Darejan Dadiani

Darejan Dadiani
Queen consort of Kakheti
Tenure	1750–1762
Queen consort of Kartli and Kakheti
Tenure	1762–1798
Born	20 July 1738 Principality of Mingrelia
Died	8 November 1807 (aged 69) St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Burial	Annunciation Church, Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Spouse	Heraclius II of Georgia
Issue among others...	Princess Elene Princess Mariam Prince Levan Prince Iulon Prince Vakhtang-Almaskhan Catholicos-Patriarch Antonius II Princess Anastasia Princess Ketevan Prince Mirian Prince Alexander Princess Thecla Prince Parnaoz
Dynasty	Dadiani
Father	Katsia-Giorgi Dadiani
Religion	Georgian Orthodox Church

Darejan Dadiani (Georgian: დარეჯანი), also known as Daria (Georgian: დარია; Russian: Дарья Георгиевна, romanized: Darya Georgyevna) (20 July 1738 – 8 November 1807), was Queen Consort of Kakheti, and later Kartli-Kakheti in Eastern Georgia, as the third wife of King Erekle II (also known as Heraclius II). She was a daughter of Katsia-Giorgi Dadiani, a member of the princely house of Mingrelia. Darajan married Heraclius in 1750 and their marriage lasted 48 years until his death in 1798; the union produced 23 children. In the final years of her husband's reign, Darejan exerted significant influence on politics and court affairs. She was skeptical of the pro-Russian policies of Heraclius II and his successor, her step-son, George XII, whose progeny she tried to prevent from succeeding to the throne of Georgia. After the Russian annexation of Georgia, Queen Dowager Darejan was deported to Russia proper in 1803. She died in St. Petersburg at the age of 69 and was buried at the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.