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{{See also|Prince Constantine of Imereti (1789–1844)}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Prince Constantine
| full name = {{lang-ka|კონსტანტინე}}
| birth_date =
| death_date = 1587
| dynasty = [[Bagrationi dynasty|Bagrationi]]
| spouse = Princess Elene
| issue = [[Rostom of Imereti]]<br>[[George III of Imereti]]<br>Prince Simon
| father = [[Bagrat III of Imereti]]
}}
'''Constantine''' ({{lang-ka|კონსტანტინე}}; died in 1587) was a [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] royal prince (''[[batonishvili]]'') of the [[Bagrationi dynasty]] of [[Kingdom of Imereti|Imereti]].
Constantine was a son of King [[Bagrat III of Imereti]] and brother of King [[George II of Imereti]]. He was opposed to his brother, George, who had him and his son Rostom cast in prison in 1583. After the death of George in 1585, Constantine attempted to disinherit George's young heir, [[Levan of Imereti|Levan]] and seized the territory east of the [[Rioni River]], including [[Skande|Skanda]], [[Katskhi]], and [[Argueti]]. Levan was able to reclaim these areas in 1587, but he had to buy peace by granting to his uncle a princely estate in Argueti.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rayfield|first=Donald|author-link=Donald Rayfield|title=Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia|year=2012|publisher=Reaktion Books|location=London|isbn=978-1780230306|page = 179}}</ref><ref name="gse1">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Soselia|first=O.|encyclopedia=ქართული საბჭოთა ენცილოპედია, ტ. 5 [Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5]|title=კონსტანტინე ბატონიშვილი |trans-title=Konstantine Batonishvili |year=1980 |location=Tbilisi |language=Georgian |page = 643}}</ref>
Constantine was married to Elene (died 1605), daughter of [[Rostom Gurieli]], [[Principality of Guria|Prince of Guria]]. He had three sons:<ref>{{cite book|editor=Dumin, Stanislav|editor-link=Stanislav Vladimirovich Dumin|script-title=ru:Дворянские роды Российской империи. Том 3. Князья|trans-title=Noble families of the Russian Empire. Volume 3: Princes|year=1996|publisher=Linkominvest|location=Moscow|language=Russian|pages = 86–87}}</ref>
*[[Rostom of Imereti]] (1571–1605), King of Imereti (1590–1605).
*[[George III of Imereti]] (died 1639), King of Imereti (1605–1639).
* Prince Simon ([[floruit|fl.]] 1603).
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