This is a list of the royal consorts 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 ...
from –20 February 1810.
Queen consort of the
Kingdom of Iberia
In Greco-Roman geography, Iberia (Ancient Greek: ''Iberia''; la, Hiberia) was an exonym for the Georgians, Georgian kingdom of Kartli ( ka, ქართლი), known after its Kartli, core province, which during Classical Antiquity and the E ...
(302 BC–580)
Queen consort of the
Principality of Iberia
Principality of Iberia ( ka, ქართლის საერისმთავრო, tr) was an early medieval aristocratic regime in a core Georgian region of Kartli, i.e. Iberia per classical authors. It flourished in the period of interregn ...
(580–1008)
Queen consort or King consort of the
Kingdom of Georgia
The Kingdom of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სამეფო, tr), also known as the Georgian Empire, was a medieval Eurasian monarchy that was founded in circa 1008 AD. It reached its Golden Age of political and economic ...
(1008–1490)
Georgia split into three independent kingdoms by 1490. The Kings of Kartli were descendants of Constantine II, the Kings of Kakheti from George VIII and the Kings of Imereti from Bagrat VI.
Queen consort of the
Kingdom of Kartli
The Kingdom of Kartli ( ka, ქართლის სამეფო, tr) was a late medieval/ early modern monarchy in eastern Georgia, centred on the province of Kartli, with its capital at Tbilisi. It emerged in the process of a triparti ...
(1484–1762)
Upon Teimuraz II's death, Kartli and Kakheti were united once more with the exception of Imereti.
Queen consort of the
Kingdom of Kakheti
The Second Kingdom of Kakheti ( ka, კახეთის სამეფო, tr; also spelled Kaxet'i or Kakhetia) was a late medieval/ early modern monarchy in eastern Georgia, centered at the province of Kakheti, with its capital first at Grem ...
(1490–1762)
Upon Teimuraz II's death, Kartli and Kakheti were united once more with the exception of Imereti.
Queen consort of the
Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
The Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti ( ka, ქართლ-კახეთის სამეფო, tr) (1762–1801
) was created in 1762 by the unification of two eastern Georgian kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti. From the early 16th century, accor ...
(1762–1801)
In 1762, the Kingdom of Kartli and the Kingdom of Kakheti were united under one ruler.
Annexation of Kakheti and Kartli to Russia by
Paul I of Russia
Paul I (russian: Па́вел I Петро́вич ; – ) was Emperor of Russia from 1796 until his assassination. Officially, he was the only son of Peter III of Russia, Peter III and Catherine the Great, although Catherine hinted that he w ...
, 1801.
Queen consort of the
Kingdom of Imereti
The Kingdom of Imereti ( ka, იმერეთის სამეფო, tr) was a Georgian monarchy established in 1455 by a member of the house of Bagrationi when the Kingdom of Georgia was dissolved into rival kingdoms. Before that time, Im ...
(1490–1810)
Although a vassal kingdom of Imereti was created in 1258, the only queens consort mentioned by names were Theodora Palaiologina, the former Queen of All Georgia, and Ana Orbeliani, wife of
Alexander I of Imereti
Alexander I ( ka, ალექსანდრე I, ''Alek'sandre I'') (died 1389), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was king of western Georgian
kingdom of Imereti from 1387 to 1389. Prior to that, he was ''eristavi'' ("duke") of Imereti under the auth ...
, who was really a Duke of Shorapani and not a king.
Annexation of Imereti to Russia by
Alexander I of Russia
Alexander I (; – ) was Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first King of Congress Poland from 1815, and the Grand Duke of Finland from 1809 to his death. He was the eldest son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg.
The son of ...
, 20 February 1810.
Gallery
Mariam, Dowager Queen of Georgia (Khakhuli icon).jpg, Mariam of Vaspurakan
Mariam, ( ka, მარიამი) was a Georgian queen and regent. She was the daughter of John-Senekerim Artsruni, an Armenian king of Vaspurakan, and the first consort of the king George I of Georgia. As a dowager queen of Georgia, she ruled ...
Oshki 2.jpg, A fresco from Oshki, probably depicting the marriage of Bagrat IV and Elene
''Elene'' is a poem in Old English, that is sometimes known as ''Saint Helena Finds the True Cross''. It was translated from a Latin text and is the longest of Cynewulf's four signed poems. It is the last of six poems appearing in the Vercelli man ...
at Bana
Queen Borena of Georgia.jpg, Borena of Alania
Borena ( ka, ბორენა) was a sister of the Alan king Durgulel "the Great", and the Queen consort of Georgia, as the second wife of Bagrat IV (r. 1027–1072).
The medieval Georgian historical tradition provides little information abou ...
Theodora Doukaina Palaeologina the wife of Davit IV Narin, King of Georgia.jpg, Theodora Doukaina Palaiologina
King Levan of Kakheti and his wife Tinatin (Akhali Shuamta fresco).jpg, Tinatin Gurieli
Tinatin Gurieli ( ka, თინათინ გურიელი; died 1591) was queen consort of Kakheti, a kingdom in eastern Georgia, as the first wife of King Levan. A daughter of Mamia I Gurieli, Prince of Guria, she married Levan c. 1520 a ...
and King Levan, from a fresco from the Akhali Shuamta monastery
George VII of Imereti.JPG, George VII of Imereti
George may refer to:
People
* George (given name)
* George (surname)
* George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
* George Washington, First President of the United States
* George W. Bush, 43rd President ...
and his Queen and son
St. Queen Ketevan.JPG, Ketevan of Mukhrani
Ketevan the Martyr ( ka, ქეთევან წამებული, tr) (c. 1560 – September 13, 1624) was a queen consort of Kakheti, a kingdom in eastern Georgia. She was regent of Kakheti during the minority of her son Teimuraz I of K ...
Darejan, Queen of Imereti 01.jpg, Darejan of Kakheti. A sketch by the contemporary Italian missionary Cristoforo Castelli
Teramo Cristoforo Castelli (1597 – 3 October 1659) was an Italian Theatines, Theatine missionary, born of a noble family, who spent twenty-two years in Georgia (country), Georgia from 1632 to 1654. He left seven volumes of travel notes and pen-a ...
.
თეიმურაზ I-ის მეუღლე დედოფალი ხორეშანი (კასტელის ნახატი) – Queen Khoreshan, wife of Teimuraz I (Casteli, drawing).JPG, Khorashan of Kartli
Khorashan ( ka, ხორაშანი, also Khoreshan, ხორეშანი, or Khvareshan, ხვარეშანი; died 1658) was a member of the Georgia (country), Georgian Bagrationi dynasty, a daughter of King George X of Kartli and ...
MariamDadianiMartvili.JPG, Mariam Dadiani
Mariam Dadiani ( ka, მარიამ დადიანი; born between 1599 and 1609; died 1682) was a daughter of Manuchar I Dadiani, Prince of Mingrelia, by his second wife, Tamar Jaqeli. Thrice married, successively to Simon I Gurieli, P ...
Svetitskhoveli, tomb of Tamar Bagration-Davitishvili.jpg, Epitaph of Tamar Davitashvili
Darejan, wife of Erekle II of Georgia (18th century).jpg, Darejan Dadiani
Darejan Dadiani ( ka, დარეჯანი), also known as Daria (Georgian: ; russian: Дарья Георгиевна, Darya Georgyevna) (20 July 1738 – 8 November 1807), was List of Georgian consorts, Queen Consort of Kingdom of Kakheti, ...
Queen Mariam of Georgia.jpg, Mariam Tsitsishvili
References
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Lists of queens
Queens consort from Georgia (country)
Georgian
Georgian may refer to:
Common meanings
* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
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Consort may refer to:
Music
* The Consort (Rufus Wainwright song), "The Consort" (Rufus Wainwright song), from the 2000 album ''Poses''
* Consort of instruments, term for instrumental ensembles
* Consort song (musical), a characteristic ...