Levan of Imereti
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|reign=1585—1588
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|predecessor=George II of Imereti
|successor=Rostom of Imereti
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|house=Bagrationi dynasty
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|father=George II of Imereti
|mother= Rusudan Shervashidze
|birth_date= c. 1573
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|death_date=1590
|religion= Georgian Orthodox Church
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Levan ({{lang-ka|ლევანი}}; {{c.}} 1573 – 1590), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king (mepe) of Imereti from 1585 to 1588.
Life
Born into the Imeretian branch of the House of Bagration, Levan was the son of George II and his wife, Princess Rusudan Shervashidze.
He succeeded on the death of his father in 1585 when he was twelve years old. With his ascend to the throne, Leon faced a revolt by his own uncle, Constantine, who defied the royal authority and took control of Upper Imereti. Leon made an alliance with the Mingrelian Prince Mamia IV Dadiani, married his sister Marekhi, and forced Constantine to surrender in 1587.
A year later, Imereti was invaded by Simon I, the resurgent king of Kartli in eastern Georgia, who sought to reunify all Georgian lands under his crown. Leon was forced to flee to the highland province of Lechkhumi, but was soon able to resume the throne after Simon had to return to Kartli. However, Leon soon quarreled with his brother-in-law, Prince Mamia IV Dadiani who defeated the king and imprisoned him at Fort Shkheti, Mingrelia, where he died in 1590, aged 17.
References
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- {{in lang|ru}} Вахушти Багратиони (Vakhushti Bagrationi) (1745). [http://armenianhouse.org/bagrationi/history-ru/9.html История Царства Грузинского: Жизнь Имерети].
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Category:Bagrationi dynasty of the Kingdom of Imereti
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