Chavchavadze
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The House of Chavchavadze (Georgian: ჭავჭავაძე) is a Georgian noble family, formerly a princely one (tavadi), later incorporated into the Russian nobility, also with the title of Prince.
History
The family is first attested in the 15th century, during the reign of
Erekle I (1680s) and Constantine II
(1726), respectively.
The Chavchavadze family, with its head
Imperial Russian rule. They were confirmed in their rank by the Tsar
’s decrees of 1825, 1828, 1829, and 1850.
On 4 July 1853, a small party under Ghazi Muhammad (the son of Murid leader, Imam Shamil) kidnapped Prince Chavchavadze's wife Anna and his sister-in-law, Princess Varvara Orbeliani, together with their children and some others. The princess was exchanged for Shamil's son, Jamalu'd-din and 40,000 roubles on 10 March 1855.[1]
Notable members
- Garsevan Chavchavadze
- Alexander Chavchavadze
- Nino Chavchavadze
- Ilia Chavchavadze
- David Chavchavadze
- Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia
References
- ^ John F. Baddeley, The Russian Conquest of the Caucasus (New York: Russell & Russell, 1969), pp. 449-53
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chavchavadze.
- Bagrationi, Ioane (1768–1830). Chavchavadze (Princes of Kakheti). The Brief Description of the Georgian Noble Houses. Retrieved on December 20, 2007.
- Toumanoff, Cyril (1967). Studies in Christian Caucasian History, p. 270. Georgetown University Press.
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