Levan ( ka, ლევანი) (1573–1590), of the
Bagrationi Dynasty, was a
king of Imereti from 1585 to 1588.
Life
Levan succeeded on the death of his father,
George II, in 1585 when he was twelve years old. With his ascend to the throne, Leon faced a revolt by his own uncle, Constantine, who defied the royal authority and took control of Upper Imereti. Leon made an alliance with the
Mingrelia
Mingrelia ( ka, სამეგრელო, tr; xmf, სამარგალო, samargalo; ab, Агырны, Agirni) is a historic province in the western part of Georgia, formerly known as Odishi. It is primarily inhabited by the Mingrelian ...
n prince
Mamia IV Dadiani Mamia IV Dadiani ( ka, მამია IV დადიანი; died 1590) was Prince of Mingrelia, of the House of Dadiani, from 1573 to 1578 and again from 1582 until his death. He was a younger son of Levan I Dadiani.
Mamia Dadiani's career unf ...
, married his sister Marekhi, and forced Constantine to surrender in 1587. A year later, Imereti was invaded by
Simon I Simon I may refer to:
* Simon I (High Priest) (310–291 or 300–270 BCE)
* Simon I de Montfort (1025–1087)
* Simon I de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton (died c. 1111)
* Simon I, Duke of Lorraine (1076–1138)
* Simon I, Count of Saarbrü ...
, the resurgent king of
Kartli in eastern Georgia, who sought to reunify all Georgian lands under his crown. Leon was forced to flee to the highland province of
Lechkhumi, but was soon able to resume the throne after Simon had to return to Kartli. However, Leon soon quarreled with his brother-in-law Mamia IV Dadiani who defeated the king and imprisoned him at Fort Shkheti, Mingrelia, where he died in 1590.
References
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Вахушти Багратиони (Vakhushti Bagrationi) (1745)
История Царства Грузинского: Жизнь Имерети
1573 births
1590 deaths
Bagrationi dynasty of the Kingdom of Imereti
Kings of Imereti
Eastern Orthodox monarchs
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