The Gntuni family was an ancient
Armenia
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n noble family who can be traced back to late antiquity.
Background
According to Khorenatsi, the Gntuni family were believed to be of
Canaanite origin and were the master of the wardrobe in
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
. They were
aspet
''Aspet'' (, , ''Aspetes'' in contemporary Greek) was a hereditary military title of the Armenian nobility, usually found within the Bagratuni family.Toumanoff, Cyril (1963), ''Studies in Christian Caucasian History III'', pp. 202, 324-26. George ...
s of
Nig and were centered in the city of
Kasala. The earliest mentioned prince of the family was Hrodomithr, who was awarded the city by King
Tiridates II.
From 914 to 921, they ruled the town of
Samshvilde as vassals of the
Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia
The Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia, also known as Bagratid Armenia ( xcl, Բագրատունեաց Հայաստան, or , , 'kingdom of the Bagratunis'), was an independent Armenian state established by Ashot I Bagratuni of the Bagratuni dynasty ...
.
References
Armenian noble families
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