Levan Gruzinsky
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| Levan Gruzinsky | |||||
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| Levan, son of Bakar | |||||
| Born | 6 September 1728 | ||||
| Died | 23 June 1763 (aged 34) | ||||
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| Issue | 9, including Iakob Gruzinsky | ||||
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| Georgian | ლევან ბაქარის ძე | ||||
| Russian | Леон Бакарович Грузинский | ||||
| House | House of Mukhrani (Bagrationi dynasty) | ||||
| Father | Prince Bakar of Kartli | ||||
| Occupation | Second major of the Izmaylovsky Regiment in the Imperial Russian Army | ||||
Levan, son of Bakar (Georgian: ლევან ბაქარის ძე) or Leon Bakarovich Gruzinsky (Russian: Леон Бакарович Грузинский) (6 September 1728 – 23 June 1763) was a Georgian prince of the Mukhrani branch of the royal Bagrationi dynasty. In Russia he bore the surname of Gruzinsky.
Prince Levan was the son of Prince Bakar of Kartli who had followed his father Vakhtang VI of Kartli, the king of Kartli, into exile to Russia in 1724. Levan was educated at the University of Moscow and, beyond Georgian and Russian, commanded Latin, French, and German languages. Like many of his family members and relatives, he then pursued a military career. He served in the elite Izmaylovsky Regiment, attaining to the rank of second major of the Imperial Russian Army. Levan was keenly interested in history and authored one of the first Georgian textbooks in world history, outlining the history of about 50 countries and peoples. Prince Levan died on 23 June 1763. He was buried at the Donskoy Monastery in Moscow.[1]