Prince Alexander of Imereti

Prince Alexander Of Imereti

Prince Alexander of Imereti (Georgian: ალექსანდრე, Aleksandre), also known as Tsarevich Aleksandr Archilovich Imeretinsky (Russian: Александр Арчилович Имеретинский) (1674 – February 20, 1711) was a Georgian prince (batonishvili) of the Kingdom of Imereti who lived as an émigré in the Tsardom of Russia and subsequently served as an artillery commander under Tsar Peter I of Russia. During the Great Northern War, he was taken prisoner at Narva (1700) and spent ten years in Swedish captivity. He died on his way back to Russia.