# Giorgi Bagrationi (born 2011)

Giorgi Bagrationi (Georgian: გიორგი ბაგრატიონი; (born 27 September 2011), is a Georgian prince of the Bagrationi dynasty.

## Family

Born in Spain, Giorgi is the only child of Prince David Bagration-Mukhrani and Princess Anna Bagration-Gruzinsky, born to their (only) civil marriage in 2010 (their religious marriage had been contracted in February 2009 and was dissolved in August 2009). With his birth he became the potential heir to the rival claims of the Mukhraneli and Gruzinsky branches of the House of Bagration to the former throne of the Kingdom of Georgia on the condition no other Bagrationi prince was born in the Gruzinsky branch to displace his mother.
Since the divorce of Giorgi's parents, he has been pictured in attendance at several civic and religious events with his father. On 2 April 2016, accompanying Prince David, Giorgi visited and was photographed in Tbilisi with the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II, who had christened him.

## Succession dispute

Before his death in 2025, his maternal grandfather Prince Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky refused to officially recognize his grandson as the heir to the Georgian throne or to the Gruzinsky branch. Nugzar had demanded that David sign a written agreement recognizing Nugzar and the Gruzinsky branch as the sole rightful heirs to the Georgian throne and to the legacy of the Georgian kings. This never took place, but Nugzar also considered Ana his heiress presumptive.
Following Nugzar's death on 1 March 2025 his mother is presumed to have become the Gruzinsky Pretender Queen and therefore it is now almost assured Giorgi will unite the rival claims, since he has now become the heir apparent to both the genealogical heir male of the Bagrationi dynasty as well as the heir general of Georgia's last monarch, King George XII. He is also the direct descendant of Mirian III of Iberia, the first Christian king of Georgia.

## Christening

Giorgi's christening was held on 3 November 2013 by Patriarch Ilia II, primate of the Georgian Orthodox Church, in Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in Mtskheta. His godfathers are the patriarch himself, his uncles Irakli and Ugo, Levan Vasadze, said to be closely associated with ex-Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili and the President Giorgi Margvelashvili, and Mikheil Akhvlediani, the honorary consul of Spain. Government ministers Irakli Alasania and Nodar Khaduri were also present during the ceremony as well as guests from Russia, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the United States, Austria, and Romania.
Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia stated:
   Today is a happy day, today is a historical day. Prince Giorgi was christened in this Holy Temple, where are his ancestors. Such royal christening has not been since 1801 and thanks to the Lord, the Lord gave the power to his people for this.
Prince Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky after the christening of his grandson said:
   Batonishvili Giorgi is the direct descendant of the last king of united Georgia, George VIII and the last king of Kartli-Kakheti George XII through his mother's side and we have a big hope that he will get the royal dignity from his mother in the future.
Giorgi's godfather Mr Levan Vasadze made a statement after his christening:
   Congratulations to everyone, today is a historic day. Our hearts are full of joy, our nation, our country celebrates the restoration of its statehood, restoration of the autocephaly of our church and now we have a solid foundation for the restoration of a constitutional monarchy. It is a great honor for me to be a godfather of Batonishvili Giorgi.

## Honours

* Grand Collar of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia and the Seamless Tunic of Our Lord Jesus Christ (at birth).
* Honorary Inspector of the Spanish police.

## Ancestry

Ancestors of Giorgi Bagrationi :