House of Gelovani
| Gelovani გელოვანი | |
|---|---|
| Nobility | |
 | |
| Parent house | House of Vardanisdze |
| Country | Georgia |
| Titles | |
| Cadet branches | Dadeshkeliani |
The House of Gelovani (Georgian: გელოვანი) is a Georgian princely family from the lower part of the mountainous province of Svaneti – formerly rulers of Svaneti.
Origin
The family can be traced back to the 11th century: one of the princes (
Dadeshkeliani
clan in the 18th century, who became rulers of the Upper Svaneti, the rule of Gelovani was limited to the eastern area of Svaneti (Lower Svaneti).
History
Following the annexation of
the United Kingdom. In the United States, the family name is spelt as Gelovani, in the United Kingdom as Guelovani, and in Germany - as Gelowani. The dynasty has produced a number of leading Russian and Georgian, as well as world-famous, scientists and artists, including an actor Mikheil Gelovani, an engineer Archil Gelovani, a Soviet Chief Marshal of the Corps of Engineers, and an opera director of the Bolshoy Theatre Georgy Gelovani
.
References
- ^ Toumanoff, Cyril (1967). Studies in Christian Caucasian History, p. 270. Georgetown University Press.
- ^ Prince Pyotr Dolgoruky "Russian Genealogical Book", v.3, p.471. St Petersburg (1856).
- ^ Arnaud Chaffanjon."Le Petit Gotha Illustré" (1968).
- ^ Grebelsky, P. Kh., Dumin, S.V., Lapin, V.V. (1993, 2002), Дворянские роды Российской империи. Том 4: Князья Царства Грузинского. ("The Russian Imperial Nobility Encyclopaedia". Vol. 4: Princes of the Kingdom of Georgia)