The House of Iashvili ( ka, იაშვილი) was a
Georgian noble family known in
Imereti
Imereti ( Georgian: იმერეთი, ) is a region of Georgia situated in the central-western part of the republic along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni River. Imereti is the most populous region in Georgia. It consists of 11 mun ...
(west Georgia) from the fifteenth century.
History
In 1724, one of the members of this family followed the Georgian king
Vakhtang VI of Kartli
Vakhtang VI ( ka, ვახტანგ VI), also known as Vakhtang the Scholar, Vakhtang the Lawgiver and Ḥosaynqolī Khan (; 15 September 1675 – 26 March 1737), was a Georgian monarch (''mepe'') of the royal Bagrationi dynasty. He ru ...
in his emigration to the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...
, giving origin to a Russian branch known as Yashvil (Яшвиль). The Georgian line was received among the
princely houses of the Russian Empire in 1850.
Notable members
*
Lev Mikhailovich Yashvil
Prince Lev Mikhailovich Yashvil (), also known as Levan Mikheilis dze Iashvili ( ka, ლევან მიხეილის ძე იაშვილი) (1772 - April 19, 1836) was a Georgian nobleman and a general of the Imperial Russian Ar ...
(1772–1836), Russian general of artillery
*
Vladimir Mikhailovich Yashvil
Prince Vladimir Mikhailovich Yashvil (; ka, ვლადიმერ იაშვილი) (July 15, 1764 – July 20, 1815) was a Russian general of Georgian noble origin (Iashvili) personally involved in the assassination of Paul I of Rus ...
(1764–1815), Major General
*
Vladimir Vladimirovich Yashvil (1815–1864), Major General
*
Lev Vladimirovich Yashvil (1859–1917), Governor of
Siberia
Siberia ( ; , ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states ...
.
Яшвиль
Всероссийское Генеалогическое Древо. Retrieved on December 20, 2007.
References
See also
* Iashvili Iashivili is the Georgian surname, which may refer to:
* An alternative spelling of Yachvili
*The Iashvili (family)
* Alexander Iashvili (born 1977), Georgian football player
* Paolo Iashvili (1894–1937), Georgian poet
* Sandro Iashvili (born 19 ...
Noble families of Georgia (country)
Russian noble families
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