Princes Jandierov in the Russian nobility book from 1892

The House of Jandieri (Georgian: ჯანდიერი) was a Russian 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 Ioann of Georgia (1768–1830), the family was elevated, in 1628, to the princely rank by the king Teimuraz I of Kakheti.[1] After the Russian annexation of Georgia, the family was recognized by the Imperial order as princes Jandierov or Jandieri Джандиери) in 1829.[2][3]

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.

References

  1. ^ Bagrationi, Ioane (1768-1830). Jandieri (Princes of Kakheti). The Brief Description of the Georgian Noble Houses. Retrieved on December 13, 2007.
  2. ^ (in Russian) Джандиеровы. Russian Biographic Lexicon. Accessed on December 13, 2007.
  3. ^ Toumanoff, Cyril (1967). Studies in Christian Caucasian History, p. 272. Georgetown University Press.

External links

The Jandieri Family website

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