George XII of Georgia

George XII of Georgia

George XII (Georgian: გიორგი XII, romanized: giorgi XII), sometimes known as George XIII (November 10, 1746 – December 28, 1800), of the House of Bagrationi, was the second and last King of the Kingdom of Kartl-Kakheti in eastern Georgia from 1798 until his death in 1800. Third son of King Heraclius II, he was raised in a country at war, facing regular attacks from the Persian and Ottoman empires in its south, and constant Lezgin raids from its northeast, and became heir to the throne after the early death of his two older brothers. As prince, he was a diligent governor of royal domains, seeking to repopulate devastated regions in Georgian Armenia, while seating on his father's royal council, assisting him in leading Georgian forces against Ottoman incursions, and representing him in diplomatic negotiations to bring peace to Western Georgia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George XII of Georgia has received more than 198,098 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). George XII of Georgia is the 6,221st most popular politician (up from 6,384th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 50th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Georgian Politician.