Prince Alexander of Imereti (1760–1780)

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Alexander (Georgian: ალექსანდრე) (1760 – 1780) was a Georgian royal prince (batonishvili) of the Bagrationi dynasty of the Kingdom of Imereti and the only son of King Solomon I of Imereti by his second wife Mariam née Dadiani.

In 1778, Alexander led a revolt against his own father, which gained support from many influential noble families, such as the Nizharadze, and the catholicos Maxim II Abashidze. Solomon emerged victorious, forcing many of the rebels into exile in the neighboring Georgian kingdom of Kartli and Kakheti, whose ruler Heraclius II had indicated sympathy to the attempted coup. Alexander eventually reconciled with Solomon, but died before his father, leaving the issue of succession unclear and open to rivaling claims, after Solomon's death in 1784, from Solomon's cousin David II, his nephew David (Solomon II), and George.[1] The latter was Alexander's natural son of his marriage (1779) with Princess Darejan née Tsulukidze, which was not recognized as legitimate by the church. Alexander had no issue of his previous marriages with Salome, a daughter of Prince George of Georgia (the future king George XII; January 3, 1777), and with a daughter of Prince Paata Abashidze (1778).[2]

Ancestry

Family of Prince Alexander of Imereti (1760–1780)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Alexander IV of Imereti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. George VII of Imereti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. A concubine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Alexander V of Imereti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. A concubine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Solomon I of Imereti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Giorgi-Malakia Abashidze
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Levan Abashidze
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Tamar Abashidze
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Alexander
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Giorgi IV Dadiani
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Bezhan I Dadiani
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Sevdia Mikeladze
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Otia I Dadiani
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Tamar Gelovani
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Mariam Dadiani
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Papuna II of Racha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Shoshita III of Racha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Darejan (daughter of Bagrat V of Imereti)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Gulkan of Racha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Alexander IV of Imereti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Mariam of Imereti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Mariam (daughter of Giorgi-Malakia Abashidze)
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. Gvosdev, Nikolas K. (2000), Imperial policies and perspectives towards Georgia, 1760-1819, pp. 58-59. Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 0-312-22990-9
  2. (Russian) Grebelsky, P. Kh., Dumin, S. V., Lapin, V. V. (1993), Дворянские роды Российской империи (Noble families of Russian Empire), vol. 3, p. 90. IPK Vesti.