Gruzinsky
| Bagration-Gruzinsky (Bagrationi-Gruzinski) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent house | Bagrationi dynasty |
| Country | Georgia |
| Current head | Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky |
| Final ruler | George XII |
| Deposition | 1801 |
Gruzinsky (Russian: Грузинский; Georgian: გრუზინსკი) was a title and later the surname of two different princely[2] lines of the Bagrationi dynasty of Georgia, both of which received it as subjects of the Russian Empire. The name "Gruzinsky" (also spelled Gruzinski or Gruzinskii) derives from the Russian language, originally and literally meaning "of Georgia". Of the two lines, the younger one is the only line that still exists.
Elder line
The "Elder House" of Princes Gruzinsky was an offshoot of the
Nizhegorod, and it was confirmed among the princely nobility of Russia in 1833.[3]
Younger line
The "Younger House" of Princes Gruzinsky (Bagrationi-Gruzinski) is an offshoot of the House of
Bagrat (1776–1841), grandson of Erekle II and son of the last king of Georgia, George XII
(1746–1800), still survive in Georgia.
The current head of this family,
Russian Federation, was considered to be Nugzar's heir presumptive within the primogeniture principle. Yevgeny died without issue. Nugzar himself argues in favor of having his eldest daughter, Ana, designated as his heir in accordance with the Georgian dynastic law of "Zedsidzeoba" according to which every child of Princess Ana would inherit eligibility for dynastic succession through their mother, thus continuing the elder line of George XII.[5]
References
- ^ Heraldry - The Royal House of Georgia
- ^ Tsarevich, later knyaz; Georgian equivalents are batonishvili and tavadi respectively.
- ^ a b Toumanoff, Cyril (1967). Studies in Christian Caucasian History, p. 269. Georgetown University Press.
- ^ (in Russian) Грузинские, Russian Biographic Lexicon. Retrieved on January 10, 2008.
- ^ The Legal Heir to the Royal Throne of the Georgian Bagrationi Dynasty. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
External links
Media related to Gruzinsky at Wikimedia Commons- Bagrationi-Gruzinski website
