George XIV of Georgia dies

07/12/2009

On Jan 16, 2008, Giorgi Bagration-Mukhraneli, an heir to the Georgian throne, died in Tblisi. In addition to providing an extremely brief biography of Giorgi Bagration-Mukhraneli, this article speculates on the feasibility of a re-establishment of the monarchy voiced in a sermon by Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II as a solution to the country's recent unrest.

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