George XII
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George XII, contemporaneously known as George XIII, of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the second and last king of the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 1798 until his death in 1800.
Portrait by Joseph Goetting, c. 1800
Mariam Tstitsishvili, second wife of King George XII
Drawing of King George XII in a book given to servants exempting them from taxes, 1799. Picture taken from exhibit at the Museum of Gremi, Georgia
Crown of George XII, made of gold and decorated with 145 diamonds, 58 rubies, 24 emeralds and 16 amethysts. It took the form of a circlet surmounted by ornaments and eight arches. A globe surmounted by a cross rested on the top of the crown.
Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
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The Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti was created in 1762 by the unification of the two eastern Georgian kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti. It was led by the Georgian royal Bagrationi dynasty.
George XII
…10 November 1746 – 28 December 1800), contemporaneously known as George XIII, of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the second and last king (mepe) of the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 1798 until his death in 1800. The second son of King Heraclius II, George was raised in a country at war, facing regular attacks…
Entrance of the Russian troops in Tiflis, 26 November 1799, by Franz Roubaud, 1886