Demetrius was not quite the success as his father in his military accomplishments. The name of his wife is not known, but they had at least four children, including two future Kings of Georgia. He was briefly forced to abdicate in favour of his eldest son who became King David V. David reigned for just one year, and he had a son named Demna with an unknown woman. His father was restored to the throne after his death, but Demetrius died in 1156. The young Demna was passed over in favour of his uncle, now King George III.
George had married Burdukhan of Alania in 1155, and they had two daughters together. In 1177, several nobles rose up in favour of the now-adult Prince Demna. The rebellion was crushed, and Demna was blinded and castrated. The next year, George appointed his eldest daughter Tamar as his successor. He died in 1184 and was indeed succeeded by Tamar, the first Queen regnant of Georgia.
Tamar faced significant opposition, but she was able to neutralise this. Under Tamar, George reached its Golden Age. She managed to shield Georgia from further Turkish invasions. She married Yuri Bogolyubsky in 1185, and although he was an able soldier, the marriage soon turned sour. They divorced in 1187 and Yuri made two attempts at a coup. She remarried to David Soslan with whom she had a son and a daughter.
Tamar died in 1213 and was succeeded by her son, now King George IV. George reigned for ten years, but he never married though he did have an illegitimate son with a non-noble woman. He was succeeded by his sister, now Queen Rusudan. She had married the Seljuk Prince Ghias ad-din, and they had a son and a daughter. The invasion by the Khwarezmians in 1225 and by the Mongols in 1236 effectively ended the Georgian Golden Age. Rusudan died in 1245 while her son was away to gain recognition as heir apparent. So, her illegitimate nephew was hailed as King David. When her son finally returned her was recognised as co-king with his cousin. Eventually, the Kingdom was split in two. Rusudan’s son was married three times, and he had children by two of his wives. The other illegitimate David was married four times, and he had four children. The illegitimate David was succeeded in the Kingdom of Georgia by his son, now King Demetrius II, while the new Kingdom of Imereti from the other David was inherited by his son, now King Constantine I. The Kingdom of Imereti lasted until 1392 when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Georgia.
King Demetrius II of the Kingdom of Georgia was married three times, and he had children by all three of his wives. He was criticised for his bigamous marriages. He was thought to be involved in a plot and was beheaded at Movakan on 12 March 1289. He was succeeded by his cousin Vakhtang II of Georgia who died after a reign of just three years. He was succeeded by Demetrius II’s eldest son, now King David VIII. He was married twice, and he had a son, the future George VI “the little.” George VI reigned for just two years, and when he died in 1313, he was still a minor. He was succeeded by his uncle, King George V (the numbering is due to a brief reign from 1299-1302). The identity of his wife is not known, but he had at least one son, the future King David IX. David was married to Sindukhtar with whom he had a daughter and a son. He died in 1360 and was succeeded by his son, now King Bagrat V. The Black Death, which had come to Georgia in 1346, attributed to Georgia’s political and military decline. It is said to have wiped almost half of the Georgian population.
In 1367, Bagrat had married Anna Megale Comnena, and they had four children. Bagrat and his family were imprisoned in 1386 after a siege and Bagrat secured his release by becoming a Muslim. His son George finally managed to free him. George succeeded his father as King George VII in 1393. He never married and had no issue. Upon his death in 1407, he was succeeded by his brother Constantine I. Constantine was married to Natia Amirejibi and they had three sons. Constantine was taken prisoner after the Battle of Chalagan, and he was executed in 1412. He was succeeded by his son, now King Alexander I.
Bagrat of Imereti became King Bagrat VI of Georgia. He was married to a woman named Elene, and he had three sons by her. He was succeeded in both Imereti and Georgia by his son, now King Alexander II. Alexander was expelled from Georgia by a rival Prince, a grandson of Alexander I of Georgia, who then became King Constantine II of Georgia. Alexander remained as King of Imereti until his death in 1510. Constantine was married to a woman named Tamar, with whom he had 11 children. By then the Kingdom of Georgia had fallen into three independent Kingdoms, Kartli (central to eastern Georgia), Kakheti (eastern Georgia), and Imereti (western Georgia). Constantine’s son was known as King of Kartli and no longer as King of Georgia.
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