The Kingdom of Imereti (Georgian: იმერეთის სამეფო, romanized:imeretis samepo) was a Georgian monarchy established in 1455 by a member of the house of Bagrationi when the Kingdom of Georgia was dissolved into rival kingdoms. Before that time, Imereti was considered a separate kingdom within the Kingdom of Georgia, of which a cadet branch of the Bagrationi royal family held the crown.[1]
The realm was conquered by George V the Brilliant and once again united with the east Kingdom of Georgia.[2] 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.
In 1621 it made the earliest appeal to Russia for aid; in 1650 it acknowledged Russian suzerainty and in 1769 a Russian force expelled the Turks.[3] 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, Abkhazia and Guria princedoms declared their independence from Imereti and established their own governments.
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.
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).
Irakli Bagrationi (1925–2013)
David Bagrationi (born 1948) (2013–2017), transmitted his headship to his son
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^This started in 1260 after David VI revolted against Mongol ruler Hulegu Khan and fled to Abkhazia. This was the result of the Mongolian conquest of Georgia during the 13th century which decentralized and fragmented Georgia, forcing the relocation of governmental centres to the provinces to newly created Kingdom of Western Georgia.
^D.M.Lang - Georgia in the Reign of Giorgi the Brilliant (1314–1346), Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 17, pp. 74-91
^One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Imeretia". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 331.
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The Kingdom of Imereti Georgian იმერეთის სამეფო romanized imeretis samepo was a Georgian monarchy established in 1455 by a member of the house of Bagrationi when the Kingdom of Georgia was dissolved into rival kingdoms Before that time Imereti was considered a separate kingdom within the Kingdom of Georgia of which a cadet branch of the Bagrationi royal family held the crown 1 Kingdom of Imeretiიმერეთის სამეფო1260 1810Flag of the 15th 18th centuries 18th century coat of arms according to VakhushtiThe Kingdom of Imereti in 1490CapitalKutaisiCommon languagesGeorgianReligionEastern Orthodox ChristianityGovernmentMonarchyKing 1260 1293David I first 1789 1810Solomon II last History Coronation of David I1260 Re Annexation to Georgia1330 Restoration1387 Independence from Georgia1455 Vassal of the Ottoman Empire29 May 1555 Vassal of the Russian Empire25 April 1804 Russian Annexation20 February 1810Preceded by Succeeded byGeorgia RussiaAbkhaziaSvanetiMingreliaGuriaToday part ofGeorgiaKingdom of Imereti under Bagrat III after annexing Samtskhe Saatabago in 1535The realm was conquered by George V the Brilliant and once again united with the east Kingdom of Georgia 2 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 In 1621 it made the earliest appeal to Russia for aid in 1650 it acknowledged Russian suzerainty and in 1769 a Russian force expelled the Turks 3 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 Abkhazia and Guria princedoms declared their independence from Imereti and established their own governments Contents 1 Kings of Imereti 1 1 First House of Imereti 1 2 Second House of Imereti 1 3 Heads of House of Imereti after 1815 2 ReferencesKings of Imereti EditSee also List of Georgian monarchs and Imereti kings family tree First House of Imereti Edit David I 1258 1293 Constantine I 1293 1326 Michael 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 GeorgiaSecond House of Imereti Edit Prince Alexander 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 George III 1605 1639 Alexander III 1639 1660 Bagrat V 1660 1661 1663 1668 1669 1678 1679 1681 Vakhtang Tchutchunashvili 1661 1663 4 Archil 1661 63 1678 79 1690 91 1695 96 1698 Demetre 1663 1664 4 George IV 1681 1683 4 Alexander IV 1683 1690 1691 1695 Simon 1699 1701 George V 1696 1698 4 Mamia 1701 02 1711 1713 4 George VI 1702 1707 4 George VII 1707 11 1712 13 1713 16 1719 1720 George VIII 1716 4 Alexander V 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 Heads of House of Imereti after 1815 Edit 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 1815 1844 son of king David II Constantine II 1844 1885 son of Prince Constantine I Mikheil 1885 1888 son of Prince Constantine II George I 1888 1932 son of Prince Mikheil George II 1932 1972 son of Prince George I had no issue Constantine III 1972 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 Irakli Bagrationi 1925 2013 David Bagrationi born 1948 2013 2017 transmitted his headship to his son Irakli Bagrationi born 1982 from 2017 citation needed References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kingdom of Imereti This started in 1260 after David VI revolted against Mongol ruler Hulegu Khan and fled to Abkhazia This was the result of the Mongolian conquest of Georgia during the 13th century which decentralized and fragmented Georgia forcing the relocation of governmental centres to the provinces to newly created Kingdom of Western Georgia D M Lang Georgia in the Reign of Giorgi the Brilliant 1314 1346 Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London Vol 17 pp 74 91 One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Imeretia Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 14 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 331 a b c d e f g Non Bagrationi monarch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kingdom of Imereti amp oldid 1168437745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
