Dmitry, Prince of Abkhazia

Dmitry Giorgievitch Shervashidze, or Umar Bey, was briefly the Prince of Abkhazia in 1821–1822. He was a colonel in the Russian army. He converted to Christianity and was baptised into the Orthodox faith under the name of Dmitry.

Dmitry
Prince of Abkhazia
Reign1821–1822
PredecessorSefer Ali-Bey
SuccessorMikhail
Died16 October 1822
Lykhny
Full name
Dmitry Shervashidze/Chachba
HouseShervashidze/Chachba
FatherPrince Giorgi Shervashidze
MotherPrincess Tamara Dadiani

He succeeded as the Prince of Abkhazia on the death of his father, February 7 (or November 13) 1821. He was poisoned at Lykhny, October 16, 1822.

Ancestry

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Dmitry, Prince of Abkhazia
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Sefer Ali-Bey
Prince of Abkhazia
1821–1822
Succeeded by
Mikhail
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