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Konstantine Bagration of Mukhrani ( ka, კონსტანტინე ბაგრატიონ-მუხრანელი) (14 March 1889 – 1 June 1915) was a Georgian nobleman from 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 ...

. A member of the

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, Konstantine fought with distinction and died in

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- actions for which he posthumously received the

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, the highest military decoration of the

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. Konstantine was in a brief but controversial marriage with Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia, a member of the

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Life

Wedding of Georgian Prince Konstantine Bagration of Mukhrani to Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia

Konstantine was the son of Prince Alexander

Bagration of Mukhrani The House of Mukhrani is a 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 Kartli. The family � ...

(1856–1935), a descendant of the Georgian royal House of Bagration, one of the oldest European dynasties. Alexander was the son of Prince Mikheil (1831-1907), son of Constantine IV, Prince of Mukhrani. Konstantine's mother was Princess Nino Tarkhan-Mouravi (1869–1934), also of Georgian noble blood. He was born in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), ( ka, ტფილისი, tr ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia ( ...

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, at that time a part of the

. In the winter of 1910, Konstantin made acquaintance of his future wife Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia, from the Russian imperial

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, during a visit to one of Romanovs' estates. According to

Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia (; 15 July 1887 – 28 February 1955) was the second son of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia and his wife, Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (1865–1927), Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrik ...

, Tatiana's parents were against her marriage to the Georgian prince, since the Georgian royal house of which he was part had not been a ruling house in some time and was not deemed equal of the Russian Imperial family. To prevent the marriage, Tatiana's father,

Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia ( rus, Константи́н Константи́нович, p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ, a=Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov.ru.vorb.oga; 22 August 1858 – 15 June 1915 ...

, demanded that Konstantine leave

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, prompting the Georgian nobleman to return to his hometown of

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(Tbilisi, Georgia), and awaiting military deployment to

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. As a result of his departure, Konstantine and Tatiana remained apart for an entire year. Their love, however, withstood the time and distance. Due to Tatiana's stubbornness, three Imperial Family Councils were convened on the matter of marriage, with the participation of Emperor

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himself. The outcome of these family councils was that the Emperor issued an order, allowing the couple to get married. Konstantine and Tatiana wed in 1911 at the

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in the presence of the entire imperial family.

World War I and death

Several years after his marriage, Konstantine entered

as part of the

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, and in 1915 was awarded the

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due to his heroic actions in the course of combat and reconnaissance missions. Konstantine died in combat later that year and was awarded the Empire's highest military decoration - the

. Konstantine's remains were moved to

Mtskheta Mtskheta ( ka, მცხეთა} ) is a city in the Mkhare, region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia (country), Georgia. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is locat ...

, Georgia's ancient capital, and buried at the Cathedral of the Living Pillar where many other Georgian royalty rest. Along the way, Konstantine's remains were saluted by a line of Russian Imperial troops, soldiers from all local educational establishments and the Cadet Corps.Zvegintsov, V. N;
«Кавалергарды в великую и гражданскую войну» часть 2, 1938, page 36.
'

Issue

Konstantine was survived by Tatiana and their two children: * Teymuraz Bagration (1912–1992) * Natasha Bagration (1914–1984)

References

Лейб-Эриванцы в Великой войне.
Материалы для истории полка в обработке полковой Париж. 1959 * Русский Инвалид от 18.7.15 за No. 158

Белград, Русская типография, 1925. Попов, Константин Сергеевич * Мемуары — В. К. Гавриил Константинови�

''Сайт Хронос.Окружение Николая II''
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Life

World War I and death

Issue

See also

References