Georgian Prince Royal of the Bagrationi Dynasty. He was born to King Heraclius II and Queen Darejan Dadiani. He distinguished himself against the invading Iranian army of Agha Muhammad Khan at the battle of Krtsanisiin in 1795 and was then active in opposition to his half-brother George XII of Georgia and the newly established Russian administration in Georgia. In 1802 he surrendered to the Russian authorities and spent the rest of his life in St. Petersburg, working on an overview of Georgia's history. He died at the age of 53. In Russia, he was known as the Tsarevich Vakhtang Irakliyevich Gruzinsky.
Georgian Prince Royal of the Bagrationi Dynasty. He was born to King Heraclius II and Queen Darejan Dadiani. He distinguished himself against the invading Iranian army of Agha Muhammad Khan at the battle of Krtsanisiin in 1795 and was then active in opposition to his half-brother George XII of Georgia and the newly established Russian administration in Georgia. In 1802 he surrendered to the Russian authorities and spent the rest of his life in St. Petersburg, working on an overview of Georgia's history. He died at the age of 53. In Russia, he was known as the Tsarevich Vakhtang Irakliyevich Gruzinsky.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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