Kingdom of Imereti იმერეთის სამეფო | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1455–1810 | |||||||||||||||||
 Final coat of arms of the Kingdom of Imereti. | |||||||||||||||||
 The Kingdom of Imereti in 1490 | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Kutaisi | ||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Georgian | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity | ||||||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||||||||
• 1260–1293 | David IV(first) | ||||||||||||||||
• 1789–1810 | Solomon II(last) | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
• Established | 1455 | ||||||||||||||||
• Independence from Georgia | 1455 | ||||||||||||||||
• Vassal of theOttoman Empire | 29 May 1555 | ||||||||||||||||
• Vassal of theRussian Empire | 25 April 1804 | ||||||||||||||||
• Russian Annexation | 20 February 1810 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Georgia | ||||||||||||||||
TheKingdom of Imereti (Georgian:იმერეთის სამეფო,romanized:imeretis samepo) was a Georgian monarchy established in 1455 by a member of the house ofBagrationi when theKingdom of Georgia wasdissolved into rival kingdoms. Before that time, Imereti was considered a separate kingdom within the Kingdom of Georgia, of which acadet branch of the Bagrationi royal family held the crown.[1]
The realm was conquered byGeorge 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 andOttoman forces for several centuries, resulting in the kingdom's progressive decline due to this ongoing instability. These threats pushed local Georgian rulers to seek closer ties withTsardom of Russia. In 1649, Imereti sent ambassadors to the Russian royal court and Russia returned favor in 1651. In the presence of Russian ambassadors,Alexander III of Imereti swore an oath of allegiance to TsarAlexis of Russia.[3] However, internal conflicts among Georgian royalty continued and, although Alexander III briefly managed to control all of Western Georgia, this consolidation was short lived. By the time of his death in 1660, Western Georgia was still in a state of flux.[4] In this chaotic period,Archil of Imereti was enthroned and deposed several times. His efforts to secure assistance from Russia and, later, PopeInnocent XII proved unsuccessful and he was finally exiled to Russia.[5]
Under pressure fromPavel Tsitsianov, in 1804Solomon II of Imereti acceptedRussian Imperial suzerainty, only to be deposed entirely in 1810. During the time that Imereti was a vassal state, theMingrelia,Abkhazia andGuria princedoms declared their independence from Imereti and established their own governments.
Heads of the 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.
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). | Heads of the House of Imereti after 1784[edit]
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| Bagrations (Kings of Georgia) | Bagrations (Kings of Imereti) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constantine I (1369–1412) King of Georgia 1407–1412 | Demetrius Duke of Imereti 1401–1455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dulandukht Orbeliani | Alexander I (1386–1446) King of Georgia 1412–1442 | Tamar | Bagrat co-king | Georges co-king 1408–1412 | Gulkhan († 1471) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vakhtang IV (1413–1446) King of Georgia 1442–1446 | A daughter | Demetrius (c. 1413 – 1453) co-king with Alexander I 1433–1442, with Vakhtang IV 1442–1446 | George VIII (1417–1476) Kings of Georgia 1446–1462 King of Kartli-Kakheti 1462–1466 King of Kakheti as George I 1466–1476 | David | Zaal | Bagrat II[10] (1439–1478) King of Imereti as Bagrat II 1462–1466 King of kartli-Imereti 1466–1478 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| branch of Kartli | branch of Kakheti | Alexander II[10] King of Imereti (1484–1510) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bagrat III[10] (1495-1565) King of Imereti 1510–1565 | Vakhtang Prince of Imereti († 1548) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George II King of Imereti 1565–1585 | Constantine III[10] Prince of Imereti († 1587) | Teimuraz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Levan (c. 1573 – 1590) King of Imereti 1585–1590 | Rostom (1571–1605) King of Imereti 1588–1589 1590–1605 | George III[10] King of Imereti 1605–1639 | Bagrat IV King of Imereti 1589–1590 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander III[10] (1609–1660) King of Imereti 1639–1660 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bagrat V[10] King of Imereti 1660–1661, 1663–1668, 1669–1678, 1679–1681 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander IV[10] King of Imereti 1683–1690, 1691–1695 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simon King of Imereti 1698–1701 | George VII[10] King of Imereti 1703–1720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander V[10] King of Imereti 1720–1741, 1741–1746, 1749–1752 | Mamuka King of Imereti 1746–1749 († 1769) | George IX (1718–1778) King of Imereti 1741 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solomon I (1735–1784) King of Imereti 1752–1766, 1768–1784 |  Prince Bagrat (VI)[10] (1741 † 1800) Head of the House of Imereti 23 April 1784 — 1800 | Archil († 1775) | Teimuraz King of Imereti (1766–1768) × | David II (1755 † 1795) King of Imereti 1784–1789 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prince Alexander (1760 † 1780) | David (III) (1781 † 1820) Head of the House of Imereti 7 February 1815 — 1 September 1820 | Simon[10] (1771 †) | Solomon II (1772–1815) King of Imereti 1789–1810 × | Constantin (I) (1789 † 1844) Head of the House of Imereti 7 February 1815 — 3 May 1844 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prince Giorgi (1778 † 1807) | Ivan (I) (1810 † 1869) Head of the House of Imereti 1 September 1820 — 9 May 1869 | Rostom[10] (1791 † ) | Constantine (II) (1827 † 1885) Head of the House of Imereti 3 May 1844 — 15 December 1885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Bagrationi of Imereti (1796 † 1862) | Dimitry Bagrationi of Imereti (1799 † 1845) | Alexander (VI) (1851 † 1895) Head of the House of Imereti 9 May 1869 — 7 February 1895 | Simon[10] (1812 †) | Mikheil (1843 † 1892) Head of the House of Imereti 15 December 1885—1888 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander (VII) (1843 † 1880) | Dimitry (1846 † 1885) | David (IV) (1894 † 1937) Head of the House of Imereti 7 February 1895 — 30 September 1937 × | Rostom[10] (1845 † ) | Giorgi (I) (1872 † 1932) Head of the House of Imereti 1888 — 26 March 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alexander (VIII) (1879–?) × | Nino (1915 † 2009) | Svimon (1874 † 1951) Head of the House of Imereti 30 September 1937 — 1951 | Grigol[10] (1885 † 1937) | Giorgi (II) (1897 † 1972) Head of the House of Imereti 26 March 1932 — 24 March 1972 | Constantine (III) (1898 † 1978) Head of the House of Imereti 24 March 1972 — 20 November 1978 × | Mikheil (1900 † 1975) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tavadi Giorgi Bagration-Japaridze (Born. 1945) | Alexander (1918 † 1940) | Irakli (I)[10] (1925 † 2013) Head of the House of Imereti 1951/ 20 November 1978 — 2013 | Thamar (Born. 1926) | Natalia Imeretinsky (born. 1930) | Nadezhda Imeretinsky (born. 1941) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tornike (Born. 1980) | Salome (Born. 1986) | Nargiza (Born. 1940) | David[10] (Born. 1948) Head of the House of Imereti 2013 — 2017 | Maia (Born. 1953) | Teona Judith Smith-Dorrien-Smith (1946–1997) | Alexandra Smith-Dorrien-Smith (1948–2007)) | Robert Arthur Smith-Dorrien-Smith (born. 1951) | Charlotte Sophia Smith-Dorrien-Smith (1954–1997) | James Smith-Dorrien-Smith (born. 1957) | Hon. Nino Natalia O'Hagan Strachey (born. 1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ketevan (Born. 1979) | Thamar (Born. 1980) | Irakli (II)[10] (Born. 1982) Head of the House of Imereti from 6 May 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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