political leader; Varvara Bagrationi (1769-1801), wife of Prince Simeon-Zosim Andronikashvili; Luarsab Bagrationi (1771- b.1798), died in childhood; Sophio Bagrationi (1772-1841), wife of Prince Luarsab Tarkhanishvili; Nino Bagrationi (1772-1847), regent of Samegrelo; Salome Bagrationi, died in childhood; Bagrat Bagrationi (1776-1841), military and political leader in Russia; Ripsimi Bagrationi (1776-1847), wife of Prince Dimitri Irubakidze-Choloqashvili; Gayana Bagrationi (1780-1820), wife of Prince George Kvenipneveli-Sidamoni; Solomon Bagrationi (1780- b.1798), died in childhood; Teimuraz Bagrationi (1782-1846), scientist. After the death of Ketevan, George married on July 13, 1783 Mariam Tsitsishvili, daughter of Prince George Tsitsishvili of Higher Satsitsiano and military commander under Heraclius II. This Mariam would become the Queen of Kartl-Kakheti and would be arrested by Russian authorities for the murder of General Ivan Lazarev who had been sent to deport following the Russian annexation of Georgia. Together, the royal couple gave birth to several children: Elizbar Bagrationi (1790-1854), military leader in Russia; Michael Bagrationi (1783-1862); Jibrail Bagrationi (1788-1862); Tamar Bagrationi (1788-1850), later exiled to Moscow; Ana Bagrationi (1789-1796), died in childhood; Joseph Bagrationi (died before 1798), died in childhood; Spiridon Bagrationi (died before 1798), died in childhood; Okropir Bagrationi (1795-1857), military leader in Russia; Simon Bagrationi (1796- b. 1798), died in childhood; Heraclius Bagrationi (1799-1859); Ana Bagrationi (1800-1850), wife of Prince Eustash Abashidze, then David Tsereteli. Royal Lineage While the monarchy was abolished by the Russian Empire, a part of the Georgian nobility continued to consider George XII's descendants as heirs to the Georgian throne. Crown Prince David, followed by his brother Ioane, are considered by modern Georgian monarchists as posthumous claimants to the throne of Georgia. It's only in 1865 that George XII's great-grandson Ivan Griogorievich would receive the title of "His Highness Prince Gruzinsky" ("Prince of Georgia") by the Saint Petersburg government. Nugzar Bagration-Gruzinsky is a claimant to the Georgian throne since 1984. He is the descendant of Bagrat Bagrationi, third son of King George XII, and claims the title of King of Georgia as the oldest descendant of the last crowned king. However, since the 1940s, the cadet Mukhrani branch of the Bagrationi dynasty has also claimed the Georgian throne, arguing that the Gruzinsky branch abandoned all claims by recognizing the Russian rule over Georgia. Georgian monarchists are divided between those supporting Prince Nugzar as the descendent of George XII and those backing the Mukhrani line. Personality George XII inherited a kingdom in a dire social and economic situation, the