Alexander I of Georgia

Alexander I the Great
ალექსანდრე I დიდი
Fresco of King Alexander I from the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.
King of Georgia
Reign1412–1442
PredecessorConstantine I
SuccessorVakhtang IV
Born1390
Diedbetween August 26, 1445 and March 7, 1446
Burial
SpouseDulandukht Orbelian
Tamar of Imereti
Issue
Names
Alexander I the Great
Aleksandre I Didi
Athanasius (monastic name)
DynastyBagrationi
FatherConstantine I of Georgia
MotherNatia Amirejibi
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church
Khelrtva

Alexander I the Great (Georgian: ალექსანდრე I დიდი, Aleksandre I Didi) (1390 – between August 26, 1445 and March 7, 1446), of the Bagrationi house, was king (mepe) of Georgia from 1412 to 1442. Despite his efforts to restore the country from the ruins left by the Turkomans warlords and Timur's invasions, Georgia never recovered and faced the inevitable fragmentation that was followed by a long period of stagnation. Alexander was the last ruler of a united Georgia which was relatively free from foreign domination. In 1442, he abdicated the throne and retired to a monastery.