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Heraclius II of Georgia

1720 - 1798

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Heraclius II, also known as Erekle II (Georgian: ერეკლე II) and The Little Kakhetian (Georgian: პატარა კახი [pʼatʼaɾa kʼaχi]; 7 November 1720 or 7 October 1721 [according to C. Toumanoff] – 11 January 1798), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the king (mepe) of the Kingdom of Kakheti from 1744 to 1762, and of the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti from 1762 until his death in 1798. In the contemporary Persian sources he is referred to as Erekli Khan (ارکلی خان), while Russians knew him as Irakly (Ираклий). Heraclius is the Latinized form of his name. From being granted the kingship of Kakheti by his overlord Nader Shah in 1744 as a reward for his loyalty, to becoming the penultimate king of the united kingdoms of Kakheti and Kartli in eastern Georgia, his reign is regarded as the swan song of the Georgian monarchy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heraclius II of Georgia is the 5,369th most popular politician (down from 4,058th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 35th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Georgian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Heraclius II of Georgia ranks 5,369 out of 19,576. Before him are Liu Zhang, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Tvrtko II of Bosnia, Louis, Prince Napoléon, Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen. After him are Wilhelm Groener, Jaunutis, Mikhail of Tver, Cleopatra Thea, Emperor He of Han, and Kong Rong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1720, Heraclius II of Georgia ranks 14. Before him are Anna Maria Mozart, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Honoré III, Prince of Monaco, Charles Bonnet, Vilna Gaon, and James Hargreaves. After him are William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Balaji Baji Rao, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Johann Schobert, Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, and Johann Friedrich Agricola. Among people deceased in 1798, Heraclius II of Georgia ranks 11. Before him are James Wilson, Tarrare, George Read, Rigas Feraios, George Vancouver, and Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt. After him are Christian Gottlob Neefe, Edward Waring, Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder, Johann Reinhold Forster, Yuan Mei, and Infanta María Amalia of Spain.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Heraclius II of Georgia ranks 38 out of 406. Before him are Nicholas Marr (1864), George III of Georgia (1200), Mirian III of Iberia (265), Victor Ambartsumian (1908), Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866), and Otar Iosseliani (1934). After him are Nariman Narimanov (1870), Rashid Behbudov (1915), George XII of Georgia (1746), Zurab Tsereteli (1934), Gregorio Pietro Agagianian (1895), and Akim Tamiroff (1899).

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Among POLITICIANS In Georgia

Among politicians born in Georgia, Heraclius II of Georgia ranks 21. Before him are Bagrat III of Georgia (960), Herbert Backe (1896), Nakşidil Sultan (1768), George III of Georgia (1200), Mirian III of Iberia (265), and Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866). After him are Nariman Narimanov (1870), George XII of Georgia (1746), Mihrişah Sultan (1745), Stepan Shaumian (1878), Murad Bey (1750), and Vakhtang I of Iberia (440).

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