Alexander III of Imereti
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Alexander III (Georgian: ალექსანდრე III; 1609 – 1 March 1660), was a Georgian king (mepe) of the Bagrationi dynasty, who reigned as king of Imereti in Western Georgia from 1639 to 1660.
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King of Imereti (more...) | |
Reign | 1639–1660 |
Predecessor | George III of Imereti |
Successor | Bagrat V of Imereti |
Born | 1609 |
Died | 1660 (aged 50–51) |
Issue | Bagrat V of Imereti |
Dynasty | Bagrationi dynasty |
Father | George III of Imereti |
Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Locked in power struggle with his regional rivals for several decades, Alexander allied himself with the Tsardom of Russia in order to gain an upper hand, but with little success.[1] Ultimately, Alexander was able to establish control over the entirety of Western Georgia on his own, restoring some of Imereti's lost prestige; however, this consolidation proved relatively short lived. By the time of Alexander death in 1660, Western Georgia had reverted back to the state of internal struggles and instability,[2] which had become characteristic of Georgia as a whole following the collapse of the Georgian realm.