Konstantine "Kote" Bagration of Mukhrani ( ka, კონსტანტინე ��ოტემუხრანბატონი, ''Konstantine oteMukhranbatoni''; 24 December 1838 – 2 May 1903) was a Georgian nobleman, of the

House of Mukhrani The House of Mukhrani is a Georgia (country), Georgian princely family that is a branch of the former royal dynasty of Bagrationi, from which it sprang early in the 16th century, receiving in appanage the domain of Mukhrani, in the Kingdom of Kart ...

, and a military officer in the

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n service. Constantine Bagration of Mukhrani

Konstantine was born into the family of General Prince Ivane Bagration of Mukhrani and his wife, Princess Nino née Dadiani. Like his father, whom he succeeded as the head of the House of Mukhrani, Konstantine was a military officer in the Russian service. He took part in the

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and Caucasian wars and rose to a regimental commander in the

Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) The Russo-Turkish wars ( ), or the Russo-Ottoman wars (), began in 1568 and continued intermittently until 1918. They consisted of twelve conflicts in total, making them one of the longest series of wars in the history of Europe. All but four of ...

. Afterward, he retired with the rank of major-general and returned to the legacy of his father as a landowner and entrepreneur. Also, he was elected as Marshal of Nobility of the

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from 1895 to 1901. In 1895, he, further, was granted the title of ''Jägermeister'' ("Master of the Hunt") at the Imperial Russian court and periodically lived in St. Petersburg. He provided financial support to several Georgian cultural institutions, such as the projected Georgian University, and scholarships for Georgian students in various Russian academia.

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1838 births 1903 deaths House of Mukhrani Russian military personnel of the Crimean War Russian military personnel of the Caucasian War Russian military personnel of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) Georgian generals in the Imperial Russian Army {{Georgia-mil-bio-stub