Mamia II Gurieli
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Mamia II Gurieli is a 17th-century Georgian prince that ruled over the Principality of Guria in Western Georgia. Son of Prince George II, he succeeded his father in 1600 after spending a decade as hea
Mamia II Gurieli's portrait drawn by Teramo Castelli
Mamia II Gurieli, fresco from Shemokmedi Monastery.
Helen, daughter of Mamia II Gurieli.
Simon I Gurieli
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Simon I Gurieli, of the House of Gurieli, was Prince of Guria in 1625. He acceded to power in Guria, a small principality in southwest Georgia, after having murdered his father, Mamia II Gurieli, and
Mamia II Gurieli
…find refuge in Guria with her son Bagrat. Guria and Mingrelia responded by imposing a blockade on Imereti and organizing their own marriage alliance: Simon Gurieli, son and heir of Mamia II, married Levan II Dadiani's sister, Mariam, while Prince Levan II married the daughter of the Prince of Abkhazia. In anticipation…
Simon Gurieli, a sketch from Teramo Castelli's travelogue.