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The Royal Line of Kings & True Successors of the Kingdom of Georgia
 As can be seen by the royal line of kings listed below, His Royal Highness, Prince Nugzar is the heir and successor of the crown and throne of his ancestors. He is " the Most Respectful Prince Gruzinski" of the Royal Branch. His line is a pure salic line back to the most important of all the kings. This kingly line is of ancient origin and goes back all the way to King Adarnase Bagrationi in 898 A.D. He is undoubtedly the " de jure" or rightful king of Georgia. And it is hoped, he will yet reign as a constitutional monarch under the name of His Majesty, King Erekle III as many in the country want a restoration of the Kingdom. (See the article " Demoralised Georgia may renewed itself by restoring its monarchy")
The following is the Ancestral Chart of the Royal Line of Kings or direct ancestors of His Royal Highness, Prince Nugzar:
The following is the royal line so it can more easily read:  
The King Alexander I the Great
(Anointed King)
King of United Kingdom of Georgia
(1412-1442)
King Giorgi VIII
(Anointed King)
Last King of United Kingdom of Georgia (1446-1466)
King of Kakheti (1466-1476)
Alexander I
(Anointed King)
King of Kakheti (1476-1511)
Giorgi II
(Anointed King)
King of Kakheti (1511-1513)
Levan I
(Anointed King)
King of Kahheti (1518-1574)
Alexander II
(Anointed King)
King of Kakheti (1574-1605)
Davit I
(Anointed King)
King of Kakheti (1601-1602)
Teimuraz I
(Anointed King)
King of Kakheti (1606-1663)
King of Kartli & Kakheti (1625-1633)
Prince Davit
(1612-1648)
Erekle I
(Anointed King)
King of Kartli (1688-1703)
King of Kakheti (1703-1709)
Teimuraz II
(Anointed King)
King of Kakheti (1732-1744)
King of Kartli (1744-1762)
Erekle II
(Anointed King)
King of Kakheti (1744-1762)
King of the United Kingdom
of Kartli & Kakheti (1762-1798) (King of Georgia)
Giorgi XII
(Anointed King)
King of United Kingdom
of Kartli & Kakheti (1798-1800) (King of Georia)
HRH Bagrat, Georgian Prince (heir & successor to the throne)
(Batonishvili/Tsarevich) (1776-1841)
HRH Alexander, Georgian Prince (heir & successor to the throne)
(Batonishvili/Tsarevich) (1820-1865)
HRH Peter, Georgian Prince (heir & successor to the throne)
(Batonishvili/Tsarevich) (1857-1922)
HRH Peter, Georgian Prince (heir & successor to the throne)
(Batonishvili/Tsarevich) (1920-1984)
 His Royal Highness Prince NUGZAR
Heir & Successor to the Throne of Georgia
(Batonishvili/Tsarevich) (Born 1950)
HRH ANNA, Georgian Princess (2nd in line of succession right
after HRH Prince Nugzar)
(Batonishvili/Tsarevich) (Born 1976)
The following is a time line from the last King (Giorgi XII --- see picture to the right) down to Prince Nugzar and his heir Princess Anna:
1800: (a) King Giorgi XII is dies 1801(he is the last king
and direct ancestor of HRH Prince Nugzar, and
(b) Georgia annexed by Imperial Russia
1803: Imperial Russia exiles from Georgia to Russia all
the representatives of HRH Nugzar's direct salic
ancestors (the Royal family)
1804-1812: Imperial Russia adopted a decision that
only Georgia's King`s sons and daughters
preserve the titles of "Georgian princes and
princesses" (Gruzinski)
1833: Imperial Russia adopted the second decision,
the grandsons of King Erekle II and King
Giorgi XII were granted a title of "Georgian
prince" --- Gruzinski, which became their
surname
1865: Russian Emperor Alexander II granted all the representatives of this Royal branch of the
Bagrationis (Prince Nugzar's ancestors) the title of "the Most Respectful"
1917: Russian Empire was abolished. HRH Nugzar's ancestors still retained their titles. None of
them renounced their Royal rights or prerogatives!
1921: Georgia annexed by Soviet Russia. HRH Nugzar`s and HRH Anna`s ancestor Peter (I)
still uses his title of "the Most Respectful Prince Gruzinski." Same with Peter (II), he
was even jailed by communists in 1944-1951, but he never renounced his Royal rights.
It is important to understand that no other line of kings exists for Georgia. HRH Prince Nugzar is the rightful lineal successor of the last King.
When the Empire of Russia tragically abolished the throne in 1801, they exiled the royal family --- HRH Prince Nugzar's ancestors. No one from the other lines (Bagrationi-Mukhranski,  Bagrationi-Davitishvili, Bagrationi-Babadishi) were exiled to Russia, because everyone knew that they were high nobles and had no right or claim to the throne. For example, the Mukhranbatoni branch of offshoot princes of the high nobility lost all sovereignty when Konstantin II, King of Kartli's (1478-1505) older son King David X (1505-1525) took the throne instead of their ancestor, the younger son, Prince Bagrat Mukhranbatoni, who began the Bragrationi-Mukhranski branch of high nobles. No one of this cadet line has reigned over any kingdom since the time of King Konstantin II in 1505. They received recognition from Imperial Russia as " the Illustrious." Prince David Bagrationi-Mukhraneli is from this line of non-reigning princes.
His family raised a claim to the headship of the Royal House of Georgia in the early 1900's based on the erroneous presumption that the Royal line of Kartli-Kakheti, which failed to emigrate, before the Communist revolution, could not survive under the Soviet tyranny, yet they did and so the Mukhranski claim to be the senior line is mute. It is built on a false premise. Having no foundation in truth or facts to support it, their claim becomes null and void or empty. ( www.czipm.org/bagratides.html)
 It is important to remember, that the marriage between David, a Prince of the high nobility, and Anna, Princess of the royal blood, does not give David " de jure" sovereignty or make him a royal. Only HRH Prince Nugzar, the rightful heir, could make him a royal or give him any sovereign rights. If Prince Nugzar, the heir or " de jure" monarch and king of Georgia, passes away and the marriage between David and Anna is still intact, David would be head of the home, but not head of state. That would be Princess Anna's exclusive right as Prince Nugzar has designated her as his heir, and the more ancient history and traditions of ancient times provides for female succession when no male heir can be found, because succession is semi-salic.
For example, His Majesty, King Michael of Romania's daughter is the Crown Princess and the next in line to be the Head of the Royal House of Romania. Her Orthodox marriage to Radu Duda, a commoner, now HRH Prince of Romania, did not make him a rightful successor. Princess Margarita is the next rightful heir of her father's "de jure" sovereignty and no one else. This is the pattern followed by most, if not all, of the European royal houses, and the same is true for Her Royal Highness Princess Anna. She is the lawful heir and next in line to the throne of Georgia.
 Those countries that have constitutional monarchs, according to political science studies, generally have the best economies, the greatest stability, wealth, prosperity, freedom and general happiness on the earth. We consider this to be the best type of government ever produced for the good and benefit of mankind. (See: " Briefly, the Benefits of Constitutional Monarchy")
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