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Duchy of Racha

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The Duchy of Racha (რაჭის საერისთავო, rach'is saerist'avo) was an important fiefdom in medieval and early modern Georgia, located in the western province of Racha, in the upper Rioni Valley in the foothills of the Greater Caucasus crest, and ruled by a succession of eristavi ("dukes") from c. 1050 until being transferred to the royal crown in 1789. [1]

39 relations: Alexander Bagration-Imeretinsky (1796–1862), Alexander IV of Imereti, Bagrat V of Imereti, Barakoni, Bezhan Dadiani, Chkhetidze, Darejan of Kakheti, Queen of Imereti, Duchy of Kldekari, Duchy of Tskhumi, Eristoff, George III of Guria, George IV of Guria, George VII of Imereti, Giorgi V Gurieli, Japaridze (noble family), Joseph, Catholicos of Abkhazia, Kakhaberidze, Katsia II Dadiani, Ketevan Pkheidze, Kingdom of Georgia, Liparitids, List of Georgian dukes (eristavs), List of historical states of Georgia, List of mothers to monarchs of Georgia, List of state leaders in 1759, List of state leaders in 1769, List of wars involving Georgia (country), Mamia III Gurieli, Mamia IV Gurieli, Mamuka of Imereti, Otia Dadiani, Paata Abashidze, Prince George of Imereti, Prince Luarsab of Kartli (died 1698), Rusudan of Circassia, Sadrosho, Satavado, Tsotne Dadiani, Vakhtang VI of Kartli.

Alexander Bagration-Imeretinsky (1796–1862)

Alexander Bagration-Imeretinsky (ალექსანდრე ბაგრატიონ-იმერეტინსკი, Alek'sandre Bagration-Imeretinski; Александр Георгиевич Багратион-Имеретинский, Aleksandr Georgyevich Bagration-Imeretinsky; 1796 — 5 February 1862) was a Georgian royal prince of the Bagrationi dynasty of Imereti and a general in Imperial Russian service.

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Alexander IV of Imereti

Alexander IV (ალექსანდრე IV, Alek'sandre IV) (died 1695), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Imereti (western Georgia) from 1683 to 1690 and again from 1691 to 1695.

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Bagrat V of Imereti

Bagrat V (ბაგრატ V) (1620–1681), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was a king of Imereti, whose troubled reign in the years of 1660–61, 1663–68, 1669–78, and 1679–81, was marked by extreme instability and feudal anarchy in the kingdom.

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Barakoni

Barakoni Church of the Mother of God (ბარაკონის ღვთისმშობლის ტაძარი), commonly known as Barakoni (ბარაკონი), is an Orthodox church in Georgia, near the town of Ambrolauri, in the village of Tsesi of mountainous western province of Racha (modern-day Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti).

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Bezhan Dadiani

Bezhan Dadiani (ბეჟან დადიანი; died 1728), of the House of Dadiani, was Prince of Mingrelia from 1715 to 1728.

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Chkhetidze

Chkhetidze (ჩხეტიძე) was a Georgian noble family known in west Georgia from the tenth century.

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Darejan of Kakheti, Queen of Imereti

Darejan (დარეჯანი) or Nestan-Darejan (ნესტან-დარეჯანი) (c. 1615 – 1668) was a daughter of King Teimuraz I, a ruler of Kakheti in eastern Georgia, with a notable role in the contemporary politics of Georgia.

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Duchy of Kldekari

Kldekari (კლდეკარი) was a duchy (saeristavo) within the kingdom of Georgia from 876-1103.

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Duchy of Tskhumi

The Duchy of Tskhumi (ცხუმის სამთავრო), also referred as the Duchy of Abkhazia was a duchy (saeristavo) in a mediaeval Georgia.

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Eristoff

Eristoff Vodka originated from Georgia and was first created for Prince Eristavi of Duchy of Racha in 1806.

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George III of Guria

Giorgi III Gurieli (გიორგი III გურიელი; died 1684), of the Georgian House of Gurieli, was Prince of Guria from 1669 to 1684 and King of Imereti from 1681 to 1683.

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George IV of Guria

Giorgi IV Gurieli (გიორგი IV გურიელი) (died 1726), of the House of Gurieli, was Prince of Guria from 1711 to 1726, and a king of Imereti in western Georgia in 1716.

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George VII of Imereti

George VII (გიორგი VII; alternatively known as George VI) (died February 22, 1720), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was King of Imereti (western Georgia) in the periods of 1707–11, 1712–13, 1713–16, and 1719–1720.

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Giorgi V Gurieli

Giorgi V Gurieli (გიორგი V გურიელი), of the western Georgian House of Gurieli, was Prince of Guria from 1756 to 1758 and again from 1765 to 1771 and from 1776 to 1788.

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Japaridze (noble family)

The Japaridze (ჯაფარიძე) is a Georgian noble family known from c. 1400.

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Joseph, Catholicos of Abkhazia

Joseph or Ioseb (იოსები; 1739 – 13 May 1776) was a Georgian Orthodox hierarch, Metropolitan Bishop of Gelati (1760–1769), and Catholicos of Abkhazia (1769–1776).

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Kakhaberidze

The Kakhaberidze, archaically Kakhaberisdze (pl. -ebi) (კახაბერიძე, literally "the sons of Kakhaber") was a noble family in medieval Georgia which held sway over the highland northwestern Georgian province of Racha from the 11th or 12th century to the 13th.

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Katsia II Dadiani

Katsia II Dadiani (კაცია II დადიანი; died 1788), of the House of Dadiani, was Prince of Mingrelia from 1758 to 1788.

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Ketevan Pkheidze

Ketevan Pkheidze (ქეთევან ფხეიძე; died 1744) was a Georgian princess of the family of Pkheidze (also known as Mkheidze) hailing from Imereti.

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Kingdom of Georgia

The Kingdom of Georgia (საქართველოს სამეფო), also known as the Georgian Empire, was a medieval Eurasian monarchy which emerged circa 1008 AD.

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Liparitids

The Liparitids (ლიპარიტები), also known as Baghuashi (ბაღჳაში), were a noble house (didebuli) in medieval Georgia, with notable members from the 9th to 12th centuries and famed for their powerful resistance to the consolidation of the Bagratid royal authority in the Kingdom of Georgia.

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List of Georgian dukes (eristavs)

The Duchy of Aragvi was an important fiefdom in medieval and early modern Georgia, strategically located in the upper Aragvi valley, in the foothills of the eastern Greater Caucasus crest, and ruled by a succession of Eristavi ("Dukes") from c. 1380 until being transferred to the royal crown in 1747.

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List of historical states of Georgia

This is an incomplete list of states that have existed on the present-day territory of Georgia since ancient times.

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List of mothers to monarchs of Georgia

This list includes the biological mothers of the Georgian monarchs.

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List of state leaders in 1759

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List of state leaders in 1769

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List of wars involving Georgia (country)

The following is an incomplete list of wars involving Georgia, by Georgian people or regular armies during periods when independent Georgian states existed, from antiquity to the present day.

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Mamia III Gurieli

Mamia III Gurieli (მამია III გურიელი), also known as Mamia the Great Gurieli (დიდი გურიელი, Didi Gurieli) or the Black Gurieli (შავი გურიელი, Shavi Gurieli) (died 5 January 1714), of the western Georgian House of Gurieli, was Prince of Guria from 1689 to 1714.

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Mamia IV Gurieli

Mamia IV Gurieli (მამია IV გურიელი) (died 1778 or 1784), of the western Georgian House of Gurieli, was Prince of Guria from 1726 to 1756 and again from 1758 to 1765 and from 1771 to 1776.

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Mamuka of Imereti

Mamuka (მამუკა; – 1769) was a member of the Bagrationi dynasty of Imereti, a kingdom in western Georgia.

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Otia Dadiani

Otia Dadiani (ოტია დადიანი; died 1757), of the House of Dadiani, was Prince of Mingrelia from 1728 until his death.

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Paata Abashidze

Paata Abashidze (პაატა აბაშიძე; died 1684) was a member of the Georgian princely family (tavadi) of Abashidze, prominent in the politics of the kingdom of Imereti in the 17th century.

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Prince George of Imereti

George (გიორგი) (1778 – 20 November 1807) was a Georgian prince of the Bagrationi house of Imereti and claimant to the crown of Imereti.

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Prince Luarsab of Kartli (died 1698)

Luarsab (ლუარსაბი) (1660 – November 1698) was a Georgian prince royal (batonishvili) of the Bagratid House of Mukhrani of Kartli.

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Rusudan of Circassia

Rusudan (რუსუდანი; died 30 December 1740) was a daughter of a Circassian noble and a wife of Vakhtang VI, who ruled the Georgian kingdom of Kartli as a regent from 1703 to 1712 and a king (or a vali from the Iranian perspective) from 1716 to 1724.

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Sadrosho

sadrosho (სადროშო; literally, "of a banner") was an administrative division in medieval and early modern Georgia which supplied men for a subdivision of the army marked by its own banner.

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Satavado

Satavado (სათავადო) was a large feudal landholder and feudal hierarchy-political unit in the 15th-18th centuries in Georgia.

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Tsotne Dadiani

Tsotne Dadiani (ცოტნე დადიანი) (died) was a Georgian nobleman of the House of Dadiani and one of the leading political figures in the time of Mongol ascendancy in Georgia.

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Vakhtang VI of Kartli

Vakhtang VI (ვახტანგ VI), also known as Vakhtang the Scholar, Vakhtang the Lawgiver and Ḥosaynqolī Khan (translit) (September 15, 1675 – March 26, 1737), was a Georgian monarch of the royal Bagrationi dynasty.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Racha

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