King George II of Abkhazia sent two of his younger sons, Theodosius and Bagrat, to Constantinople to be educated there, so that after his death there would be no dispute during his succession. After his reigning brother Leon III died in 967, a rebel party of Meskhetian, Egrisian and Kartlian nobles encouraged Theodosius to assert his rights against his brother, Demetrius III. Victorious in the ensuing civil war, Demetrius had Theodosius captured and blinded.
Theodosius first took refuge in the Kartli with certain Adarnase, then with David III of Tao where he remained for a while, and finally moved at the court of Kvirke II of Kakheti. Demetrius III managed to convince Theodosius to organize a reconciliation, who agreed to return to Abkhazia with guarantees of personal security confirmed by oaths before the Catholicos and the clergy. The central government was still powerful enough to cope with the local separatism, but not for surmounting the growing structural crisis. The weakness of the government brought about another act of cruelty. Demetrius caught his brother Theodosius in plotting again and makes blind.
It was not until the death of childless Demetrius in 975, when Theodosius was able to ascend the throne. During the short reign of King Theodosius III, the kingdom became engulfed into complete chaos and feudal anarchy combined with the raids by the Kakhetians in Kartli, where the royal power had completely collapsed and a governor, Ioanne Marushis-dze, allied with the Georgian Bagratid prince David III Kuropalates of Tao to install Theodosius's nephew (sister's son) Bagrat as a ruler of Kartli in 975. In 978, through Marushidze's efforts, Gurandukht's weak reigning brother Theodosius III was deposed and Bagrat, now of age, proclaimed King of Abkhazia. Since then Theodosius disappeared from history.
theodosius, abkhazia, theodosius, blind, georgian, თეოდოს, also, known, theodosius, sorrowed, king, abkhazians, from, circa, fourth, george, anchabadze, dynasty, succeeded, brother, demetrius, died, without, male, heir, theodosius, iiiთეოდოს, iiiking, abkhazia. Theodosius III the Blind Georgian თეოდოს III also known as Theodosius the Sorrowed was King of the Abkhazians from circa 975 to 978 A He was the fourth son of George II of the Anchabadze dynasty He succeeded his brother Demetrius III who died without a male heir Theodosius IIIთეოდოს IIIKing of AbkhaziaReign975 978PredecessorDemetrius IIISuccessorBagrat IIIDynastyAnchabadzeReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church Contents 1 Life 2 Genealogy 3 See also 4 Notes 5 BibliographyLife editKing George II of Abkhazia sent two of his younger sons Theodosius and Bagrat to Constantinople to be educated there so that after his death there would be no dispute during his succession After his reigning brother Leon III died in 967 a rebel party of Meskhetian Egrisian and Kartlian nobles encouraged Theodosius to assert his rights against his brother Demetrius III Victorious in the ensuing civil war Demetrius had Theodosius captured and blinded Theodosius first took refuge in the Kartli with certain Adarnase then with David III of Tao where he remained for a while and finally moved at the court of Kvirke II of Kakheti Demetrius III managed to convince Theodosius to organize a reconciliation who agreed to return to Abkhazia with guarantees of personal security confirmed by oaths before the Catholicos and the clergy The central government was still powerful enough to cope with the local separatism but not for surmounting the growing structural crisis The weakness of the government brought about another act of cruelty Demetrius caught his brother Theodosius in plotting again and makes blind It was not until the death of childless Demetrius in 975 when Theodosius was able to ascend the throne During the short reign of King Theodosius III the kingdom became engulfed into complete chaos and feudal anarchy combined with the raids by the Kakhetians in Kartli where the royal power had completely collapsed and a governor Ioanne Marushis dze allied with the Georgian Bagratid prince David III Kuropalates of Tao to install Theodosius s nephew sister s son Bagrat as a ruler of Kartli in 975 In 978 through Marushidze s efforts Gurandukht s weak reigning brother Theodosius III was deposed and Bagrat now of age proclaimed King of Abkhazia Since then Theodosius disappeared from history Genealogy editvteGenealogy of the Kings of Abkhazia TheodorArchon of Abasgiar 710 s 730 Constantine II Archon of Abasgiar 730 745Leon IArchon of Abasgiar 745 767 Leon IIArchon of Abasgiar 767 780King of Abkhaziar 780 828 Theodosius IIKing of Abkhaziar 811 837Demetrius IIKing of Abkhaziar 837 872George IKing of Abkhaziar 872 878 Tinen of ChikhaBagrat IKing of Abkhaziar 887 898 Constantine III King of Abkhaziar 898 916 Anonymous daughtermarried to Ashot of KlarjetiGeorge IIKing of Abkhaziar 916 960fr Bagrat AnchabadzeKing of Abkhaziar 923 930 ConstantineDuke of Kartlir 923 926Leon IIIDuke of Kartlir 926 957King of Abkhaziar 960 969Demetrius IIIKing of Abkhaziar 969 976Theodosius III King of Abkhaziar 976 978BagratAnonymous daughtermarried to Shourta of KakhetiGurandukhtmarried to Gurgen of IberiaAnonymous daughtermarried to Abas I of Armenia Bagrat IIKing of Abkhaziar 978 1014See also editDivan of the Abkhazian KingsNotes edit According to Rene Grousset from 979 to 985 Bibliography editMarie Felicite Brosset Histoire de la Georgie p 290 295 Marie Felicite Brosset Additions et eclaircissements a l Histoire de la Georgie Addition IX p 174 175 Preceded byDemetrius III King of Abkhazia975 978 Succeeded byBagrat II nbsp This biography of a member of a Georgian royal house is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a member of the Georgian nobility is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Theodosius III of Abkhazia amp oldid 1191226438, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
