Darejan of Kakheti, Queen of Imereti

Darejan or NestanDarejan was a daughter of King Teimuraz I, a ruler of Kakheti in eastern Georgia, with a notable role in the contemporary politics of Georgia. Her three marriages represented a component of her familys and her own political machinations. Her first husband, Zurab, Duke of Aragvi, was put to death at the behest of Darejans father in 1630. Her second and third marriages, to Alexander III and Vakhtang I, respectively in 1630 and 1661, made her a queen consort of Imereti, in western Georgia, where Darejan became embroiled in a series coups and countercoups. She was eventually murdered by members of the rival party in Kutaisi.

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