Kingdom of Imereti
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The Kingdom of Imereti (Georgian: იმერეთის სამეფო) was established in 1455 by a member of the house of Bagration when the Kingdom of Georgia was dissolved into rival kingdoms. Before that time, Imereti was considered a separate kingdom within the Kingdom of Georgia, to which a cadet branch of the Bagration royal family held the crown beginning in 1260 by Davit VI, King of Georgia. This was due to the Mongolian conquest of the 13th century which decentralized and fragmented Georgia, forcing the relocation of governmental centers to the provinces. From 1455 onward, however, the kingdom became a constant battlegound between Georgian, Russian, Persian, and Turkish forces until it was annexed into Russia completely in 1810. Throughout the course of that time, Mengrelia, Abkhazia and Guria princedoms declared their independence from Imereti and became their own governments.
[edit] Kings of Imereti
- Davit I the Clever (1258-1293), styled Davit VI, King of Georgia
- Kontantini I (1293-1327)
- Mikeli II (1327-1329)
- Bagrat I the Little (1329-1330), as Duke of Shorapani until 1372.
Ruled by the Eristavs under Georgian authority, 1330-1387
- Aleksandri I (1387-1389), Duke of Shorapani from 1372.
- Giorgi I the Sacred (1389-1396)
- Konstantini II (1396-1401), after whose death the kingdom dissolved
- Demetre (1401-1445), styled Duke of Imereti in lieu of a kingdom
- Demetre (1445-1455), first king of an independent Imereti
- Bagrat II (1455-1478)
- Alexander II (1478)
Annexation by the kingdom of Kakheti, 1478-1483
- Aleksandri II (1483-1510) restored
- Bagrat III (1510-1565)
- George II (1565-1585)
- Konstantini III (1585-1586)
- Levan I (1586-1589)
- Bagrat IV (1589-1590)
- Rustam (1590-1605)
- Giorgi III (1605-1639)
- Aleksandri III (1639-1660)
- Bagrat V (1660)
- Vakhtang Tchutchunashvili (1660-1661)
- Vameq (1661), also Duke of Dukes of Mengrelia
- Bagrat V (1661) restored
- Archil (1661-1663)
- Demetre Gurieli (1663-1664), also Duke of Dukes of Mengrelia
- Bagrat V (1664-1668) restored
- Vakhtang (1668)
- Bagrat V (1668-1678) restored
- Archili (1678-1679) restored
- Bagrat V (1679-1681) restored
- Aleksandri IV (1681)
- Giorgi III Gurieli (1681-1683), also Duke of Guria
- Aleksandri (1683-1689) restored
- Archili (1689-1691) restored
- Aleksandri IV (1691-1695) restored
- Archili (1695-1696) restored
- Giorgi IV Gotcha (1696-1698)
- Archili (1698) restored
- Svimeon (1698-1701)
- Mamia III Gurieli (1701-1702), also Duke of the Guria
- Giorgi V Abashidze (1702-1707)
- Giorgi VI (1707-1711)
- Mamia III (1711-1712) restored
- Giorgi VI (1712-1713) restored
- Mamia III (1713-1714) restored
- Giorgi VI (1714-1720) restored
- Giorgi IV Gurieli (1720), also Duke of the Guria
- Aleksandri V (1720-1741)
- Giorgi VII (1741)
- Aleksandri V (1741-1752) restored
- Giorgi VII (1752) restored
- Solomoni I (1752-1766)
- Taimurazi (1766-1768)
- Solomoni I (1768-1782) restored
- Davit II (1782-1792)
- Solomoni II (1792-1810), who went into exile thereafter (died 1815)
[edit] Hereditary Rulers of Imereti
- General-Major Konstantini (1815-1844)
- Konstantini (1844-1885)
- Mikeli (1885-1888)
- George (1888-1932)
- George (1932-1972)
- Constantine (1972-1978)
- Tamara (1978-Present)
(The majority of this information originated from ((http://www.4dw.net/royalark/Georgia/imerati.htm | The Royal Ark: Imereti))
