David II of Imereti
| David II | |
|---|---|
Solomon II of Imereti | |
| Born | 1756 |
| Died | 1795 |
| Spouse | Ana Orbeliani |
| Issue | Prince Constantine of Imereti (1789–1844) |
| Dynasty | Bagrationi |
| Father | George IX of Imereti |
David II (Georgian: დავით II, Davit II; 1756 – 11 January 1795), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was king (mepe) of Imereti (western Georgia) from 1784 to 1789 and from 1790 to 1791.
Life
He was the son of
Iaşi.[2] David's policy drew many leading aristocrats, including the Mingrelian prince Grigol Dadiani, into opposition. In 1789, King Heraclius II of Georgia sent his army into Imereti and helped David-Solomon to expel David II into Akhaltsikhe in the Ottoman-held Georgian province. In 1790, he returned with a Turkish force and deposed Solomon II, but was eventually defeated and fled Imereti. Later, through the mediation of Heraclius, David was allowed to return to Imereti and granted a fiefdom. Between 1792 and 1794, he attempted, with the Dagestan mercenaries, to reclaim the crown, but suffered a defeat and withdrew from Imereti.[3][4] In January 1795, David died of smallpox while in exile at Akhaltsikhe.[5]
Family
David married to Ana Orbeliani (1765–1832), daughter of Prince Mamuka Orbeliani. They were the parents of:[6][7]
- Princess Tamar (1781 – 7 April 1840), wife of Prince Simon Eristavi of Guria.
- Princess Mzekhatun (1783 – 2 February 1829), wife of Prince Simon Tsereteli (1773–1855).
- Princess Marta (born 1784)
- Prince Constantine (1789–1844), heir to the throne of Imereti, subsequently major-general of the Russian service.
David also had natural children:[6]
- Prince Rostom (died 1820), whose son, Vakhtang, rose in revolt against the Russian rule in 1820.
- Princess Anastasia (died c. 1818), wife of Prince Davit Agiashvili.
References
- ^ Rayfield, p. 251
- ^ Rayfield, p. 254
- ^ Rayfield, p. 252
- ^ GSE, V. 3, p. 333, Tbilisi, 1978
- ^ Rayfield, p. 257
- ^ a b Dumin, S.V., ed. (1996). Дворянские роды Российской империи. Том 3. Князья [Noble families of the Russian Empire. Volume 3: Princes] (in Russian). Moscow: Linkominvest. pp. 90–91.
- ^ Rayfield, p. 435
Bibliography
English
- ISBN 9781780230702
- David Marshall Lang, The Last Years of the Georgian Monarchy, 1658-1832. New York: Columbia University Press, 1957.
Georgian
- საქართველოს მეფეები, მ. ლორთქიფანიძისა და რ. მეტრეველის რედაქცია, თბ., ნეკერი, 2000
- შ. ბურჯანაძე, იმერეთის სამეფოს საშინაო პოლიტიკა 1789–1802 წლებში, თბ., 1962
- შ. ბურჯანაძე, იმერეთის სამეფოს პოლიტიკური ისტორიისათვის 1784–1789 წლებში, ხელნაწერთა ინსტიტუტის მოამბე, ტ. II, თბ., 1960
- მ. რეხვიაშვილი, იმერეთის სამეფო 1462–1810 წწ., თბ., 1989
- ქ. ჩხატარაიშვილი, დასავლეთ საქართველო XVIII ს–ის პირველ ნახევარში, სინ, ტ. IV, თბ., 1973
ალ. ხახანაშვილი, მეფე იმერეთისა სოლომონ II, ტფ., 1910
- მ. სურგულაძე, ბაგრატიონთა სამეფო სახლი, გენეალოგიური ტაბულის შემდგენლები მ. სურგულაძე, მ. ქავთარია, თბ., 1975