Okropir Bagrationi
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Ok'ropir Bagrationi known in Russia as Tsarevich Okropir Georgievich Gruzinsky (June 24, 1795 – October 30, 1857) was a Georgian
prince (batonishvili
) of the Bagrationi Dynasty
.
He was born in Telavi
to Crown Prince George (the future king George XII of Georgia
, reigned 1798-1800) and his second wife, Mariam
. After his father’s death and Russian annexation of Georgia (1800), the royal family was forcibly removed from Georgia. In 1803, Queen Mariam was sent into confinement in Belogorod Monastery at Voronezh
for having murdered the Russian general Lazarev who was commanded to convoy the king’s family to Russia. Okropir was carried away to St. Petersburg where he was enlisted into the Page Corps
and commissioned, in 1812, as a lieutenant of the Chevalier Guard
. He retired in 1816 and lived thereafter in St. Petersburg, being prohibited by the authorities from permanently settling in Georgia.
Within Russia, Okropir and his cousin Prince Dimitri, son of Yulon were principal leaders of Georgian royalists; they held gatherings of Georgian students at Moscow
and St. Petersburg, and tried to convince them that Georgia should be independent. Okropir clandestinely visited Tiflis in 1830, and helped to found a secret society with the aim of restoring an independent kingdom under the Bagrationi Dynasty. The society included many leading Georgian nobles and intellectuals, among them Prince Elizbar Eristavi, Philadelphos Kiknadze, publicist Solomon Dodashvili
, Dmitri Kipiani, Giorgi Eristavi
, the romantic
poets Alexander Chavchavadze
and Grigol Orbeliani
, and Prince Iase Palavandishvili who subsequently betrayed his numbers. On December 10, 1832, a few days before the planned coup, the conspirators were arrested. Okropir was exiled to Kostroma
in 1833, but was soon pardoned and allowed to return to Moscow where he died in 1857.
Prince Okropir was married to Countess Anna Pavlovna Kutaisova (1800-1868). They were the parents of three sons and two daughters who were granted by the Tsar
the style of His/Her Serene Highness.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
prince (batonishvili
Batonishvili
Batonishvili was a title for princes and princesses of the blood royal in the Transcaucasian kingdom of Georgia, and was suffixed to the Christian name e.g., Alexandre Batonishvili, Ioane Batonishvili...
) of the Bagrationi Dynasty
Bagrationi Dynasty
The Bagrationi dynasty was the ruling family of Georgia. Their ascendency lasted from the early Middle Ages until the early 19th century. In modern usage, this royal line is frequently referred to as the Georgian Bagratids, a Hellenized form of their dynastic name.The origin of the Bagrationi...
.
He was born in Telavi
Telavi
Telavi is the main city and administrative center of Georgia's eastern province of Kakheti. Its population consists of some 21,800 inhabitants . The city is located on foot-hills of Tsiv-Gombori Range at 500-800 meters above the sea level....
to Crown Prince George (the future king George XII of Georgia
George XII of Georgia
George XII , sometimes known as George XIII , of the House of Bagrationi, was the last king of Georgia from 1798 until his death in 1800...
, reigned 1798-1800) and his second wife, Mariam
Mariam of Georgia
Mariam , also known as Maria in European sources, was the Queen of Georgia as the second wife and consort of the last King George XII of Georgia ....
. After his father’s death and Russian annexation of Georgia (1800), the royal family was forcibly removed from Georgia. In 1803, Queen Mariam was sent into confinement in Belogorod Monastery at Voronezh
Voronezh
Voronezh is a city in southwestern Russia, the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast. It is located on both sides of the Voronezh River, away from where it flows into the Don. It is an operating center of the Southeastern Railway , as well as the center of the Don Highway...
for having murdered the Russian general Lazarev who was commanded to convoy the king’s family to Russia. Okropir was carried away to St. Petersburg where he was enlisted into the Page Corps
Page Corps
Page Corps was a military academy in Imperial Russia, which prepared sons of the nobility and of senior officers for military service....
and commissioned, in 1812, as a lieutenant of the Chevalier Guard
Chevalier Guard
The Chevalier Guard regiment was a Russian heavy cavalry guard regiment, created in 1800 by the reformation of the Chevalier Guard corps, itself created in 1764 by Catherine the Great...
. He retired in 1816 and lived thereafter in St. Petersburg, being prohibited by the authorities from permanently settling in Georgia.
Within Russia, Okropir and his cousin Prince Dimitri, son of Yulon were principal leaders of Georgian royalists; they held gatherings of Georgian students at Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and St. Petersburg, and tried to convince them that Georgia should be independent. Okropir clandestinely visited Tiflis in 1830, and helped to found a secret society with the aim of restoring an independent kingdom under the Bagrationi Dynasty. The society included many leading Georgian nobles and intellectuals, among them Prince Elizbar Eristavi, Philadelphos Kiknadze, publicist Solomon Dodashvili
Solomon Dodashvili
Solomon Dodashvili also known as Solomon Ivanovich Dodaev-Mogarsky was a Georgian philosopher, journalist, historian, grammarian, belletrist and enlightener....
, Dmitri Kipiani, Giorgi Eristavi
Giorgi Eristavi
Giorgi Eristavi was a Georgian playwright, poet, journalist, and the founder of modern Georgian theatre.Prince Giorgi Eristavi was born in the village of Odzisi of a prominent noble family, who had once served as the eristavi of Aragvi for the kings of Georgia. He received his early education...
, the romantic
Romanticism
Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
poets Alexander Chavchavadze
Alexander Chavchavadze
Prince Alexander Chavchavadze was a notable Georgian poet, public benefactor and military figure. Regarded as the "father of Georgian romanticism," he was also known as a preeminent aristocrat of Georgia and a talented general in the Imperial Russian service.-Early life:Alexander Chavchavadze was...
and Grigol Orbeliani
Grigol Orbeliani
Grigol Orbeliani was a Georgian Romanticist poet and soldier in the Imperial Russian service. One of the most colorful figures in the 19th-century Georgian culture, Orbeliani is noted for his patriotic poetry, lamenting Georgia's lost past and independent monarchy...
, and Prince Iase Palavandishvili who subsequently betrayed his numbers. On December 10, 1832, a few days before the planned coup, the conspirators were arrested. Okropir was exiled to Kostroma
Kostroma
Kostroma is a historic city and the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. A part of the Golden Ring of Russian towns, it is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma Rivers...
in 1833, but was soon pardoned and allowed to return to Moscow where he died in 1857.
Prince Okropir was married to Countess Anna Pavlovna Kutaisova (1800-1868). They were the parents of three sons and two daughters who were granted by the Tsar
Tsar
Tsar is a title used to designate certain European Slavic monarchs or supreme rulers. As a system of government in the Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire, it is known as Tsarist autocracy, or Tsarism...
the style of His/Her Serene Highness.