George IV of Georgia

George IV
გიორგი IV
Fresco of George IV Lasha
King of Georgia
Reign18 January 1213 – 18 January 1222/23
Coronation1207 as co-king
PredecessorTamar
SuccessorRusudan
Born1191/4
Tabakhmela
Died18 January 1222/23 (aged 31)
Bagavan
Burial
SpouseVelistsikhian Aznauri's daughter[1]
IssueDavid VII of Georgia (illegitimate)
Names
George IV Lasha
DynastyBagrationi
FatherDavid Soslan
MotherTamar of Georgia
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church
KhelrtvaGeorge IV გიორგი IV's signature

George IV (Georgian: გიორგი IV, romanized: giorgi IV) , also known as Lasha Giorgi (Georgian: ლაშა გიორგი, romanized: lasha giorgi) [2](1191–1223), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was a king (mepe) of Georgia from 1213 to 1223.

Some medieval sources characterize George IV as a wise ruler and brave warrior, while others point to his immoral lifestyle and addiction to mysticism and even Sufism.

  1. ^ გიორგი IV (საქართველოს მეფე). Biographical Dictionary of Georgia
  2. ^ "Georgia and Armenia, Cyril Toumanoff

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