Princess Bagrationi was a 12th–13th century princess from

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, who was briefly grand princess consort of Kiev for a few months in 1154 by marriage to

Iziaslav II of Kiev Iziaslav II Mstislavich (
at Izbornik – 13 November 1154)

.Zob. W. Dworzaczek, Genealogia, tabl. 27.

Biography

The princess is primarily known from an entry in the ''

Kievan Chronicle The ''Kievan Chronicle'' or ''Kyivan Chronicle'' is a chronicle of Kievan Rus'. It was written around 1200 in Vydubychi Monastery as a continuation of the ''Primary Chronicle''. It is known from two manuscripts: a copy in the '' Hypatian Codex'' ...

'' under the year of 1154, in which she married the grand prince of Kiev: "Obez" means

. Based on this fact, it has been conjectured that she was a Georgian princess of the royal

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

. She would have been a daughter of King

Demetrius I of Georgia Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name ''Dēmḗtrios'' (), meaning "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, Dimitri, Dimitrie, Dimitar, Dumitru, Demitri, D ...

, sister of the kings

David V David V ( ka, დავით V, tr; 1113 — 1155), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the king ('' mepe'') of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1154 until his death in 1155. Life David was born around 1113 and was the eldest son of Prince Demetrius and ...

and

George III George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland, Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and ...

and Princess Rusudan. She was a paternal aunt of the famous Queen

Tamar of Georgia Tamar the Great ( ka, თამარ მეფე, tr , ; 1160 – 18 January 1213) queen regnant, reigned as the List of monarchs of Georgia#Kings of unified Georgia (1008–1490), Queen of Kingdom of Georgia, Georgia from 1184 to 1213, ...

. Her first name is unknown, and nothing is known about her later life either.

References

Bibliography

Primary sources

* ''

'' ( 1200), ''sub anno'' 1158 ** (Church Slavonic critical edition) ** (modern English translation)

Literature

* {{authority control Bagrationi dynasty of the Kingdom of Georgia Princesses from Georgia (country) 12th-century births 13th-century deaths Grand princesses consort of Kiev Daughters of kings