Pyotr Aleksandrovich Gruzinsky
Head of the Royal House of Georgia
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Prince Petre (Georgian: პეტრე), known in Russia as the tsarevich Pyotr Aleksandrovich Gruzinsky (Russian: Пётр Александрович Грузинский) (26 April 1857 – 3 February 1922) was a Georgian prince (batonishvili).
| Pyotr Aleksandrovich Gruzinsky | |||||
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| Head of the Royal House of Georgia | |||||
| Tenure | 1865 – 3 February 1922 | ||||
| Predecessor | Alexander Bagratovich Gruzinsky | ||||
| Successor | Petre Gruzinsky | ||||
| Born | 26 April 1857 | ||||
| Died | 3 February 1922 (aged 64) | ||||
| Spouse | Tamara Dekanozishvili | ||||
| Issue | Prince Konstantin Prince Petre | ||||
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| House | Bagrationi dynasty | ||||
| Father | Alexander Bagratovich Gruzinsky | ||||
| Mother | Princess Elena Tarkhan-Mouravi | ||||
| Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church | ||||
Early life and ancestry
Born a descendant of the Kartli-Kakhetian branch of the Bagrationi dynasty, the former royal house of Georgia, Petre was the son of Prince Alexander Gruzinsky and his first wife, Princess Elena Tarkhan-Mouravi (1831-1903).
Marriage and issue
Prince Petre married Tamara Dekanozishvili (1897–1977), at an unknown date by the historians (certainly during the war turmoil). She was born into a family of a Georgian nobility, whose family held the title of Aznauri.[1][2] Tamara Dekanozishvili, who was 40 years his junior, was firstly [or secondly] married to Aleksandr Timofeevich Oboladze (1884–1923).[3]
They had two sons:
- Konstantin (1915–1939).
- Petre (28 March 1920 – 13 August 1984).