The House of Guramishvili ( ka, გურამიშვილი; ) is a Georgian noble family derived from the House of Zevdginidze and known since the 16th century in the eastern provinces of the country.

History

The possible forefather of the Guramishvili family, Guram Zevdginidze, is recorded in the document dated from the period of 1401–1413. The surname “Guramishvili” appears later in the 16th century. The family was listed among the grandees in the

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. Their possessions were centered on the villages Saguramo, Avchala, and

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. Throughout the 17th century, the family held a hereditary title of sup’raji, a court office responsible for serving the royal table. In the 18th century, the family entered a period of decline, holding lower titles such as bok’auli (

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) and milakhvari (a provincial

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). After the

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annexation of Georgia, the family was confirmed in the princely rank (

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Guramov, Гурамовы) in 1826 and 1850.Гурамовы
Russian Biographic Lexicon. Accessed on December 16, 2007. The family was made famous by Prince David Guramishvili (1705-1792), an eminent poet known for his troubled life.

References

{{expand Russian, Гурамовы, date=December 2020 Noble families of Georgia (country) Russian noble families Georgian-language surnames