The legal heir to the Royal Throne of the
Georgian Bagrationi Dynasty
The Georgian Royal Dynasty – the “Iesian, Davitian, Solomonian Bagrationi” counts 1300 years and is the oldest among the world Monarchies. (See Additional Information No. 1 - all mentioned Additional Information coming soon here )
The honourable dynasty, whether from royal line or nobility offshoots, enriched Georgian history with the saints, kings, politicians, militaries, churchmen, scientists and artists. Their descendants still serve their motherland and struggle for its welfare. (See Additional Information No. 2)
Presently, the distinguished name has over hundred descendants and it is natural that, not every one of them may be heir to the Georgian Royal Throne. (See Additional Information No. 3) The given issue is regulated by the International and Georgian dynastic law, according to which his Royal Highness Prince Nugzar Bagrationi-Gruzinski is the heir to the Georgian Royal Throne.
“God established earthly royal rule similarly to the heavenly reign, according to his all-powerful reign; similar to his eternal realm, the royalty is hereditary.” It has been inherited and it is his right to go on with the fulfillment of the duty of his ancestors. He may exist or not, and there may be only one king, proceeding from his genetic heritage.
Election of the monarch (similar to the president), or selection, is a rude violation of international law and dynastic laws. (See Additional Information No. 4) International and Georgian dynastic laws, primarily, consider who is the descendant of Georgia’s last king Giorgi XII and also the descendant of the king Giorgi VIII, reigning prior to the disintegration of united Georgia (into the kingdoms of Kartli, Kakheti, Imereti). (See Additional Information No. 5)
The last king of united Georgia Giorgi VIII, united in himself the east Georgian, Davit-Ulu bloodline on his father’s side and west Georgian, Davit-Narini bloodline, on his mother’s side, which bore major importance for the legitimization of the Royal branch of the united Georgia. (See Additional Information No. 6)
During the 30 year rule of Giorgi VIII, the Ottomans managed to upset the coalition of Europe and Georgia and break the united Georgian kingdom into three provincial kingdoms – Kartli, Kakheti and Imereti kingdoms. (See Additional Information No. 7)
Imereti Royal dynasty was headed by the cousin of King Giorgi VIII Bagrati, whose offshoots are the honourable nobility, the Bagration - Imeretinski, Imeretinski and the branch of Imeretian Bagrationis (Ghvankiteli).
The nephew of Giorgi VIII, Konstantine, gave birth to Kartli Royal dynasty, whose offshoots are the nobility branches of the Bagration – Mukhraneli and Gonashvili.
King Giorgi VIII was forced to gain foothold in Kakheti, giving thus rise to Kakheti kingdom, from which derived the nobility branches of Bagration – Davitishvili and the Bagration - Babadishvili. However King Giorgi VIII, had never given up the attempts to restore the united Georgian Royal Throne. His struggle was carried on by his descendants and brought to realization by Erekle II. (See Additional Information No. 8)
In 1790, under the reign of King Erekle II an agreement, known as the “Treaty of the Iberians (Iverians)” was signed, according to which, King Erekle II was recognized as all Georgian Sovereign – “considered the father of them all”. The treaty is signed by Imeretian King Solomon II, Grigol Dadiani and Simon Gurieli. Thus the status of King Erekle II was inherited by his son, the ultimate King of Georgia Giorgi XII. (See Additional Information No. 9)
In 1801 the Russian Emperor forcibly abolishes the monarchy in Georgia, while the name of the heirs to the throne was appended with “Gruzinski” (“of Georgia”), in order to distinguish them from other Bagrationi nobility. For this reason only the Royal family bears the name Bagration-Gruzinski. (See Additional Information No. 10)
As the confirmation to the above mentioned facts we offer you the table of Bagrationi Royal and nobiliary branches (see table below);
In 2006 a memorandum was signed by the House of Bagrationi, according to which Nugzar Bagrationi-Gruzinski is recognized as heir to the throne. The memorandum rests upon the legal, historical and genealogical basics; historical-legal documents of the historians of the Academy of Sciences; recognitions of the Georgian genealogical society and the assembly of the Georgian nobility; the historical-legal documents preserved in the archives of the Georgian and Russian state archives; recognitions of all Russian Monarchy Centre and the scientific board of the Moscow Memorial Museum of the Russian Imperial Name and the Peter-Paul Imperial Society.
The fact that Prince Nugzar Bagrationi has daughters does not mean that the heirs to the throne should be chosen within the offshoots of Kartli and Imereti Bagrationis. Similar acts, according to the Georgian and International law, are considered as an attempt of the usurpation of the throne and the violation of the rights of the true successor to the throne. As, not only nobility, but the presently terminated Kartli and Imereti lines do not represent the heirs of the last king of the united Georgia Giorgi XII and King Giorgi VIII, reigning prior to the disintegration of the kingdom. The Throne of united Georgia belongs only to Bagration-Gruzinski Royal House and Prince Nugzar Bagrationi is the heir to the throne and the head of the Royal House, having every right to name the future heir. (See Additional Information No. 11)
Today, women reign in Britain, Netherlands, and Denmark and their dynasties are continued through the female lineage. The kings of Romania and Sweden named their daughters future heirs to the throne. Georgia settled the issue back in the middle ages and the throne was occupied by the King of kings Tamar, King of kings Rusudan, King – queens of Hereti Dinara I and Dinara II, Queen Regent of Kakheti Ketevan, King – queen of Imereti Darejan. i.e. if the monarch has no son, the dynasty continues through the female line. (See Additional Information No. 12)
Prince Nugzar accepted the proposal of the Catholicos Patriarch Ilia II, to pass the Royal title to the grandchild through the line of his daughter, as, naming the future heir to the throne is the prerogative of the head of the Royal House and not of unauthorized persons. (See Additional Information No. 13)
Holy Easter, 2010
Chancellor of the Royal House Kakha Koridze
(See Additional Information No. 14)