The House of Jandieri ( ka, ჯანდიერი) was a
Georgian noble family of
Georgian noble origin, known from the seventeenth century as
grandees in the
Kingdom of Kakheti.
History
According to the genealogical treatise by
Prince
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Ioann of Georgia (1768–1830), the family was elevated, in 1628, to the princely rank by the king
Teimuraz I of Kakheti. After the
Russian annexation of Georgia, the family was recognized by the Imperial order as
princes
A prince is a Monarch, male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary title, hereditary, in some ...
Jandierov or Jandieri Джандиери) in 1829.
[ Toumanoff, Cyril (1967). ''Studies in Christian Caucasian History'', p. 272. Georgetown University Press.]
One of the members of the Jandieri family, Joseph, served as the
Catholicos of Georgia from 1755 to 1764, and has been canonized by the
Georgian Orthodox Church
The Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია, tr), commonl ...
.
References
External linksThe Jandieri Family website
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Georgian-language surnames
Kingdom of Kakheti
Noble families of Georgia (country)
Russian noble families