Heraclius II of Georgia
He united Kartli and Kakheti in 1762 and sought to strengthen the eastern kingdom. The Treaty of Georgievsk linked him to Russia, but failed to prevent Agha Mohammad Khan’s attack on Tbilisi in 1795. His career connects Georgian politics with Persia and Russian expansion.
This complete profile is available in English. Bibliographic titles retain their original language. Links marked ES open the Spanish edition.
Key details
Birth: 1720 Documented
Death: 1798 Documented
Role: King
Other recorded names: Erekle II · Irakli II
Dynasty: Bagrationi · ES
Territories: Kakheti (ES) · Kartli (ES) · Kartli-Kakheti (ES)
Recorded relationships
Their titles over time
Follow the changing territories and offices of Heraclius II of Georgia. Each title retains its own status.
Governments in 1762
- KakhetiKing
View titles and jurisdictions
- Kakheti · ESKing · Effective rule1744–1762
- Kartli-KakhetiKing
View titles and jurisdictions
- Kartli-Kakheti · ESKing · Effective rule1762–1798
Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.
Sources for this profile
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: Heraclio II
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Erekle II., Kartli und Kachetien, König
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
6 recorded claims · 4 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1720
The authority record gives the birth as 1720. - DeathDocumented
1798
The authority record gives the death as 1798.
Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)
- FatherPending review
Teimuraz II of Georgia
A precise source has not yet been added. - MotherPending review
Tamar of Kartli
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
King · Kakheti · 1744–1762
A precise source has not yet been added. - GovernmentPending review
King · Kartli-Kakheti · 1762–1798
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
