Levan II Dadiani was a member of the House of Dadiani and ruler of the Principality of Mingrelia in western Georgia. Levan is known for his extensive raiding of neighboring countries and taking hostag
Fresco of Levan II Dadiani
Levan's first wife Tamunia Shervashidze after her mutilation by him (drawing by Teramo Castelli)
Princess Darejan Chiladze, Levan's second wife
Alexander III, was a Georgian king of the Bagrationi dynasty, who reigned as king of Imereti in Western Georgia from 1639 to 1660.
Levan II Dadiani
…I Lipartiani. In the 1620s, Levan allied with the Principality of Abkhazia and Principality of Guria against George III of Imeretia after George's son Alexander accused his wife Tamar of adultery and divorced her, sending her back to her father, Mamia II Gurieli. The alliance was further cemented when Levan's…
Alexander III by Teramo Castelli.
Fresco at Gelati Monastery depicting the young Alexander with his parents, King George III and Queen Tamar.
Mail shirt of Alexander III, complete with gold and gemstones.
Alexander III by Teramo Castelli.