Bagrat I of Imereti

Bagrat I, called the Minor (died 1372) of the Bagrationi dynasty, succeeded his father Michael as king of Imereti in 1329 while still a child. Rival noble factions carved up the provinces, and he could do little from his capital Kutaisi.

In 1330 his relative George V the Brilliant of Georgia crossed the Likhi Range, annexed Imereti and reunited the Georgian kingdom; Bagrat was left as eristavi (duke) of Imereti. In 1358 he married Natela, daughter of Qvarqvare I Jaqeli of Samtskhe, and fathered three kings, Alexander, George and Constantine.