Konstantine Dadeshkeliani
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Konstantine (Murzakan) Dadeshkeliani (1826-1857) was the last prince (Mtavari) of the western Georgian mountainous region of Svaneti from 1841 to 1857.
The eldest son of Prince Mikheil (Tsiok) Dadeshkeliani, he succeeded on his father’s death in September 1841. He ruled under the regency of his grandmother Digorkhan, who died in an armed conflict between the two branches of Dadeshkeliani of Svaneti in 1843.
Konstantine assumed full ruling powers in 1846. Officially a vassal of the Tsar, he revolted unsuccessfully against the Russian rule and was deposed on September 11, 1857. His principality was abolished. In retaliation, Konstantine killed the Russian official A. Gagarin, Governor of Kutaisi, and several of his lieutenants. Soon Dadishkeliani was captured by the Russian troops and put to death in the autumn of 1857.
