Archil of Imereti

Archil
King Archil by Nicolaes Witsen
King of Imereti (more...)
Reign	1661–1663 1678–1679 1690–1691 1695–1698
King of Kakheti
Reign	1664–1675
Successor	Heraclius I of Kakheti
Born	1647
Died	16 April 1713(1713-04-16) (aged 65–66) Moscow
Burial	Donskoy Monastery
Issue	Prince Alexander of Imereti (1674–1711)
Dynasty	Bagrationi dynasty
Father	Vakhtang V of Kartli
Mother	Rodam Kaplanishvili-Orbeliani
Religion	Georgian Orthodox Church
Khelrtva

Archil (Georgian: არჩილი) (1647 – April 16, 1713), of Bagrationi dynasty, king (mepe) of Imereti in western Georgia (1661–1663, 1678–1679, 1690–1691, 1695–1696, and 1698) and of Kakheti in eastern Georgia (1664–75). After a series of unsuccessful attempts to establish himself on the throne of Imereti, Archil retired to Russia where he spearheaded the cultural life of a local Georgian community. He was also a lyric poet.