David Chavchavadze
David Chavchavadze | |
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Born | London, England | May 20, 1924
Died | October 5, 2014 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 90)
Noble family | Chavchavadze |
Father | Prince Paul Chavchavadze |
Mother | Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia |
Occupation | CIA Officer, author |
David Chavchavadze (May 20, 1924 – October 5, 2014) was a British-born American author and a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer of Georgian-Russian origin.
Life and death
Chavchavadze was born in
Chavchavadze entered the
After his retirement, Chavchavadze specialized in tracing the nobility of Imperial Russia and authored The
As a grandchild of a Russian Grand Duke, he was an Associate Member of the Romanov Family Association. Via his mother, Chavchavadze is great-great-grandson (through Grand Duke Mikhail Nicholaevich) and simultaneously great-great-great-grandson (through Queen of Greece, Olga Constantinovna) of Nicholas I.[3] He is also a second cousin to King Charles III of the United Kingdom via his mother as well.
David Chavchavadze died in his sleep on October 5, 2014, aged 90, after a long illness.
Marriages and children
He married Helen Husted on September 13, 1952, and they were divorced in 1959. They have two daughters and three grandchildren:
- Princess Maria Chavchavadze (August 28, 1953) married Alexander Rasic on October 27, 1990, and they were divorced. They have one daughter:
- Yelena Rasic (December 16, 1990)
- Princess Alexandra Chavchavadze (December 24, 1954) married Puthukuty Krishnan Ramani on November 26, 1988. They have two children:
- Alexander Chavchavadze Ramani-Poduval (May 18, 1991)
- Caroline Chavchavadze Ramani-Poduval (June 6, 1994)
He remarried Judith Clippinger on December 28, 1959, and they were divorced in 1970. They have two children and three grandchildren:
- Princess Catherine Chavchavadze (December 29, 1960) married John Alan Redpath on September 22, 1990. They have two daughters:
- Sophia Redpath (July 4, 1996)
- Nina Nolan Redpath (October 13, 1998)
- Prince Michael Chavchavadze (August 1, 1966) married Colleen Quinn in 2011. They have one son:
- Prince David Chavchavadze (2016)
He remarried, again, this time to Euginie de Smitt in 1979. They have one step-son, Paul George Olkhovsky (August 11, 1960).
See also
- Chavchavadze, Georgian surname
References
- ^ Genealogy, capecodhistory.us; accessed March 18, 2015.
- ^ Chavchavadze, David (1990). Crowns and Trenchcoats. A Russian Prince in the CIA. New York, NY: Atlantic International Publications. p. 315.
- ^ Chavchavadze, David. "The artistic legacy of two grandmothers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
External links
- Vladimir F. Wertsman, Georgian Americans. Multicultural America. Every Culture.
- Profile[permanent dead link], namebase.org; accessed March 18, 2015.