportive of the joining of the Bagration-Gruzinsky and Bagration-Mukhransky lines. Reports also surfaced that the Patriarch hoped that any son born of the union of Princess Ana and Prince David would become the first post-Soviet tsar of Georgia.^[8] The marriage was also hailed by Georgian monarchists hoping for the establishment of a constitutional monarchy under the Bagrationi dynasty.^[9][10]

Princess Ana and Prince David separated within months of their nuptials.^[11] Allegations arose that members of the Georgian government conspired to thwart the patriarch's hopes by encouraging Georgian model Shorena Begashvili to undermine the marriage by seducing Prince David, and she subsequently admitted having an affair with him.^[12][13] Their first marriage was dissolved in August 2009.^[14] The couple subsequently reconciled and contracted a civil marriage in Spain.^[15]

Princess Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky and Prince David Bagration-Mukhransky had one son:

1. Prince Giorgi Bagrationi (September 27, 2011)^[16]

The second divorce of Princess Ana and Prince David took place in December 2013.^[17] Princess Ana received custody of their son, Prince Giorgi.^[18]

Recent activities

Princess Ana has shown an interest in the socioeconomic issues affecting vulnerable segments of the Georgian population. Working with Heifer International and other local NGOs, she is seeking to ameliorate the living conditions of internally displaced persons, especially those affected by the Russo-Georgian War. The humanitarian efforts of Princess Ana have met with cooperation from members of the governments of Georgia and the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.^{[19][20][21][22]}

Descent

1. Adarnase I of Tao-Klarjeti, 742
2. Ashot I of Iberia, d. 826/830
3. Bagrat I of Iberia, d. 876
4. David I of Iberia, d. 881
5. Adarnase IV of Iberia, d. 923
6. Sumbat I of Iberia, d. 958
7. Bagrat II of Iberia, 937 – 994
8. Gurgen of Georgia, d. 1008
9. Bagrat III of Georgia, 960 – 1014
10. George I of Georgia, 998 – 1027
11. Bagrat IV of Georgia, 1018–1072
12. George II of Georgia, 1054–1112
13. David IV of Georgia, 1073–1125
14. Demetre I of Georgia, 1093–1156
15. George III of Georgia, d. 1184
16. Tamar of Georgia, 1160–1213
17. George IV of Georgia, 1191–1223
18. David VII of Georgia, 1215–1270
19. Demetre II of Georgia, 1259–1289
20. George V of Georgia, 1286–1346
21. David IX of Georgia, d. 1393
22. Bagrat V of Georgia, d. 1393
23. Constantine I of Georgia, 1369–1412
24. Alexander I of Georgia, 1389–1446
25. George VIII of Georgia, d. 1476
26. Alexander I of Kakheti, d. 1511
27. George II of Kakheti, d. 1513
28. Levan I of Kakheti, d. 1574
29. Alexander II of Kakheti, d. 1605
30. David I of Kakheti, d. 1602
31. Teimuraz I of Kakheti, d. 1663, King of Kakheti 1st. in (1606-1625) 2nd. in (1634-1648) and king of united Kartli-Kakheti in (1625-1633)
32. Prince David of Kakheti, d. 1648
33. Erekle I of Kakheti, d. 1709
34. Teimuraz II of Kakheti, d. 1762
35. Erekle II of Georgia, d. 1798
36. George XII of Georgia, d. 1800
37. Prince Bagrat of Georgia, d. 1841
38. Prince Alexander Bagration-Gruzinsky, d. 1865, head of the royal Kartli-Kakheti dynasty
39. Prince Petre Bagration-Gruzinsky, d. 1922, head of the royal Kartli-Kakheti dynasty
40. Prince Petre Gruzinsky, d. 1984, head of the royal Kartli-Kakheti dynasty
41. Prince Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky, head of the royal Kartli-Kakheti dynasty
42. Princess Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky, heiress to the royal Kartli-Kakheti dynasty

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