List of Georgian monarchs

King of Georgia საქართველოს მეფე
Royal Coat of arms
George XII
Details
First monarch	Guaram I
Last monarch	George XII
Formation	575
Abolition	1801[1]
Residence	Armazi Mtskheta Artanuji (now in Turkey) Kutaisi Tbilisi Gremi Telavi
Pretender(s)	Nugzar Bagrationi David Bagrationi

This is a list of kings and queens of the kingdoms of Georgia under Bagrationi dynasty before Russian annexation in 1801–1810.

For more comprehensive lists, and family trees, of Georgian monarchs and rulers see Lists of Georgian monarchs.

Princes of Iberia

Persian and Byzantine conquest destroyed rule and replaced the hereditary king with a hereditary prince. In 580, the Persians abolished the Iberian monarchy and established the province of Iberia, allowing various princes to rule through the Principality of Iberia as governors of the Sasanids for the remainder of their domination of Iberia, up to the course of the 620s. With the dawn of the Arabs, the presiding princes regained power in 888, restoring kingship. The following is a list of those princes:

• Guaram I, the Guaramid, 588–c. 590
• Stephen I, the Guaramid, c. 590–627
• Adarnase I, the Chosroid, 627–637/642
• Stephen II, the Chosroid, 637/642–c. 650
• Adarnase II, the Chosroid, c. 650–684
• Guaram II, the Guaramid, 684–c. 693
• Guaram III, the Guaramid, c. 693–c. 748
• Adarnase III, the Nersianid, c. 748–c. 760
• Nerse, the Nersianid, c. 760–772, 775–779/780
• Stephen III, the Guaramid, 779/780–786
• Ashot I, the Bagratid, 813–830
• Bagrat I, 842/843–876
• David I, 876–881
• Gurgen I, 881–891 (overlaps with Adarnase IV’s restoration of kingship)
• Adarnase IV, 888–923
• David II, 923–937
• Sumbat I, 937–958
• Bagrat II, 958–994
• Gurgen of Georgia, 994–1008

Unified Kingdom of Georgia

• Bagrat III, 1008–1014

The eventual victors in Georgia were of the house of Bagrationi, who claimed descent from the earlier dynasty. This family would rule Georgia and all Georgian kingdoms until the Russians annexed all of Georgia in the early 19th century.

Kings of Iberia

• Guaram I Kurapalate (575–590)
• Stepanoz I Kurapalate (590–605)
• Ashot (809–826), Prince of Kartli
• Bagrat I Kuropalates (826–876), Prince of Kartli
• David I Kuropalates (876–881), Prince of Kartli
• Gurgen I of Tao (881–891), Prince of Kartli
• Adarnase IV (888–923), King of the Georgians
• David II (923–937), King of Kartli
• Sumbat I (937–958), King of Kartli
• Bagrat II (958–994), Adarnase V (961–966) and David III (966–975), Kings of Kartli
• Gurgen II (994–1008), King of Kartli
• Bagrat III (975–1008), King of the Abkhazis and Kartvelians, became king of Georgia in 1008

Kings of the Kingdom of the Kartvels

• Guaram II (619–678)
• Varazbakur (678–705)
• Nerse (705–742)
• Adarnase (742–779)
• Ashot I Kuropalates (end of the 8th century / 813–826)
• Bagrat I Kuropalates (826–876), co-rulers: Adarnase (830–c.870) and Guaram Mampali (died 882)
• David I Kuropalates (876–881)
• Adarnase I Kuropalates (881–923), King of the Georgians (888–923)
• David II Magistros (923–937)
• Ashot II Kuropalates (937–954)
• Sumbat I Kuropalates (954–958)
• Bagrat II Regueni, "the Simple" (958–994)
• Gurgen, King of Kings (994–1008)
• Bagrat III, King of Apkhazeti (Abkhazia) since 978, King of united Georgia (1008–1014)
• Gurgen I Mampali (c. 870–891)
• Adarnase, Eristavt Eristavi (891–896)
• Ashot Kukhi, Eristavt Eristavi (896/908–918)
• Gurgen II the Great (918–941)
• Bagrat Magistros (died 945)
• Adarnase II Kuropalates (945–961)
• Bagrat, Eristavt Eristavi (961–966)
• David III Kuropalates (966–1000)
• Sumbat I Mampali, the Great (c. 870–889)
• Bagrat I (889–900)
• David I (900–943)
• Sumbat II (943–988)
• David II (988–992/993)
• Sumbat III (992/993–1011)
• Gurgen (died 1012)

Kings of unified Georgia (1008–1490)

In 1008, Bagrat, who had been King of Abkhazia (present-day Western Georgia) since 978, inherited from his father Gurgen the crown of Iberia (or Kartli, present-day Eastern Georgia). The two kingdoms united into what came to be known as the Kingdom of Georgia.

Name	Portrait	Title (s)	Born	Reign	Marriage (s)	Death	Notes
Bagrat III the Unifier (ბაგრატ III)		King of Abkhazia, King of Kartli, King of Kakheti and Hereti, Kouropalates	960 Kutaisi Son of Gurgen of Georgia and Gurandukht of Abkhazia	1008-1014	Martha two children	7 May 1014 Tao aged 53–54	Nephew of Theodosius III of Abkhazia. United for the first time all the territory of Georgia.
George I (გიორგი I)		King of Abkhazia, King of Kartli	998 or 1002 Son of Bagrat III and Martha	1014-1027	Mariam of Vaspurakan c.1018 (annulled) four children Alda of Alania one child	16 August 1027 Mqinwarni or Itaroni aged 24–25 or 28-29
Mariam of Vaspurakan (მარიამი) Armenian:(Մարիամ) (regent)		Dowager Queen of Georgia	Before 1030s Daughter of Senekerim-Hovhannes of Vaspurakan and Khushush	1027-1037	George I c.1018 (annulled) four children	After November 1072 aged at least 41-42	Negotiated a peace treaty with the Byzantine Empire, and returned with the high Byzantine title of curopalates for his son in 1032.
Bagrat IV (ბაგრატ IV)		King of Abkhazia, King of Kartli, Kouropalates, Nobilissimus, Sebastos	1018 Son of George I and Mariam of Vaspurakan	1037-1072	Helena of Byzantium 1032 Kutaisi no children Borena of Alania Between 1033 and 1040 three children	24 November 1072 Marabdani aged 53–54
Demetrius of Anacopia (დემეტრე) (opponent)		Magistros	After 1018 Son of George I and Alda of Alania	1027-1042	Unknown before 1042 at least one son	1042 aged less than 24	Opposed Bagrat IV. Supported by Dowager Queen Alda of Alania, the Byzantine Empire and the Liparitid clan.
George II (გიორგი II)		King of Abkhazia, King of Kartli, Kouropalates, Nobilissimus, Sebastos, Caesar	1054 Son of Bagrat IV and Borena of Alania	1072-1089	Helena c.1070 one child	1112 aged 57–58	Opposed his father in 1050-1053. Abdicated 1089.
David IV the Builder (დავით IV აღმაშენებელი)		King of Kings, Autocrat of all the East and the West, Sword of the Messiah, King of Abkhazia, King of Kartli, King of Kakheti and Hereti, King of Armenians, Possessor of Shirvan	1073 Kutaisi Son of George II and Helena	1089-1125	Rusudan of Armenia c.1090 (annulled 1107) four children? Gurandukht of the Kipchaks c.1107 four children?	24 January 1125 Tbilisi aged 51–52
Demetrius I (დემეტრე I)		King of Kings, Autocrat of all the East and the West, King of Abkhazia, King of Kartli, King of Kakheti and Hereti, King of Armenians, Possessor of Shirvan	1093 Son of David IV and Rusudan of Armenia	1125-1154 1155-1156	Unknown Before 1130 four children	1156 Mtskheta aged 62–63	In 1154 was forced by his own son David to abducate and become a monk. With David's death months later, he was restored to the throne, but did not survive much longer.
David V (დავით V)			Before 1130s First son of Demetrius I	1154-1155	Unknown Before 1130 at least one child	1155 aged at least 24-25	Revolted against his father in 1130. Forced him to abdicate, but died a few months later.
George III (გიორგი III)			Before 1130s Second son of Demetrius I	1155-1184	Burdukhan of Alania c.1155 two children	27 March 1184 aged at least 53-54	His reign was part of what would be called the Georgian Golden Age - a historical period in the High Middle Ages, during which the Kingdom of Georgia reached the peak of its military power and development.
Demetrius of Georgia (დემეტრე) (opponent)		King of Georgia	Before 1155 Son of David V	1177-1178	Unknown before 1042 at least one son	After 1178 aged at least 23	Opposed George III. Supported by the Orbeli noble family.
Tamar Mepe the Great (თამარი მეფე)		Shahanshah,Autocrat of all the East and the West, Queen of Abkhazia, Queen of Kartli, Queen of Kakheti and Hereti, Queen of Armenians, Possessor of Shirvan	c.1160 Daughter of George III and Burdukhan of Alania	1184-1213	Yury Bogolyubsky c.1185(annulled 1187) no children David Soslan 1189 two children	18 January 1213 Agarani aged 52–53	Co-ruler with her father since 1178. Ruled in a period of political and military successes and cultural achievements, presiding the peak of the Georgian Golden Age.
George IV Lasha the Resplendent (გიორგი IV ლაშა)		King of Kings, Autocrat of all the East and the West, King of Abkhazia, King of Kartli, King of Kakheti and Hereti, King of Armenians, Possessor of Shirvan	c.1191 Son of David Soslan and Queen Tamar	1213-1223	Unmarried	18 January 1223 Bagavan aged 31–32	Co-ruler with his mother since 1207. Continued the policy of his mother, but, at the end of his reign was defeated by a Mongol expedition.
Rusudan (თამარი მეფე)		Autocrat of all the East and the West, Queen of Abkhazia, Queen of Kartli, Queen of Kakheti and Hereti, Queen of Armenians, Possessor of Shirvan	1194 Daughter of David Soslan and Queen Tamar	1223-1245	Ghias ad-din c.1223(annulled 1226) two children	1245 Tbilisi aged 50–51	Period marked by mongol invasions of Georgia. The queen was forced to accept the sovereignty of the Mongol Khan in 1242, to pay an annual tribute and to support the Mongols with a Georgian army.
David VI Narin the Younger (დავით VI ნარინი)		King of Kings, Autocrat of all the East and the West, King of Abkhazia, King of Kartli, King of Kakheti and Hereti, King of Armenians	1225 Son of Ghias ad-din and Queen Rusudan	1245-1259 (From 1248 junior co-ruler of David VII)	Tamar Amanelisdze before 1254 three children Theodora Doukaina Palaiologina of Byzantium 1254 one child	1293 Tbilisi aged 67–68	Co-ruler with his mother since 1230. Forced by the Mongols to share power with his cousin David VII (1248), he rose against Mongol domination (1259), but failed, and became restrained to an eastern kingdom, named Imereti, from 1259, where he ruled alone, passing it to his descendants.
David VII Ulu the Older (დავით VII ულუ)			1215 Illegitimate son of George IV	1248-1259 (as senior co-ruler of David VI)	Jigda-Khatun before 1252 no children Altun of Alania (in bigamy, repudiated 1252) c.1249 Gvantsa Kakhaberidze (in poligamy until 1252) 1250 one child Esukan 1263 no children	1270 Tbilisi aged 54–55	Co-ruler with his cousin until 1259. Forced by the Mongols to share power with his cousin David VI (1248), he rose against Mongol domination (1262), but failed. However, his negotiation of peace made him lord of the western part of the Georgian Kingdom, which kept the original name, Georgia.
Between 1259 and 1330, due to the consequences of the Mongol invasions, Imereti was ruled by distinct kings from the rest of Georgia. David VI and David VII, who had ruled together as vassals of the Mongols, now ruled distinct parts of the country. Imereti had a few more periods of independence, between 1387 and 1412 (during Timur's invasions of Georgia), and again between 1446 and 1452.   Independent Kingdom of Imereti   Kingdom of Georgia (broken)   Periods of reuniting
David VI / I Narin the Younger (დავით VI ნარინი)		King of Kings, Autocrat of all the East and the West, King of Abkhazia, King of Kartli, King of Kakheti and Hereti, King of Armenians	1225 Son of Ghias ad-din and Queen Rusudan	1259-1293	Tamar Amanelisdze before 1254 three children Theodora Doukaina Palaiologina of Byzantium 1254 one child	1293 Tbilisi aged 67–68	King of Imereti. Developed friendly relations with the Golden Horde and Bahri dynasty of Egypt, and repulsed the Ilkhanate attacks. Interfered in Trebizond's politics.
David VII Ulu the Older (დავით VII ულუ)			1215 Illegitimate son of George IV	1259-1270	Jigda-Khatun before 1252 no children Altun of Alania (in bigamy, repudiated 1252) c.1249 Gvantsa Kakhaberidze (in poligamy until 1252) 1250 one child Esukan 1263 no children	1270 Tbilisi aged 54–55	Had the remaining Georgia. A heavy burden of Mongol dominance led to a political and economic crisis in the kingdom.
Demetrius II Tavdadebuli the Devoted (დემეტრე II თავდადებული)			1259 First son of David VII and Gvantsa Kakhaberidze	1270-1289	Theodora Megala Komnene of Trebizond 1277 five children Solghar of Mongolia (in poligamy?) Before 1280 three children Natela Jaqeli (in poligamy?) 1280 one child	12 March 1289 Movakani aged 29–30	Criticized for is possible poligamy. Executed by the Great Khan.
Vakhtang II (დავით VII ულუ)			Before 1254 First son of David VI and Tamar Amanelisdze	1289-1292	Oljath Khan 1289 no children	1292 aged at least 37-38	Ascended in Georgia, with the consent of the Mongols. Named II after Vakhtang I of Iberia.
Constantine I (კონსტანტინე I)			Before 1254 Second son of David VI and Tamar Amanelisdze	1293-1327	unknown Before 1327 no children	1327 aged at least 72-73	Unlike his eastern Georgian counterparts, Constantine remained independent from the Ilkhanid hegemony. However, his troubled reign was marked by the opposition of his brother, Michael.
David VIII (დავით VIII)			1273 First son of Demetre II and Theodora Megala Komnene of Trebizond	1292-1311 (from 1299 with oppostion of George V and Vakhtang III)	Oljath Khan 1291 no children Unknown, from Surameli family 1302 one child	1311 aged 37–38	Refused to submit to the orders of the Mongols, and between 1299-1308 he had his own brothers as kings against him, supported by the Mongol Khan.
George V Brtskinvale the Magnificent (გიორგი V ბრწყინვალე) (opponent)			1286 or 1289 Son of Demetre II and Natela Jaqeli	1299-1302	Unknown before 1346 one son	1346 aged 56–57 or 59-60	Opposed David VIII. Supported by the Mongols.
Vakhtang III (ვახტანგ III) (opponent)			1276 Second son of Demetre II and Theodora Megala Komnene of Trebizond	1302-1308	Ripsime before 1308 two children	1308 aged 31–32
George V Brtskinvale the Magnificent (გიორგი V ბრწყინვალე) (regent)			1286 or 1289 Son of Demetre II and Natela Jaqeli	1311-1313	Unknown before 1346 one son	1346 aged 56–57 or 59-60	Named regent for his nephew, George VI.
George VI Mtesire the Minor (გიორგი VI მცირე )			c.1302 Son of David VIII	1311-1313 (under regency of George V )	Unmarried	1313 aged 10–11	Under regency of his uncle, George V. Died as a minor.
George V Brtskinvale the Magnificent (გიორგი V ბრწყინვალე)			1286 or 1289 Son of Demetre II and Natela Jaqeli	1313-1330	Unknown before 1346 one son	1346 aged 56–57 or 59-60	Ascended as king after the death of his nephew. Reunited Gerogia in 1330
Michael I (მიქელი I)			Before 1254 Third son of David VI and Tamar Amanelisdze	1327-1329	unknown Before 1329 one child	1329 aged at least 74-75	Opposed his brother, Constantine I. Sought to resubjugate to the crown the great nobles and provincial dynasts who had asserted greater autonomy for themselves in the reign of Constantine I.
Bagrat I Mtesire the Minor (ბაგრატ I მცირე)			Before 1329 Son of Michael I	1329-1330	Unknown, a daughter of Qvarqare II Jaqeli 1358 three children	1372 aged at least 74-75	Still a minor, was deposed by George V the Magnificent.
George V Brtskinvale the Magnificent (გიორგი V ბრწყინვალე)			1286 or 1289 Son of Demetre II and Natela Jaqeli	1330-1346	Unknown before 1346 one son	1346 aged 56–57 or 59-60	A flexible and far-sighted politician, he recovered Georgia from a century-long Mongol domination, restoring the country’s previous strength and Christian culture.
David IX (დავით IX)			Before 1346 Son of George V	1346-1360	Sindukhtar before 1360 two children	1360 aged at least 13-14	The prosperity of the kingdom did not last, as the Black Death swept through the area in 1348.
Bagrat V Didi the Great (ბაგრატ V დიდი)			Before 1360 Son of George V	1360-1387 1392-1393	Helena Megala Komnene of Trebizond before 1366 two children Anna Megala Komnene of Trebizond June 1366 one child	1393 aged at least 32-33	A fair and popular ruler, was imprisoned by the Golden Horde. Agreed to convert from Christianity and become Muslim.
Bagrat V Didi the Great (ბაგრატ V დიდი)			Before 1360 Son of George V	1387-1392	Helena Megala Komnene of Trebizond before 1366 two children Anna Megala Komnene of Trebizond June 1366 one child	1393 aged at least 32-33	In 1387, ruler only of the eastern part of Georgia.
Alexander I (ალექსანდრე I)			After 1358 First son of Bagrat I	1387-1389	Anna Orbeliani Before 1389 two children	1389 aged not more than 30-31	Still a minor, was deposed by George V the Magnificent.
George I (გიორგი I)			After 1358 Second son of Bagrat I	1389-1392	Unmarried	1392 aged not more than 33-34	In 1392 Imereti is reannexed to Georgia.
George VII (გიორგი VII)			Before 1366 Son of Bagrat V and Helena Megala Komnene of Trebizond	1393-1396	Unmarried	1407 aged at least 40-41	Loses Imereti again in 1396.
George VII (გიორგი VII)			Before 1366 Son of Bagrat V and Helena Megala Komnene of Trebizond	1396-1407	Unmarried	1407 aged at least 40-41
Constantine II (კონსტანტინე II)			After 1358 Second son of Bagrat I	1396-1401	Unmarried	1401 aged not more than 42-43	In 1396, Constantine took advantage of George VII's continuous war with Timur—in which a great number of Imeretians died—and the death of Vameq Dadiani and returned to Imereti.
Constantine I (კონსტანტინე I)			c.1366 Son of Bagrat V and Anna Megala Komnene of Trebizond	1407-1412	Natia Amirejibi c.1389 three children	1412 aged 45–46
Demetrius I (დემეტრე I)			Before 1389 Son of Alexander I and Anna Orbeliani	1401-1412	Unknown Before 1445 no children	1445 aged at least 55-56	From 1412 accepts suzerainity from Georgia and rules as duke.
Alexander I Didi the Great (ალექსანდრე I დიდი)			1386 Son of Constantine I and Natia Amirejibi	1412-1442	Dulandukht Orbeliani c.1411 three children Tamar of Imereti c.1414 three children	27 August 1445 or 7 March 1446 aged 58–59-60	Regains Imereti in 1412. Despite his efforts to restore the country from the ruins left by the Turco-Mongol warlord Timur's invasions, Georgia never recovered and faced the inevitable fragmentation that was followed by a long period of stagnation. He was the last ruler of a united Georgia which was relatively free from foreign domination. Abdicated.
Vakhtang IV (ვახტანგ IV)			1413 Son of Alexander I and Dulandukht Orbeliani	1442-1446	Sitikhatun Panaskerteli-Tsitsishvili c.1442 no children	December 1446 aged 32–33
George VIII (გიორგი VIII)			1417 Son of Alexander I and Tamar of Imereti	1446-1465	Tamar 1445 five children? Nestan-Darejan 1456 five children?	1476 aged 58–59

Kings of Kartli, Kakheti, and Imereti (1490–1762)

In 1490, after several decades of dynastic infighting, a national council agreed on the division of the Kingdom of Georgia into three kingdoms. The Kings of Georgia retained the largest portion of the divided kingdom which reverted to its old name of Kartli. Imereti and Kakheti emerged as the other two Bagrationi kingdoms created out of the division.

• Bagrat VI (r.1465-1478), reigned in Kartli and Imereti

Imereti		Kartli		Kakheti
Picture	Name	Picture	Name	Picture	Name
	Alexander II 1478–1510 Son of Bagrat VI Titled "King of Georgia" between 1478 and 1483 (in concurrence with his rival Constantine II)		Constantine II 1478–1505 Son of Demetrius III Titled "King of Georgia" between 1478 and 1490, King of Kartli between 1490 and 1505		Alexander I 1476–1511 Son of George VIII of Georgia, who reigned in Kakheti as George I between 1465 and 1476
			David X 1505–1525 Son of Constantine II
	Bagrat III 1510–1565 Son of Alexander II				George II "the Wicked" 1511–1513 Son of Alexander I
				Annexed by Kartli between 1513 and 1520
					Levan (or Leon) 1520–1574 Son of George II
			George IX 1525–1527 (or 1534) Son of Constantine II, brother of David X
			Luarsab I 1527–1556 (or 1534–1558) Son of David X, nephew of George IX
			Simon I 1556 (or 1558)–1569 Son of David X, nephew of George IX First reign
	George II 1565–1585 Son of Bagrat III
			David XI (Daud Khan) 1569–1578 Son of David X, brother of Simon I
					Alexander II 1574–1601 Son of Levan First reign
			Simon I 1578–1599 Son of David X, brother of David XI Second reign
	Leon (or Levan) 1585–1588 Son of George II
	Rostom 1588–1589 Grandson of Bagrat III, cousin of Leon First reign
	Bagrat IV 1589–1590 Great-grandson of Alexander II
	Rostom 1590–1605 Grandson of Bagrat III, cousin of Leon Second reign
			George X 1599–1606 Son of Simon I
					David I 1601–1602 Son of Alexander II
					Alexander II 1602–1605 Son of Levan, Father of David I Second reign
					Constantine I (Constantine Khan) 1605 Son of Alexander II
	George III 1605–1639 Brother of Rostom		Luarsab II 1606–1615 Son of Simon I		Teimuraz I (also known as Tahmuras Khan) 1605–1648 Son of Alexander II Deposed by the Persians between 1616 and 1625, and 1633 and 1634, during which years Kakheti was under Persian governorship.
			Bagrat VII (Bagrat Khan) 1615–1619 Son of David XI (Daud Khan)
			Simon II (Semayun Khan) 1619–1630 Son of Bagrat VII (Bagrat Khan)
		Kartli part of Teimuraz's Kingdom of Kakheti between 1630 and 1634
			Rostom (Rustam Khan) 1633–1658 Son of David XI (Daud Khan)
	Alexander III 1639–1660 Son of George III
				Annexed by Kartli between 1648 and 1656, then under direct Persian rule until 1664.
	Bagrat V 1660 (March–September) Son of Alexander III First reign		Vakhtang V (Shah-Nawaz Khan) 1658–1675 Adoptive son of Rostom, born Bagration-Mukhrani
	Vakhtang Tchutchunashvili 1660–1661 Lover of the Queen Dowager Nestan Darejan First reign
	Archil 1661–1663 Son of Vakhtang V of Kartli First reign
	Demetrius of Guria 1663–1664 Duke of Guria, briefly in power of all Imereti
	Bagrat V 1664–1668 Son of Alexander III Second reign				Archil 1664–1675 Son of Vakhtang V of Kartli
	Vakhtang Tchutchunashvili 1668 Lover of the Queen Dowager Nestan Darejan Second reign
	Bagrat V 1668–1678 Son of Alexander III Third reign
	Archil 1678–1679 Son of Vakhtang V of Kartli Second reign		George XI (Shah-Nawaz Khan II) 1675–1688 Son of Vakhtang V First reign		Heraclius I (Erekle I, Nazar Alī Khān) 1675–1676 Grandson of Teimuraz I First reign
	Bagrat V 1679–1681 Son of Alexander III Fourth reign			Under direct Persian administration between 1676 and 1703
	George IV (Gurieli) 1681–1683 Prince of Guria, seized the crown of Imereti
	Alexander IV 1683–1690 Son of Bagrat V First reign
			Heraclius I (Erekle I, Nazar Alī Khān) 1688–1703 Grandson of Teimuraz I of Kakheti
	Archil 1690–1691 Son of Vakhtang V of Kartli Third reign
	Alexander IV 1691–1695 Son of Bagrat V Second reign
	Archil 1695–1696 Son of Vakhtang V of Kartli Fourth reign
	George V 1696–1698 Put on the throne by the powerful Giorgi-Malakia Abashidze
	Archil 1698–1699 Son of Vakhtang V of Kartli Fifth reign
	Simon 1699–1701 Illegitimate son of Alexander IV
	Mamia (Gurieli, "the Great", "the Black") 1701–1702 Prince of Guria, son of George IV First reign
	George VI 1702–1707 Prince Giorgi-Malakia Abashidze		George XI (Shah-Nawaz Khan II) 1703–1709 Son of Vakhtang V Second reign		David II (Imām Qulī Khān) 1703–1720 Son of Heraclius I
	George VII 1707–1711 Illegitimate son of Alexander IV First reign
			Kaikhosro 1709–1711 Grandson of Vakhtang V, nephew of George XI
	Mamia (Gurieli, "the Great", "the Black") 1711–1712 Prince of Guria, son of George IV Second reign	Interregnum, regency (actually since 1703) of the future Vakhtang VI
	George VII 1712–1713 Illegitimate son of Alexander IV Second reign
	Mamia (Gurieli, "the Great", "the Black") 1713–1714 Prince of Guria, son of George IV Third reign
	George VII 1714–1720 Illegitimate son of Alexander IV Third reign Exiled between 1716 and 1719, regency of the Abashidze family		Jesse (Ali-Quli Khan, Mustafa Pasha) 1714–1716 Grandson of Vakhtang V, brother of Kaikhosro First reign
			Vakhtang VI ("the Scholar", "the Lawgiver") 1716–1724 Grandson of Vakhtang V, brother of Kaikhosro and Jesse
	George VIII (Gurieli) 1720 Prince of Guria, son of Mamia
	Alexander V 1720–1741 Son of George VII First reign
					Constantine II (Mahmād Qulī Khān) 1722–1732 Son of Heraclius I
			Jesse (Ali-Quli Khan, Mustafa Pasha) 1724–1727 Grandson of Vakhtang V, brother of Kaikhosro Second reign
		Direct administration by the Ottoman Empire (1727–1735), then by the Persian Empire (1735–1744)
					Teimuraz II 1732–1744 Son of Constantine II
	George IX 1741–1742 Son of George VII, brother of Alexander V
	Alexander V 1742–1752 Son of George VII, brother of George IX Second reign
			Teimuraz II 1744–1762 King of Kakheti (1732–1744), son of Constantine II of Kakheti		Heraclius II (or Erekle II) 1744–1762 Son of Teimuraz II
	Solomon I 1752–1766 Son of Alexander V First reign

Kings of Kartli-Kakheti and Imereti (1762–1810)

The process of unification of Kartli and Kakheti was initiated in 1744, when Teimuraz II of Kakheti was confirmed as King of Kartli by the Persians, and left Kakheti to his son Heraclius II. It was fulfilled in 1762, when Teimuraz II died, and Heraclius joined the two crowns. The Russian southward expansion would however cut short this evolution; Kartli-Kakheti became a Russian protectorate in 1783 by the Treaty of Georgievsk, and was annexed in 1801 following the death of George XII. Imereti kept its independence a few years longer, until 1810.

Imereti		Kartli-Kakheti
Picture	Name	Picture	Name
	Solomon I 1752–1766 Son of Alexander V First reign		Heraclius II (or Erekle II) 1762–1798 Son of Teimuraz II
	Teimuraz 1766–1768 Grandson of George VII, cousin of Solomon I
	Solomon I 1768–1784 Son of Alexander V Second reign
	David II 1784–1789 Son of George IX First reign
	Solomon II (David-Salomon) 1789–1790 Nephew of Solomon I First reign
	David II 1790–1792 Son of George IX Second reign
	Solomon II (David-Salomon) 1792–1810 Nephew of Solomon I Second reign
			George XII 1798–1800 Son of Heraclius II
		After George XII's death, and before Prince David could ascend the throne, Russia fully integrated Kartli-Kakheti into the Empire and abolished the monarchy. Imereti would be similarly annexed in 1810, as Solomon II was deposed.

Many members of the Bagrationi dynasty were forced to flee the country and live in exile after the Red Army took control of the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1921 and installed the Georgian Communist Party. Since Georgia regained independence in 1990 the dynasty have raised their profile, and in 2008 the two rival branches were united in marriage.^[2]

Timeline of Georgian monarchs

See also

• History of Georgia (country)
• Monarchism in Georgia
• Line of succession to the former Georgian throne

References

1. Ended by Russia's annexation
2. The Bagrationi (Bagration) Dynasty History