Loris-Melikov, Mikhail Tarielovich and Konstantin Petrovich

Melikov (russian: Меликов, hy, Մելիքով), the Russified version of Armenian last name Melikyan ( hy, Մելիքյան) was an

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

noble family in the

Kingdom of Georgia The Kingdom of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სამეფო, tr), also known as the Georgian Empire, was a medieval Eurasian monarchy that was founded in circa 1008 AD. It reached its Golden Age of political and economic ...

and later in the

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. The family descended from an Armenian nobleman named Malek Miriman who hailed from

Somkhiti Somkhiti ( ka, სომხითი ) was an ambiguous geographic term used in medieval and early modern Georgian historical sources to refer to Armenia on one hand and to the Armeno-Georgian marchlands along the river valleys of Debed and Khr ...

, had converted to Islam and was enfeoffed with the

melik Мelik (also transliterated as ''Meliq'') ( ''melikʿ''; from ar, ملك ''malik'' (king)) was a hereditary Armenian nobility, Armenian noble title, in various Eastern Armenian principalities known as ''melikdom''s encompassing modern Yerevan ...

dom of Lori by the Safavid Iranian king

Tahmasp I Tahmasp I ( fa, طهماسب, translit=Ṭahmāsb or ; 22 February 1514 – 14 May 1576) was the second shah of Safavid Iran from 1524 to 1576. He was the eldest son of Ismail I and his principal consort, Tajlu Khanum. Ascending the throne after ...

(r. 1524–1576). Under the Safavids, the family continued to rise to prominence, and they were known as the

Mirimanidze The Mirimanidze ("sons of Miriman") were a Georgian noble family of Armenian ethnicity whose members rose in prominence in the service of Safavid Iran. Hailing from Somkhiti, the clan produced numerous high-ranking figures in the Safavid state, an ...

clan/family. Later, the family returned to

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(

Georgian Orthodox The Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია, tr), commonly ...

) and were confirmed as

Princes 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 ...

Melikishvili ( ka, მელიქიშვილი) and

dukes Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranke ...

. A branch of this family became Armenian Apostolic and came to be known as Loris-Melikov (Лорис-Меликов), which means Meliks of Lori (Princes of Lori). After the Russian annexation of Georgia, the family was received among the princely nobility ( knyaz) of the Russian Empire, and was made famous by General

Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov Count Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov (, hy, Միքայել Լորիս-Մելիքյան; – 24 December 1888) was a Russian- Armenian statesman, General of the Cavalry, and Adjutant General of H. I. M. Retinue. The Princes of Lori - Lori ...

(1825–88) who was bestowed with the dignity of

count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

in 1878. Bagrationi, Ioane (1768–1830)
Melikis-shvili
''The Brief Description of the Georgian Noble Houses''. Retrieved on January 23, 2008.Dologorukov P. V. (1856
''Российская родословная книга, издаваемая князем Петром Долгоруковым''
Ch.3, p. 474.

Loris-Melikov branch

Prince of Lori, Count Mikhail Loris-Melikov and Princess Nina Ivanovna Argutinskaya-Dolgorukova

*Maria (1858–1916), Italy, lady-in-waiting. Husband Sergey Evgeniy Novikov (married in 1859) *Sofia, born 1862 *Tariel (1863–1941) Paris, Colonel of Life Guard of the Preobrazhenskiy Regiment. Wife Varvara Nikolaevna Argutinskaya-Dolgorukova (1872–1942, Paris), *Konstantin, died in childhood. *Zakhariy (1866–1896), Petersburg, single. *Elizabeth,

Wiesbaden, Germany Wiesbaden () is a city in central western Germany and the capital of the state of Hesse. , it had 290,955 inhabitants, plus approximately 21,000 United States citizens (mostly associated with the United States Army). The Wiesbaden urban area ...

. Husband Baron Konstantin Stanislav von Nolken (1878–1949).

Tariel (Stepan) Loris-Melikov (1863–1941)

Colonel, Count, representative of an old Armenian princely-count family. The eldest son of the General-Lieutenant, the minister of internal Affairs of Russian Empire Count M.T. Loris Melikov. In 1913 reminded in chronics as the Colonel of Life Guard of the Preobrazhenskiy Regiment. Was married on the granddaughter of A.S.Pushkin on a female line – Princess Varvara Nikolay Argutinskaya-Dolgorukova (1872–1942, Paris). In Switzerland live continuers of the female line V. N. Argutinskaya-Dolgorukova – Count Aleksander Mikhail Loris Melikov (1926) and his four children Anna-Elizabeth, (1959), Dominica, (1961), Natalya (1963) and Mikhail (1964).

Oksen Tariel Loris Melikov (1895–1970)

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Notable people with the surname

Isa Melikov Isa Melikov ( az, Məlikov İsa Fazil oğlu, born 21 October 1980, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is a famous Azerbaijani composer and producer. He is the author of numerous musical projects, hit songs and soundtracks to movies. The list of celebrit ...

(born 1980), Azerbaijani composer and producer *

Genia Melikova Evgenia "Genia" Melikova (January 6, 1924 – March 5, 2004) was a well-known ballet dancer in Europe in the 1950s and 60s who then established a long and prestigious teaching career in the United States. Melikova was born in Marseilles, France to ...

(1924–2004), ballet dancer of Russian origin *

Grigori Melikov Grigori Aleksandrovich Melikov (russian: Григорий Александрович Меликов; born 11 May 1976) is a former Russian professional footballer. Club career He played in the Russian Football National League for FC Mordovia Sar ...

(born 1976), Russian footballer *

Mikhail Loris-Melikov Count Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov (, hy, Միքայել Լորիս-Մելիքյան; – 24 December 1888) was a Russian- Armenian statesman, General of the Cavalry, and Adjutant General of H. I. M. Retinue. The Princes of Lori - Lori ...

(1826–1888), Russian-Armenian statesman *

Yuri Melikov Gioúri Melikov (Greek: Γιούρι Μελίκοβ, Russian: Юрий Меликов; born 1997) is a Cypriot singer and songwriter. He launched his musical career in 2014 as a contestant of ''The Voice of Greece'', season 1. In 2015, Melikov ...

(b. 1997), Armenian-Cypriot singer-songwriter *

Sergey Melikov Sergey Alimovich Melikov (russian: Сергей Алимович Меликов, lez, Меликов Сергей Алим хва; born 12 September 1965), is a Russian statesman and military leader, who has served as the 5th Head of the Republ ...

(b. 1965), governor of Dagestan

References

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