Solomon II of Imereti

Solomon II of Imereti

Solomon II ( _ka. სოლომონ II) (1772 - February 7, 1815), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was the last King of Imereti (western Georgia) from 1789 to 1790 and from 1792 until his deposition by the Imperial Russian government in 1810.

He was born as David to Prince Archil, brother of King Solomon I of Imereti, by his wife Helene, daughter of King Heraclius II of Georgia. Solomon I, who died in 1784 without a male heir, named his nephew David as his successor. However, Solomon's cousin David II prevented him from being crowned as king and usurped the throne, leading to a civil war. Heraclius II interfered on behalf of his grandson and sent in an army, defeating David II at the Battle of Matkhoji on June 11, 1789. David, son of Archil, was crowned as King of Imereti under the name of Solomon II, but David II continued his efforts to resume the throne until his final defeat in 1792. He ruled under the protection of his maternal grandfather, Heraclius II, and continued Solomon I's policy of restricting the powers of feudal aristocracy. In 1795, he Heraclisu with a small Imeretian force at the Battle of Krtsanisi with the Persians.

After Heraclius death in 1798, and annexation of Georgia by Russia in 1800, the situation in Imereti became precarious. His refractory vassals, princes of Mingrelia and Guria, assumed the Russian protection and put forward territorial claims to the royal domains. Solomon attempted to enlist the Ottoman and Persian support against the anticipated Russian encroachment. However, the Russian commander in Georgia, Prince Pavel Tsitsianov, moved his army into Imereti and forced Solomon to succumb to Russian vassalage in the convention of Elaznauri of April 25, 1804. Yet, Solomon's relations with Russia continued to be strained. On February 20 1810, the Russian administration removed Solomon from the throne and sent in troops to take control of the kingdom. Solomon retaliated by rallying people against Russia and tried to enlist Turkey, Persia and Napoleonic France in his cause. Outnumbered and defeated, Solomon fled to the Ottoman possessions in Trabzond where he died in 1815.Suny, Ronald Grigor (1994), "The Making of the Georgian Nation: 2nd edition", p. 64. Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253209153]

The body of the last Georgian king was moved from Trebizond, Turkey to Gelati Monastery, Georgia, in 1990. [ge icon [http://www.people.istoria.ge/show.php?id=133 სოლომონ II (Solomon II)] . "People.Istoria.Ge". Accessed September 23, 2007.]

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