Alexander I of Georgia

Alexander I the Great ალექსანდრე I დიდი
King Alexander I, fresco from Gelati monastery
18th King of Georgia (more...)
Reign	1412–1442
Predecessor	Constantine I
Successor	Vakhtang IV
Born	1386
Died	between August 26, 1445 and March 7, 1446
Burial	Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Mtskheta
Spouse	Dulandukht Orbeliani Tamar of Imereti
Issue	Vakhtang IV Demetrius George VIII David Zaal Bagrationi (daughter)
Names Alexander I the Great Aleksandre I Didi Athanasius (monastic name)
Dynasty	Bagrationi
Father	Constantine I
Mother	Natia Amirejibi [ka]
Religion	Georgian Orthodox Church
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Alexander I the Great (Georgian: ალექსანდრე I დიდი, Aleksandre I Didi) (1386 – between August 26, 1445 and March 7, 1446), of the Bagrationi house, was king (mepe) of Georgia from 1412 to 1442. Despite his efforts to restore the country from the ruins left by the Turkomans warlords and Timur's invasions, Georgia never recovered and faced the inevitable fragmentation that was followed by a long period of stagnation. Alexander was the last ruler of a united Georgia which was relatively free from foreign domination.^[1] In 1442, he abdicated the throne and retired to a monastery.