The coat of arms of the Bagrationi dynasty has been used by the former royal family of

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 its descendants. It is a symbol 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 som ...

, which claims the erstwhile Georgian crown.

Description

In the arms of the Mukhrani branch of the family, the shield is quartered by the cross, depicting: in the first quarter, the harp and the sling, attributes of the biblical King

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

from whom the dynasty claimed their descent; in the second, the crossed sword and scepter crowned with the globus cruciger; in the third, a pair of scales, symbolizing King Solomon; and in the fourth, mounted

Saint George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldie ...

, patron saint of Georgia, with a lance slaying a dragon. An escutcheon shows the

seamless robe of Jesus The Seamless Robe of Jesus (also known as the Holy Robe, Holy Tunic, Holy Coat, Honorable Robe, and Chiton of the Lord) is the robe said to have been worn by Jesus during or shortly before his crucifixion. Competing traditions claim that the ro ...

, representing the holiest relic of Georgia, said to be buried under the

Svetitskhoveli The Svetitskhoveli Cathedral ( ka, სვეტიცხოვლის საკათედრო ტაძარი, ''svet'icxovlis sak'atedro t'adzari''; literally the Cathedral of the Living Pillar) is an Orthodox Christian cathedral located ...

Cathedral in the town of Mtskheta. The supporters are lions rampant. The shield is surmounted with the royal crown of Georgia, the so-called Iberian crown.

References

*А. Б. Лакиер. Русская геральдика. изд. "Книга". М. 1990 г. ст. 325–328. *С. Думин, П. Гребельский. Дворянские роды российской империи. изд. Ликоминвест. т. III. М. 1996 г. ст. 50. *Общий гербовник дворянских родов Всероссийской Империи. С-Пб. т. VII. 1803 г. ст. 2. *В. Цихинский. Кавказский гербовник. Тавадские роды. (Рукопись). Петроград. 1922 г. ст. 9. *მიხეილ ვადბოლსკი. საქართველოს ჰერალდიკური სიმბოლიკა. გამომც. "ხელოვნება". თბ. 1980 წ. გვ. 95, ნახ. 147. *С. Думин. Герб их царских высочеств князей Багратион-Мухранских. Жур. «Гербовед». No. 2 (4).1993 г. ст. 26–32.

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