Bagrat III of Imereti
Bagrat III | |
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King of Imereti | |
Reign | April 1, 1510–1565 |
Predecessor | Alexander II |
Successor | George II |
Born | September 23, 1495 |
Died | September 1565 (aged 69–70) |
Spouse | Elene |
Issue | George II |
Dynasty | Bagrationi |
Father | Alexander II of Imereti |
Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Khelrtva |
Bagrat III (Georgian: ბაგრატ III) (1495-1565), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a King of Imereti from April 1, 1510, to 1565. He succeeded upon the death of his father, Alexander II, and faced repeated assaults from the Ottoman Turks as well as the conflicts with his ostensible vassal princes of Mingrelia, Guria, and Abkhazia who were frequently joining the enemy.
Reign
In 1512, the Ottomans invaded Imereti through its southern neighbor
After the Ottoman army left Imereti, Bagrat launched a program of restoration, reorganized the church, and enforced a law condemning to death all who engaged in slave trading practiced by the Turks in conjunction with some Georgian nobles. In 1533, he persuaded Mamia I Gurieli of Guria and
In 1545, Bagrat and his ally
Family
Bagrat was married to a certain woman named Elene who died in 1565. He had four sons and two daughters:
- George II (died 1585), King of Imereti (1565–1585).
- Prince Constantine (died 1587), anti-king of Imereti (1585–1586).
- Prince Teimuraz (fl. 1514 – 1583), father of King Bagrat IV of Imereti.
- Prince Vakhtang (fl. 1520 – fl. 1565).
- Princess Tamar (died 1556), queen consort of Luarsab I of Kartli.
- Anonymous daughter who married Prince Ramaz Bagration-Davitishvili.
References
- ISBN 0-253-20915-3
- (in Russian) Вахушти Багратиони (Vakhushti Bagrationi) (1745). История Царства Грузинского: Жизнь Имерети.