Archil II

Archil II
King Archil by Nicolaes Witsen
King of Imereti
1st reign1661–1663
PredecessorVameq III Dadiani
SuccessorDemetrius Gurieli
King of Kakheti
Reign1664–1675
PredecessorPersian governorate
SuccessorHeraclius I
King of Imereti
2nd reign1678–1679
PredecessorBagrat V
SuccessorBagrat V
3rd reign1690–1691
PredecessorAlexander IV
SuccessorAlexander IV
4th reign1695–1696
PredecessorAlexander IV
SuccessorGeorge V
5th reign1698
PredecessorGeorge V
SuccessorSimon
Born1647
Died16 April 1713(1713-04-16) (aged 65–66)
Moscow
Burial
SpouseKetevan of Kakheti
Issue
DynastyBagrationi
FatherVakhtang V
MotherRodam Kaplanishvili-Orbeliani
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church

Royal seal
Khelrtva

Archil II (Georgian: არჩილ II) (1647 – April 16, 1713), of Bagrationi dynasty, king (mepe) of Imereti in western Georgia (1661–1663, 1678–1679, 1690–1691, 1695–1696, and 1698) and of Kakheti in eastern Georgia (1664–75). After a series of unsuccessful attempts to establish himself on the throne of Imereti, Archil retired to Russia where he spearheaded the cultural life of a local Georgian community. He was also a lyric poet.