Bagrat IV of Imereti
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Bagrat IV (1565 – died after 1590), of the Bagrationi Dynasty
, was a king of Imereti
from 1589 to 1590. Bagrat was a son of Prince Rostom, a grandson of King Alexander II of Imereti
. Enthroned through the support of George II Gurieli, prince of Guria
, he briefly ruled during the civil war in Imereti until being deposed by the rival king Rostom
in 1590.
Bagrationi Dynasty
The Bagrationi dynasty was the ruling family of Georgia. Their ascendency lasted from the early Middle Ages until the early 19th century. In modern usage, this royal line is frequently referred to as the Georgian Bagratids, a Hellenized form of their dynastic name.The origin of the Bagrationi...
, was a king of Imereti
Kingdom of Imereti
The Kingdom of Imereti was established in 1455 by a member of the house of Bagration when the Kingdom of Georgia was dissolved into rival kingdoms. Before that time, Imereti was considered a separate kingdom within the Kingdom of Georgia, to which a cadet branch of the Bagration royal family held...
from 1589 to 1590. Bagrat was a son of Prince Rostom, a grandson of King Alexander II of Imereti
Alexander II of Imereti
Alexander II was a king of Georgia in 1478 and of Imereti from 1483 to 1510.In 1478, his father Bagrat VI died and Alexander became king of Georgia, initially ruling its two major regions, Imereti in the west and Kartli in the east. Alexander was expelled from the kingdom by a rival prince...
. Enthroned through the support of George II Gurieli, prince of Guria
Principality of Guria
The Principality of Guria was a historical state in Georgia. Centered on modern-day Guria, a southwestern region in Georgia, it was located between the Black Sea and Lesser Caucasus, and was ruled by a succession of twenty-two princes of the House of Gurieli from the 1460s to 1829. The...
, he briefly ruled during the civil war in Imereti until being deposed by the rival king Rostom
Rostom of Imereti
Rostom , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Imereti in the periods of 1588–1589 and 1590–1605. A son of Constantine, sometime claimant to the crown of Imereti, he was raised to the throne through the support of Mamia IV Dadiani, prince of Mingrelia, who had deposed King Leon of Imereti in 1588...
in 1590.