George II of Imereti
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George II was a Georgian monarch of the Bagrationi dynasty, who reigned as king of Imereti, one of the principal realms of western Georgia, from 1565 to 1585. During his reign, George II had to face c
George II, a fresco from the Gelati Monastery
Prince Constantine, brother of George II.
Prince Bagrat, son of George II, from the Gelati Monastery.
Bagrat III of Imereti
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Bagrat III, of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the King of the Kingdom of Imereti from 1510 to 1565, one of the three Georgian kingdoms that shared control over Georgia following its division in 1490.
George II of Imereti
…Mingrelia. This so called "alliance of three Georges" provided a much needed period of peace for Western Georgia in the 1570s. George II was born to King Bagrat III and his wife Queen Helen. Modern historians accept 1565 as the year of George II's ascension to the throne. At the beginning of George's reign, a fragile…
Fresco of Bagrat III from the Gelati Monastery.
Coronation of King Bagrat III, 1520s, Gelati Monastery.
royal charter of King Bagrat III from 1512.
Mural painting of Bagrat III at the Zarzma Monastery in Samtskhe.