Constantine IV ( ka, კონსტანტინე IV მუხრანბატონი, ''Konstantine IV Mukhranbatoni''; russian: Константин Иванович Багратион-Мухранский, ''Konstantin Ivanovich Bagration-Mukhransky'') (1782 – 7 September 1842) was the head of the

Mukhrani Mukhrani ( ka, მუხრანი, originally Mukhnari ��უხნარი i.e., "oak-grove") is a historical lowland district in eastern Georgia, currently within the borders of Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, north of the town of Mtskheta. It lie ...

branch of the

Bagrationi dynasty The Bagrationi dynasty (; ) is a royal dynasty which reigned in Georgia from the Middle Ages until the early 19th century, being among the oldest extant Christian ruling dynasties in the world. In modern usage, the name of the dynasty is sometim ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

and the last Prince ('' batoni'') of

and ''

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'' commander of the

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Shida Kartli Shida Kartli ( ka, შიდა ქართლი, , ; "Inner Kartli") is a landlocked administrative region (''Mkhare'') in eastern Georgia. It comprises a central part of the historical-geographic province of Shida Kartli. With an area of , Sh ...

and Grand Master of the Household (''msakhurt-ukhutsesi'') of Georgia in 1801. Afterwards, he was in the service of the

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, ending his career with the rank of general.

Biography

Constantine was the eldest son of

Ioane I, Prince of Mukhrani Ioane ( ka, იოანე მუხრანბატონი, ''Ioane Mukhranbatoni'') (12 December 1755 – 1 October 1801) was a Georgian diplomat and military commander. As the head of the Mukhrani branch of the royal Bagrationi dynasty of ...

, and Princess Ketevan of Georgia, daughter of King

Heraclius II of Georgia Heraclius II ( ka, ერეკლე II), also known as Erekle II and The Little Kakhetian ( ka, პატარა კახი ) (7 November 1720 or 7 October 1721 C. ToumanoffHitchins, KeithHeraclius II. ''Encyclopædia Iranica Online edit ...

. He succeeded to the headship of the House of Mukhrani on the death of his father in October 1801. In the last years of the Georgian monarchy, he was among those dignitaries who saw Georgia's future within the Russian realm and opposed accession of Prince David, son of the ailing King

George XII George XII ( ka, გიორგი XII, ''Giorgi XII''), sometimes known as George XIII (November 10, 1746 – December 28, 1800), of the House of Bagrationi, was the second and last King of the Kingdom of Kartl-Kakheti in eastern Georgia from ...

, to the throne of Georgia. When Georgia was annexed by Russia in 1801, the status of Mukhrani as a sovereign feudatory was revoked and the nobility of Georgia was integrated with that of Russia. Constantine's loyalty to the new regime was rewarded with the rank of colonel in 1808 and of major-general in 1817. In 1830, he was elected as the first Marshal of Nobility of the

Tiflis Governorate The Tiflis Governorate was a province ('' guberniya'') of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire with its administrative center in Tiflis (present-day Tbilisi). In 1897, it constituted 44,607 sq. kilometres in area and had a population ...

, a move opposed by the general and poet Prince

Alexander Chavchavadze Prince Alexander Chavchavadze ( ka, ალექსანდრე ჭავჭავაძე, russian: Александр Чавчавадзе; 1786 – November 6, 1846) was a Georgian poet, public benefactor and military figure. Regarded as the ...

. He retired from military service in 1838 with the right to a rank of lieutenant-general.

Family

Constantine IV married Princess Khoreshan

Guramishvili Guramishvili ( ka, გურამიშვილი; russian: Гурамишвили; Гурамов) is a Georgian noble family derived from the House of Zevdginidze and known since the 16th century in the eastern provinces of the country. The ...

(1786–1831) and had 7 children: *

Ivane Bagration of Mukhrani }, ''Ivan Konstantinovich Bagration-Mukhransky'') (February 7, 1812 – March 11, 1895) was a Georgian nobleman of the House of Mukhrani, and general in the Imperial Russian service. He was one of the biggest Georgian landowners of that time and a m ...

(1812–1895) *

Irakli Bagration of Mukhrani (1813–1892) Prince Irakli Konstantines dze Bagration of Mukhrani ( ka, ირაკლი კონსტანტინეს ძე ბაგრატიონ-მუხრანელი) or Prince Irakli Konstantinovich Bagration-Mukhranski (1813-1892) was ...

*Alexander Bagration of Mukhrani (1817–1851) *Giorgi Bagration of Mukhrani (1820–1874) *Ekaterine Bagration of Mukhrani (born 1825) *Mariam Bagration of Mukhrani (born 1826) *Mikheil Bagration of Mukhrani (1831–1907) ** Alexander (1856-1935), chamberlain ***

Konstantine Bagration of Mukhrani (1889–1915) Prince Konstantine Bagration of Mukhrani ( ka, კონსტანტინე ბაგრატიონ-მუხრანელი) (1889 – 1915) was a Georgia (country), Georgian nobleman from the House of Mukhrani. A member of the Russi ...

References

{{s-end 1782 births 1842 deaths House of Mukhrani Imperial Russian Army generals Georgian generals in the Imperial Russian Army Georgian major generals (Imperial Russia)