Heraclius II , also known as Erekle II and The Little Kakhetian ( ) (November 7, 1720, or October 7, 1721 [according to C. Toumanoff] – January 11, 1798), was a Georgian monarch of the Bagrationi dynasty, reigning as the king of Kakheti from 1744 to 1762, and of Kartli and Kakheti from 1762 until 1798. His name is frequently transliterated in a Latinized form Heraclius because both names Erekle and Irakli are Georgian versions of this Greek name.