The House of Nakashidze ( ka, ნაკაშიძე) is a noble family in
Georgia
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, one of the
princely
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houses hailing from the province of
Guria
Guria ( ka, გურია) is a region (''mkhare'') in Georgia, in the western part of the country, bordered by the eastern end of the Black Sea. The region has a population of 113,000 (2016), with Ozurgeti as the regional capital.
Geography
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. In the
Principality of Guria
The Principality of Guria ( ka, გურიის სამთავრო, tr) was a historical state in Georgia. Centered on modern-day Guria, a southwestern region in Georgia, it was located between the Black Sea and Lesser Caucasus, and was ...
, they held the hereditary office of Receivers of Ambassadors, as well as the bailiffship (
mouravi
Mouravi ( ka, მოურავი) was an administrative and military officer in early modern Georgia, translated into English as seneschal, bailiff, or constable. A mouravi was an appointed royal official who had a jurisdiction over particular t ...
) of
Shemokmedi,
Ozurgeti
Ozurgeti ( ka, ოზურგეთი ) is the capital of the western Georgian province of Guria. It was formerly known as Macharadze or Makharadze (named in honor of Filipp Makharadze). It is a regional center of tea and hazelnut processing. Oz ...
, and
Chochkhati. After the
Russian
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*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
annexation of Guria (1828), the family was received among the
princely
A prince is a 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, in some European states. The ...
nobility of the Russian Empire (December 6, 1850).
Toumanoff, Cyril
Cyril Leo Toumanoff (russian: Кирилл Львович Туманов; 13 October 1913 – 4 February 1997) was a Russian-born Georgian historian and genealogist who mostly specialized in the history and genealogies of medieval Georgia, Armenia, ...
(1967). ''Studies in Christian Caucasian History'', p. 272. Georgetown University Press
Georgetown University Press is a university press affiliated with Georgetown University that publishes about forty new books a year. The press's major subject areas include bioethics, international affairs, languages and linguistics, political sc ...
. The family produced several military figures and bureaucrats in the Imperial Russian service into the 20th century.
[ Javakhishvili, Niko (2003), Грузины под Российским Флагом: Грузинские военные и государственные деятели на службе России в 1703-1917 (''Georgians under the Russian Banner''), p. 140. ]Tbilisi State University
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ''Ivane Javaxishvi ...
Press.
Notable members
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Liza Nakashidze-Bolkvadze (1885–1938), a Social-Democratic politician
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Nino Nakashidze (1872–1963), a writer
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Iveri Nakashidze (2006)
*Prince
Alexander Davidovich Nakashidze (1837 – 1905), Russian imperial general
*Prince
Mikhail Alexandrovich Nakashidze (1873 – 1906), Russian imperial officer
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Giorgi Nakashidze
References
Noble families of Georgia (country)
Georgian-language surnames
Surnames of Georgian origin
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