Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Alexander (Georgian: ალექსანდრე, Aleksandre) (1770–1844) was a Georgian royal prince (batonishvili) of the Bagrationi family, who headed several insurrections against the Russian rule in Georgia. He was known as Eskandar Mirza (Persian: اسکندرمیرزا) in Iran, tsarevich Aleksandr Irakliyevich (Russian: царевич Александр Ираклиевич) in Russia, and as Alexander Mirza in Western Europe.Alexander was the son of the penultimate king of eastern Georgia, Heraclius II, who entrusted him various military and administrative tasks. After the death of Heraclius in 1798, he opposed the accession of his half-brother, King George XII, and the new king's pro-Russian policy. After the Russian annexation of Georgia in 1801, Alexander spent the rest of his life in trying to undermine the new regime by fomenting unrest in Georgia. Eventually, Alexander's reliance on the Persian military and North Caucasian mercenaries deprived him of popular support. After his last major rebellion was defeated in 1812, Alexander permanently settled in Persia, where he died in 1844.. }
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- Prince_Aleksandre_of_Georgia abstract "Alexander (Georgian: ალექსანდრე, Aleksandre) (1770–1844) was a Georgian royal prince (batonishvili) of the Bagrationi family, who headed several insurrections against the Russian rule in Georgia. He was known as Eskandar Mirza (Persian: اسکندرمیرزا) in Iran, tsarevich Aleksandr Irakliyevich (Russian: царевич Александр Ираклиевич) in Russia, and as Alexander Mirza in Western Europe.Alexander was the son of the penultimate king of eastern Georgia, Heraclius II, who entrusted him various military and administrative tasks. After the death of Heraclius in 1798, he opposed the accession of his half-brother, King George XII, and the new king's pro-Russian policy. After the Russian annexation of Georgia in 1801, Alexander spent the rest of his life in trying to undermine the new regime by fomenting unrest in Georgia. Eventually, Alexander's reliance on the Persian military and North Caucasian mercenaries deprived him of popular support. After his last major rebellion was defeated in 1812, Alexander permanently settled in Persia, where he died in 1844.".