David Bagration of Mukhrani
| David Bagration | |
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Prince David in 2008
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| Head of the Royal House of Georgia (disputed) | |
| Tenure | 16 January 2008 – present |
| Predecessor | Jorge de Bagration |
| Born |
24 June 1976 Madrid, Spain |
| Spouse |
Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky (m. 2009 – div. 2013) |
| Issue | Giorgi Bagrationi |
| House | Bagrationi |
| Father | Jorge de Bagration |
| Mother | María de las Mercedes de Zornoza y Ponce de León |
| Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Prince David Bagrationi of Mukhrani, David Bagration de Moukhrani y de Zornoza, or Davit Bagrationi-Mukhraneli (Georgian: დავით ბაგრატიონ-მუხრანელი) (born 24 June 1976) is a Spanish-born scion of the Mukhrani branch of the Georgian Bagrationi dynasty and current Head by primogeniture of the royal House of Bagrationi which reigned in Georgia from the medieval era until the early 19th century, succeeding on the death of his father Jorge de Bagration on 16 January 2008. Also The Crown Prince is the Grand Master of the Order Eagle of Georgia , Order Saint Queen Tamar and Order of the Crown of Georgia
Bagrationi's 2009 marriage to Princess Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky, a member of the rival Gruzinsky branch of the Bagrationi, his marital life and subsequent divorce in 2013, drew much publicity.
Bagrationi was born to the Georgian émigré family as the second son of Spanish race car driver, Prince George Bagrationi-Mukhraneli, by his first wife Doña María de las Mercedes de Zornoza y Ponce de León in Madrid, Spain. Bagrationi also has one older sister, Maria-Antonietta, one older brother, Irakly, and a younger half-brother, Gourami (Ugo).
Bagrationi settled permanently in Georgia's capital of Tbilisi in 2003 and obtained dual citizenship from Georgia in 2004. He has also been an altar server to Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.
In January 2008, Bagrationi announced his father's death, declaring himself to be his father's successor as the patrilineal head of the Georgian royal family while his elder brother, Irakly, continued to reside in Spain. Bagrationi's paternal grandfather, Prince Irakly Bagration-Mukhransky, had claimed headship of the Bagrationi dynasty in 1957 and, as such, the additional designations of Prince and Head of the Royal House of Georgia, of Kartalia, and of Mukhrani, Duke of the Lasos, Sovereign Head and Grand Master of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia and of the Order of the Queen-Saint Tamara, styles which his grandson also claims.
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