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David II (Georgian: დავით II, Davit' II) was a 15th-century Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia consecrated in 1426. He was the fourth son of Alexander I, King of Georgia (r. 1412–1442), by his second wife Tamar of Imereti.
Royal symbols of Imereti, 1803. Kingdom of Imereti under Bagrat III after annexing Samtskhe-Saatabago in 1535. The Kingdom of Imereti (Georgian: იმერეთის სამეფო, romanized: imeretis samepo) 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.
David's policy drew many leading aristocrats, including the Mingrelian prince Grigol Dadiani, into opposition. In 1789, King Heraclius II of Georgia sent his army into Imereti and helped David-Solomon to expel David II into Akhaltsikhe in the Ottoman-held Georgian province. In 1790, he returned with a Turkish force and deposed Solomon II, but ...
The fragmentation of the unified realm started in the 13th century during the Mongol invasions that resulted in the establishment of de facto independent Kingdom of Western Georgia led by King David VI Narin and his successors, even though several reunifications would take place that would then bring back monarchy united in fold.
The successive kings of Eastern Georgia from 1256 to 1329 were David VII, Demetrius II, David VIII, Vakhtang III and George V. At times, Georgia became a battleground between rival Mongol authorities, and in 1265, Berke Khan , the ruler of the Golden Horde , ravaged Eastern Georgia from the north.
David IV of Georgia, a fresco from the Shio-Mgvime monastery Expansion of Kingdom of Georgia under David IV's reign. George II ceded the crown to his 16-year-old son David IV in 1089. Under the tutelage of his court minister, George of Chqondidi, David IV suppressed the feudal lords and centralized the power. In 1089–1100, he organized ...
David IV of Georgia, the Builder, king in 1089–1125; sometimes referred to as David II; David II Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl (died in 1326) David II of Scotland, King of Scotland from 1329 to 1371; David II, Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia, ruled in 1426–1428; David II of Trebizond, Emperor of Trebizond from 1460 to 1461; Dawit II of ...
This category concerns the monarchs of the medieval Kingdom of Georgia (1008–1490). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kings of all Georgia . Pages in category "Kings of Georgia"