TheHouse of Dadiani(Georgian:დადიანი[dadiani]), later known as theHouse of Dadiani-Chikovani,[1]was aGeorgianfamily of nobles, dukes and princes, and a ruling dynasty of the western Georgian province ofMingrelia.
| Dadiani დადიანი | |
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| Parent house | House of Vardanisdze |
| Country | Georgia |
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The House of Dadiani
editThe first data about the family dates back to 1046 AD. Presumably, the Dadiani descended from a certain Dadi, of theHouse of Vardanisdze.Appointed as hereditaryeristavi(dukes) ofOdishi(Samegrelo) in reward for their military services, the family had become the most powerful feudal house in westernGeorgiaby the 1280's. At that time, the branches of the family governed alsoSvaneti,Guria,andBedia.
In 1542 AD, DukeLevan I Dadianibecame hereditary Prince (mtavari) ofMingreliaand established himself as an independent ruler. His descendant PrinceLevan III Dadianiwas forced to abdicate in 1691 AD and Dadiani’s relatives from theHouse of Chikovani,hitherto Princes ofSalipartiano,inherited the title of Princes of Mingrelia and the surname of Dadiani. The original dynasty of Dadiani thus went extinct into what genealogists have termed the House of Dadiani-Chikovani.[1]AcceptingRussiansovereignty in 1802, the Dadiani were elevated to the dignity ofPrinceof theRussian Empire(Russian:Дадиани) and enjoyed significant independence in their home affairs.Russiamade a de facto annexation of Samegrelo in 1857, but Samegrelo remained nominally in existence until January 4, 1867, whenNiko Dadiani,the last Prince ofSamegrelo,was deposed and the principality was abolished.[2]Prince Niko Dadiani officially renounced his rights to the throne in 1868.
Dukes (eristavi) and Princes (mtavari) of Mingrelia
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- Vardan I Dadiani(c. 1180s – 1190s)
- Shergil Dadiani(c. 1220s – 1240s)
- Vardan II Dadiani(c. 1240s – 1250s)
- Tsotne Dadiani(c. 1260s)
- Bedan Dadiani(c. 1270s – c. 1290s)
- Giorgi I Dadiani(c. 1293 – 1323)
- Mamia I Dadiani(1323–1345)
- Giorgi II Dadiani(1345–1384)
- Vameq I Dadiani(1384–1396)
- Mamia II Dadiani(1396–1414)
- Liparit I Dadiani(1414–1470)
- Shamadavle Dadiani(1470–1473)
- Vameq II Dadiani(1474–1482)
- Liparit II Dadiani(1482–1512)
- Mamia III Dadiani(1512–1533)
- Levan I Dadiani(1533–1546)
- Giorgi III Dadiani(1546–1573, 1574–1582)
- Mamia IV Dadiani(1574, 1582–1590)
- Manuchar I Dadiani(1590–1611)
- Levan II Dadiani(1611–1657)
- Liparit III Dadiani(1657–1658)
- Vameq III Dadiani(1658–1661)
- Levan III Dadiani(1661–1681)
- Levan IV Dadiani(1681–1691)
- Giorgi IV Dadiani(Lipartiani) (1700–1704, 1710–1714)
- Katsia I Dadiani(1704–1710)
- Bezhan I Dadiani(1714–1728)
- Otia I Dadiani(1728–1758)
- Katsia II Dadiani(1758–1788)
- Grigol I Dadiani(1788–1791, 1794–1802, 1802–1804)
- Manuchar II Dadiani(1791–1793)
- Tariel Dadiani(1793–1794, 1802)
- Levan V Dadiani(1804–1840)
- David I Dadiani(1840–1853)
- Niko I Dadiani(1853–1857)
Heads of the Princely House of Mingrelia
edit- Niko I Dadiani(1857–1903)
- Niko II Dadiani(1903–1919)
- Shalva Dadiani(1919–1959)
- Archil Dadiani(1959–1976)
- Niko III Dadiani(1976–present)
Other members of the family
edit- Mariam Dadiani,a 17th-century princess
- Constantine Dadiani,a 19th-century poet and general of Russian army
- Andria Dadiani(1850-1910), chess player and tournament patron
- Ekaterine Dadiani(1816-1882), Regent Princess of Mingrelia
- Salome Dadiani(1848-1913), wife ofPrince Achille Murat
- Shalva Dadiani(1874-1959), prominent writer and dramatist
- Eleesa Dadiani(born 1988), art gallery owner
References
edit- ^abToumanoff, Cyril (1963),Studies in Christian Caucasian History,p. 269
- ^Smithsonian Institution & National Parliamentary Library of Georgia (2013)."Samegrelo: A Historical Overview".Dadiani Dynasty.Smithsonian Institution. Archived fromthe originalon 2017-10-11.Retrieved2017-03-15.