George IX (Georgian: გიორგი IX, romanized: giorgi IX) (died 1539) was a king (mepe) of the Georgian kingdom of Kartli from 1525 to 1527 (or 1534).

George IX
King of Kartli
Reign1525–1527/1534
PredecessorDavid X of Kartli
SuccessorLuarsab I of Kartli
Died1539
DynastyBagrationi dynasty
FatherConstantine II of Georgia
ReligionGeorgian Orthodox Church
KhelrtvaGeorge IX's signature

The second son of the Georgian king Constantine II, he succeeded on the abdication of his elder brother, David X, in 1525. The relations of the king with other members of the royal family were strained. That may have forced George to withdraw to a monastery under the name of Gerasime, leaving the throne to his energetic nephew, Luarsab I. The sources are confused about when exactly George IX abdicated, some claiming it occurred in 1527 (more accepted date) while others placing the event around 1534.

References

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  • Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, V. 3, p. 161, Tbilisi, 1978
  • Marie-Félicité Brosset, Histoire de la Géorgie. Livraison II : Histoire moderne de la Géorgie, réédition Adamant Media Corporation (ISBN 0543944808), p. 24 à 27.
Preceded by King of Kartli
1525–1527 (alternatively, 1534)
Succeeded by