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King of All Georgia

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# Potrait Name Began Ended Notes
1
Bagrat III
(გიბაგრატ III)
1008 7 May 1014 Also King of the Abkhazians from 978 on (as Bagrat II), uniting the Georgian kingdoms in 1008 through inheritance
2
George I
(გიორგი I)
7 May 1014 16 August 1027 Son of Bagrat III
3
Bagrat IV
(გიბაგრატ IV)
16 August 1027 24 November 1072 Son of George I; Queen Mariam served as regent till 1037; successfully defeated an two uprising amongst the Georgian nobility that was aimed at putting his brother Demetrius and later Bagrat's own son on the throne instead;
4
George II
(გიორგი II)
24 November 1072 1112 Son of Bagrat IV; crowned 1150 in opposition to his father by Georgian noble Liparit till 1153; forced to abdicate in favor of his energetic son, David IV, to whom he remained a nominal co-ruler until his death in 1112
5
St. David IV the Builder
(დავით აღმაშენებელი)
1089 24 January 1125 Son of George II; popularly considered to be the greatest and most successful Georgian ruler in history,
6
St. Demetre I
(დემეტრე I)
24 November 1072
1155
1154
1156
Son of David IV; he defeated an uprising meant to put his brother Vakhtang on the throne, later desposed by eldest son and forced to abdicate and become a monk, restored in 1155
7
David V
(დავით V)
1154 1155 Eldest son of Demetre I; fearing a change in the succession he desposed his father in palace coup; killed by disgruntled nobles
8
George III
(გიორგი III)
1156 27 March 1184 Younger son of Demetre II; quelled a rebellion aimed at putting his nephew Demna on the throne, crown his daughter as heir
9
Saint Tamar
(თამარი)
27 March 1184 18 January 1213 Daughter of George III; first woman to rule Georgia; her reign was the zenith of Georgia
10
George IV Lasha
(გიორგი IV ლაშა, ლაშა გიორგი)
18 January 1213 18 January 1223 Son of Tamar; died from wound recieved while fighting the Mongols
11
Rusudan
(რუსუდანი)
18 January 1213 1245 Daughter of Tamar; second woman to rule Georgia; she was too weak to preserve whatever was gained by her predecessors, forced to become a vassal of the Mongols
12
David VI Narin the Younger
(დავით VI)
1245 1259 Son of Rusudan; forced by the Mongols to share power with his illegitimate cousin; in 1259, he rose, unsuccessfully, against the Mongol yoke and, then, fled to Kutaisi, from whence he reigned over western Georgia (Imereti) as a separate ruler,
13
David VII Ulu the Elder
(დავით VII)
1247 1270 Son of George IV Lasha; recognized by the Mongols as junior-co king of Georgia; assumed sole power in 1259 after cousin's failed uprising, ruling only eastern Georgia
14
St. Demetrius II the Self-sacrificer
(დემეტრე II თავდადებული)
1270 12 March 1289 Son of David VII Ulu; executed by the Mongols on suspicion of rebellion, ruling the eastern portion
15 Vakhtang II
(ვახტანგ II)
1289 1292 Son of David VI Narin; installed by the Mongols to replace his cousin, ruling the eastern portion, he was loyal to the Mongols
16 David VIII
(დავით VIII)
1293 1311 Son of Demetrius II; recognized by the Mongols as junior-co king of Georgia; assumed sole power in 1259 after cousin's failed uprising
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Son of George IV Lasha; recognized by the Mongols as junior-co king of Georgia; assumed sole power in 1259 after cousin's failed uprising
Dynastic struggle 1038–1046
Vatha pagan rising 1046-1047
1 Béla IV 14 October 1235 3 May 1270 son of Andrew II., the "second founder" after the First Mongol invasion (1241–42)
1 Stephen V 3 May 1270 6 August 1272 son of Béla IV.
1 Ladislaus IV the Cuman 6 August 1272 10 July 1290 son of Steven V.; unsuccessful Mongol invasion; lived with the nomad cuman tribes
1 Andrew III 4 August 1290 14 January 1301 grandson of Andrew II., born in Venice last of the Árpád dynasty


House of Zápolya

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Potrait Ruler Began Ended Remarks
John I (Szapolyai János) 10 November 1526 22 July 1540 Also claimed the throne, with support of Hungarian nobles and later Suleiman the Magnificent.
John II (Szapolyai János Zsigmond) 22 July 1540 16 August 1570 son of John Zápolya; renounced his claim in 1570 in favour of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Hungary was effectively split into three parts: Royal Hungary in the north and west, Ottoman Hungary in the south, and the Principality of Transylvania in the east. The following, until 1699, gives the rulers of "Royal Hungary".