George II
King of Kakheti
Reign1511–1513
PredecessorAlexander I
SuccessorKaheti annexed by
David X
Born1464
Died1513
IssueLevan of Kakheti
Khvaramze
Mariam
DynastyBagrationi
FatherAlexander I
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church

George II (Georgian: გიორგი II, Giorgi II) also known as George the Bad, the Mad or the Evil (Av-Giorgi, ავგიორგი) (1464–1513), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king of Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 1511 to 1513.

Life

He was the eldest son of King Alexander I of Kakheti by his wife Queen Ana. He is reported by the Georgian chronicles to have been extremely grasping and ambitious and to have had frequent conflicts with his peace-loving father, insisting that Alexander made war upon the rival Bagrationi branch presiding over Kakheti's western neighbor, the Kingdom of Kartli. Also, he was suspicious of his younger brother, Demetre, whom Alexander had entrusted an important diplomatic mission to the Shah of Iran, Ismail I.

On April 27, 1511, George murdered Alexander, had Demetre blinded, and seized the crown. Immediately after his accession to the throne, George II organized an expedition against Kartli, and attempted to depose King David X. David's brother, Bagrat I, Prince of Mukhrani, who led the successful defense of the kingdom, was rewarded with the castle of Mukhrani, thus founding a long-lasting branch of Bagration-Mukhraneli. In 1513, George II made another incursion into Kartli, but was again defeated and ambushed by Bagrat's men on his route back to Kakheti. George was put in the Mtveri castle where he was soon killed. Kakheti was briefly annexed to Kartli.[1][2]

Family

George was survived by his wife, Elene née Irubakidze-Cholokashvili (died 1532), and three children:

References

  1. ↑ Mikaberidze, Alexander (2007). Giorgi II (Kakheti). Archived 2016-02-14 at the Wayback Machine Dictionary of Georgian National Biography. Accessed October 5, 2007.
  2. ↑ (in Russian) Вахушти Багратиони (Vakhushti Bagrationi) (1745). История царства грузинского. Возникновение и жизнь Кахети и Эрети. Ч.1 Archived September 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed October 5, 2007.
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