MINGRELIA

The Dadiani Dynasty

(Chikovani)

GENEALOGY

• 1) His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Grigol [Gregori] VI, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia (s/o Princess Ana) - see below.
• 2) Prince Besarioni Dadiani. Archbishop of Chqondidel. b. 1764. He d. at Chqondidel, 16^th July 1828 o.s. (bur. there).
• 3) His Beatitude Prince Ioani Dadiani. b. 1777 (s/o Princess Ana). Metropolitan of Tsangeri, and Archbishop of Chqondidel in 1792. He d. 18^th December 1823 o.s. (bur. there).
• 4) His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Mamuka [Manuchar], Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia - see below.
• 5) Prince Giorgi [Tatia] Katsia Dadiani. Emigrated to Russia in 1805. He had issue, one sons and two daughters:
  • a) Prince Otia Giorgi Dadiani. b. 1804. He had issue, one son:
    • i) Prince Konstantini Otia Dadiani. b. 1830. m. 1849, Princess Makrina Dadiani (b. 1835; d. 1881), daughter of Prince Rustami Chikovani. He d. 1873, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
      • (1) Prince Kyril Grigori Otia Dadiani. b. 1854. m. Princess Makrina Dadiani (b. 1858; d. 1939), daughter of Prince Grigori Mkheidze. He d. 1898, having had issue, six sons:
        • (a) Prince Kucha Kyril Dadiani. b. 1881. He d. 1895.
        • (b) Prince Davit [Pukhuli] Kyril Dadiani. b. 1885. m. Princess Pelagina Dadiani (b. 1886; d. 1971), daughter of Prince Nestori Archili Dadiani, by his wife, Princess Nino, née Anchabadze. He d. 1941, having had issue, two daughters:
          • (i) Princess Nino [Tsinukhi] Davit Dadiani. b. 1916.
          • (ii) Princess Nelli Dadiani. b. 1918.
        • (c) Prince Giorgi Kyril Dadiani. b. 1886. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        • (d) Prince Varlam Kyril Dadiani. b. 1888. m. Princess Mariami Dadiani (b. 1896; d. 1957), daughter of Prince Aleksandri Mikeladze. He d. 1976, having had issue:
          • (i) Prince Aleksandri [Kuchu] Varlam Dadiani. b. 1919. He d. 1996, having had issue, an only son:
            • 1. Otar Aleksandri Dadiani. b. 1942.
          • (ii) Prince Davit Varlam Dadiani. b. 1921. He d. 1987, having had issue, two sons:
            • 1. Varlam Davit Dadiani. b. 1945. He has issue, two sons:
              • a. Davit Varlam Dadiani. b. 1973.
              • b. Manuchari Varlam Dadiani. b. 1977.
            • 2. Nukzar Davit Dadiani. b. 1952. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
              • a. Lasha Nukzar Dadiani. b. 1992.
              • a. Lili Dadiani. b. 1979.
          • (iii) Prince Archili Davit Dadiani. b. 1926. He d. 1934.
          • (i) Princess Lili Dadiani. b. 1923. She d. 1942.
          • (ii) Princess Meri Dadiani. b. 1924.
        • (e) Prince Mikeli Kyril Dadiani. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
          • (i) Prince Dzhodori Mikeli Dadiani. b. 1921. He has issue, two sons:
            • 1. Lasha Dzhodori Dadiani. b. 1949. m. Princess Maia Dadiani (b. 1956), daughter of Prince Archili Chuchua. He has issue, one son:
              • a. Tsotni LashDadiani. b. 1976.
            • 2. Mikeli Dzhodori Dadiani. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
          • (ii) Prince Dukhuni [Dzhubu] Mikeli Dadiani. b. 1926. He has issue, two sons:
            • 1. Eteri [Manana] Dukhuni Dadiani. b. 1951.
            • 2. Revaz Dukhuni Dadiani. b. 1954. He has issue, one daughter:
              • a. Salomea Dadiani. b. 1981.
          • (i) Princess Natela Dadiani. b. 1923.
        • (f) Prince Elizbari Kyril Dadiani. m. Princess Nino [Dosia] Dadiani, daughter of Prince Malaqia Davit Dadiani.
        • (a) Princess Nino Dadiani. b. 1874.
        • (b) Princess Martha Dadiani. b. 1883. She d. 1936.
        • (c) Princess Agrafina [Tsala] Dadiani. She d. 1976.
        • (d) Princess Fatima Dadiani.
        • (e) Princess Thamar Dadiani. b. 1898. She d. 1979.
      • (2) Princess Fevronia. b. 1858. m. 1876, Prince Aleksandri Tarieli Mikeladze (b. 1830). She d. 1944.
    • i) A daughter. m. Prince Aleksandri Mikeladze, former husband of Princess Varvara Dadiani.
    • ii) Princess Elisabed. m. Prince Mikeli Kaikushru Eristavi-Gurieli (b. 1819; d. 1871), eldest son of Prince Kaikushru Giorgi Eristavi-Gurieli. She had issue, six sons and one daughter.
  • a) Princess Mze-Khatun. b. 1796. m. Prince Giorgi Bejan Chijavadze (d. 1834), elder son of Prince Bejan Sazverel Chijavadze. She had issue.
  • b) Princess Dado. b. 1812. m. Prince Ioani Davit Tsulukidze (b. 1796).
• 6) Prince Levanti Dadiani. He d. after 1788.
• 7) Prince Otia Dadiani. He d. after 1788. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• 8) Prince Bejan Dadiani.
• 9) Prince Tarieli [Tia] Dadiani, Prince of Mingrelia - see below.
• 1) Princess Mariami [H.M. The Most Serene Queen Maria Katzievna]. b. 1783. m. 1791, H.M. The Most Serene King Solomon II, King of Imereti (b. 1773; d. at Trebizond, 7^th December 1815 o.s.), only son H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Archili, by his wife, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Elena, fourth daughter of H.M. The Most High King Irakli II, King of Georgia. She d.s.p. at St Petersburg, Russia, 18^th March 1841 o.s. (bur. Alexander Nevsky Monastery) - see Georgia (Imereti).
• 2) H.H. Princess Thamar. b. 1790. m. before May 1808, H.H. Prince Giorgi Shervashidze [Safar Beg], Prince of Abkhazia b. 1775; k. by his brother, 13^th November 1821), eldest son of H.H. Prince Kelish Bey Shervashidze [Kelem Beg], Duke of Dukes of Abkhazia. She d. 1^st March 1818 o.s., having had issue, two sons and one daughter - see Georgia (Abkhazia).
• 3) Princess Khwaramzi.
• 4) Princess Ana Mze-Khanum. m. 1816, as his first wife, Colonel Prince Grigol Zurabi Tsereteli (d. after 1850), fourth son of Major-General Major-General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Zurabi Tsereteli, sometime Lord Chamberlain of the Court of Imereti, by his wife, Princess Thamar, daughter of Prince Giorgi Dadiani, of Nokhshi.
• 5) Princess Elisabed. m. 1816, Prince Rustami Papuna Tsereteli (b. 1780; d. 27^th May 1832), younger son of General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Papuna Tsereteli, Prince of Satseretlo, C-in-C and Lord Chamberlain of the Court of Imereti, by his wife, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Mariami-Darejan, second daughter of H.M. The Most High King Giorgi VIII and IX, King of Imereti. She had issue.
• 6) A daughter. m. Prince Davit Mikeladze.

• 1) Prince Katsia Manuchari Dadiani. b. 1795. m. (first) … m. (second) Princess Khwaramzi Dadiani (b. 1803), daughter of Prince Kaikushru Chkheidze. He had issue, nine sons and four daughters:
  • a) Prince Konstantini [Kosta] Katsia Dadiani. b. 1813. m. Princess Kesaria Dadiani (b. 1825), second daughter of Prince Simoni Shervashidze, of the Guria, by his wife, H.H. The Most Brilliant Princess Mariami-Thamar, second daughter of H.M. The Most High King Davit II, King of Imereti. He had issue, two sons and five daughters:
    • i) Prince Nikolaoz Konstantini Dadiani. b. 1855. Senator 1899. m. Princess Nino [Tsutsu] Dadiani (b. 1858), elder daughter of Prince Davit Giorgi Dadiani, by his wife, Princess Babilina, daughter of Prince Gurieli. He was k. by the Bolsheviks, 1924, having had issue, one son:
      • (1) Prince Davit Nikolaoz Dadiani. b. 25^th March 1884. Senator 1916-1917. Rcvd: Knt of the Order of St Vladimir 4^th class (1914). m. Princess Lydia Dadiani (b. 1892; d. 1965), daughter of Afanasi Khvilgia. He was k. (shot) by the Bolsheviks, 1924, having had issue, three sons:
        • (a) Prince Nikolaoz [Koki] Davit Dadiani. b. 1908. m. Princess Maliavina Dadiani (b. 1907; d. 1957), daughter of Prince Bondo Mikeladze. He d. 1969, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
          • (i) Davit Nikolaoz Dadiani. b. 1930. He had issue, three sons:
            • 1. Nikolaoz Davit Dadiani. b. 1953. He has issue, two daughters:
              • a. Mariami Dadiani. b. 1981.
              • b. Elena Dadiani. b. 1992.
            • 2. Iase [Aga] Davit Dadiani. b. 1954. He has issue, two daughters:
              • a. Maia Dadiani. b. 1983.
              • b. Elizabed Dadiani. b. 1986.
            • 3. Davit Davit Dadiani. b. 1967. He has issue, an only son:
              • a. Nikolaoz Davit Dadiani. b. 1996.
          • (ii) Dodoni [Erniki] Nikolaoz Dadiani. b. 1933.
          • (iii) Nikolaoz [Bichi] Nikolaoz Dadiani. b. 1941. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
            • 1. Levanti Nikolaoz Dadiani. b. 1965. He has issue, one daughter:
              • a. Ekaterina Dadiani. b. 1991.
            • 1. Maia Dadiani. b. 1976.
        • (b) Prince Besarioani [Dzhvebe] Davit Dadiani. b. 1910. He d.s.p. 1961.
        • (c) Prince Otar Davit Dadiani. b. 1923. He has issue, two sons:
          • (i) Nestori Otar Dadiani. b. 1947.
          • (ii) Avtandil Otar Dadiani. b. 1955. He had issue, three sons:
            • 1. Otar Avtandil Dadiani. b. 1976.
            • 2. Nikolaoz Avtandil Dadiani. b. 1982.
            • 3. Aleksandri Avtandil Dadiani. b. 1990.
    • ii) Prince Levanti Konstantini Dadiani. b. 1857. He d. unm.
    • i) Princess Maia Dadiani. b. 1852. m. Prince Farnaozi [Parna] Petri Mkheidze (b. 1836), younger son of Prince Petri Zaali Mkheidze. She d. 1916, having had issue, five sons.
    • ii) Princess Matriona Dadiani. b. 1854.
    • iii) Princess Sopio [Sophia] Dadiani. b. 1859.
    • iv) Princess Makrina Dadiani. b. 1862.
    • v) Princess Barbara Dadiani. b. 1864.
  • b) Prince Manuchari Katsia Dadiani. b. 1825. m. (first) Princess Barbara Dadiani (b. 1840; d. ca. 1863), daughter of Prince Jaiani, by whom he had issue, one son and two daughters. m. (second) 1863, a daughter of Prince Mikeladze, by whom he had issue, two daughters:
    • i) Prince Nikolaoz [Toma] Manuchari Dadiani. b. 1860 (s/o Princess Varvara). He d. 1939, having had issue, three sons:
      • (1) Prince Grigori Nikolaoz Dadiani. b. 1895. He d. 1970, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
        • (a) Tsotni Grigori Dadiani. b. 1930. He has issue:
          • (i) Elico Tsotni Dadiani. b. 1960.
          • (ii) Zurabi Tsotni Dadiani. b. 1961.
          • (iii) Giorgi Tsotni Dadiani. b. 1966.
        • (b) Bondo Grigori Dadiani. b. 1936. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
          • (i) Levanti Bondo Dadiani. b. 1964.
          • (i) Nino Dadiani. b. 1963.
        • (a) Naznia Dadiani. b. 1928.
        • (b) Klara Dadiani. b. 1931.
      • (2) Prince Varlam Nikolaoz Dadiani.
      • (3) Prince Demeter Nikolaoz Dadiani.
    • i) Princess Barbara (d/o Princess Varvara). m. Prince Aleksandri Mikeladze (m. second, Princess … Otievna Dadiani).
    • ii) Princess Vekili Dadiani. b. 1862 (d/o Princess Varvara).
    • iii) Princess Pupi. b. 1864 (d/o the second wife). m. Prince Anakidze.
    • iv) Princess Kethevan Dadiani. b. 1865 (d/o the second wife). m. Prince Ambrosi Sardion Katsia Dadiani (b. 1852; d. 1925), fourth son of Prince Katsia Giorgi Dadiani, by his second wife, Princess Eudoxia, daughter of Prince Tzulukidze. She d. 1938, having had issue - see above.
    • v) Princess Minadora Zibaluki Dadiani. b. 1878 (d/o the second wife). m. Prince Davit Demeter Dadiani (who d. aged 20 years), younger son of Prince Demeter Grigori Dadiani, by his second wife, a daughter of Prince Mikeladze. She d. 1945.
  • c) Prince Aleksandri Paata Katsia Dadiani. b. 1829. Chief of Police at Sujun in 1857. m. Princess Zinovia Dadiani (b. 1835), daughter of Prince Chikovani. He d.s.p.
  • d) Prince Besarioni Katsia Dadiani. b. 1832. Bishop. He d. unm. 1901.
  • e) Prince Grigori Katsia Dadiani. b. 1837. m. Princess Matriona Dadiani (b. 1849), daughter of Prince Chikovani. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
    • i) Prince Varlam [Gudzhu] Grigori Dadiani. b. 1870. m. Princess Olgha Dadiani (d. 1924), daughter of Prince Tarieli Koshakidze. He d. 1950, having had issue, an only son:
      • (1) Prince Grigori Varlam Dadiani. b. 1905. He d. 1987, having had issue:
        • (a) Eteri Dadiani. b. 1929.
    • i) Princess Nino Dadiani.
  • f) Prince Irakli Katsia Dadiani. b. 1840. m. Princess Nina Dadiani (b. 1849), daughter of Prince Tsereteli. He had issue, two daughters:
    • i) Princess Varvara [Bobelina]. m. Prince Mikeladze.
    • ii) Princess Kekela Dadiani. b. 1864.
  • g) Prince Samsoni Katsia Dadiani. b. 1845. He d. unm. after 1865.
  • h) Prince Nestori Katsia Dadiani. b. 1840. m. Princess Ainathia Dadiani (b. 1840), a daughter of Prince Mikeladze. He had issue, two sons:
    • i) Prince Nikolaoz Nestori Dadiani. b. 1861. m. Princess Nino Dadiani, only daughter of Prince Demeter Grigori Dadiani, sometime Chief of Police at Zuba, by his first wife, Princess Nina, daughter of Prince Aphakidze. He d. 1920, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
      • (1) Prince Demeter Archili Nikolaoz Dadiani. b. 1900. He d. 1958, having had issue, one son and three daughters:
        • (a) Ilya Demeter Dadiani. b. 1928. He d.s.p. 1947.
        • (a) Leila Dadiani. b. 1923.
        • (b) Angelina Dadiani. b. 1933.
        • (c) Tsavrina Dadiani. b. 1935.
      • (1) Princess Mariami Dadiani. b. 1904.
    • ii) Prince Demeter [Bitchiko] Nestori Dadiani. b. 1863. He d. unm?
  • i) Prince Mikeli Katsia Dadiani. b. 1847. m. Princess Tsitsino Dadiani (b. 1849), née Assiatini, a daughter of a noble from Lechkumi. He had issue, one son:
    • i) Prince Platoni Mikeli Dadiani. b. 1885. He d. 1960, having had issue, one son and two daughters:
      • (1) Prince Julian Platoni Dadiani. b. 1916. He d. 1943.
      • (1) Princess Ksenia Dadiani. b. 1910.
      • (3) Princess Vera Dadiani. b. 1913.
  • j) Prince Victor Katsia Dadiani. b. 1849. m. a daughter of Prince Pagava.
  • a) Princess Mariami. b. 1828. m. 1837, Prince Qaramani Roman  Tavdgiridze (b. 1821; m. second, Princess Judit Gurieli, and d. 1871, having had issue, two sons by his second wife), eldest son of Mirza Beg. She d. 1852.
  • b) Princess Nino. b. 1839. m. 1854, Prince Nestori Ioani Chichua (b. 1824).
  • c) Princess Varvara. m. Prince Mikeladze, as his first wife.
  • d) Princess … Katzievna. m. Prince Chikovani.
• 2) Prince Zurabi Manuchari Dadiani. m. Princess Elisabed Dadiani, daughter of Prince Tzulukidze. He had issue, three sons and three daughters:
  • a) Prince Iulion [Ivan] Zurabi Dadiani. b. 1824. m. Princess Elisabed [Babusi] Dadiani (b. 1840; d. 1881), daughter of Prince Aleksandri Davit Matshutadze, by his first wife, a daughter of Prince Nakashidze. He d. 1871, having had issue:
    • i) Prince Elizbari [Iliko] Iulion Dadiani. b. 1853. m. Princess Ernestina Dadiani, daughter of Prince Maxim Koshakidze. He was k. by the revolutionaries, 1905, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
      • (1) Prince Iosseb [Tsitsa] Elizbari Dadiani.
      • (2) Prince Yulioni [Ilya] Elizbari Dadiani. He d.s.p. 1937.
      • (1) Princess Kethevan. m. Vladimir Nikolaievitch Jerebkov, son of Nikolai Jerebkov. She had issue, one son and three daughters.
    • ii) Prince Iossif Yulioni Dadiani. b. 15^th June 1863 o.s. Mining Engineer. m. Princess Thamar Dadiani (b. 21^st October 1877 o.s.; d. at Paris, France, 7^th December 1942, bur. Bagneux Cemetery, Hauts-de-Seine, later transf. to the Russian Cemetery, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne), daughter of Prince Giorgi Tarkhan-Muravi, by his wife, Princess Ellena, née Eristavi. He d. at Paris, France, 30^th March 1937 (bur. Bagneux Cemetery, Hauts-de-Seine, later transf. to the Russian Cemetery, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne), having had issue, six daughters:
      • (1) Princess Elena [Elo]. b. 11^th September 1899 o.s. m. Iakov Kobiashvili, son of Mikeli Kobiashvili [Mikhail Kobiev]. She d. in Tbilisi, 3^rd March 1979, having had issue, one son:
        • (a) Mika Kobiashvili. m. Meri, née Tsitsishvili. He had issue, an only daughter:
          • (i) Marina. Settled in France. m. (first) Nika Sakvaralidze. m. (second) Dima Gvantzeladze. She had issue, one son and one daughter by her first husband.
      • (2) Princess Elizabeth [Elico]. b. at Baku, Georgia, 3^rd November 1902 o.s. m. at Cairo, Egypt, 26^th January 1930, Arnold [Aldo] Zarb (b. at Suez, Egypt, 12^th May 1901; m. second, at Cairo, Egypt, 16^th January 1949, Princess Salomea, and d. at Villejuif, Val-de-Marne, France, 12^th March 1967, leaving issue by his second wife - see below). She was k. with her sister Irene, in a car accident, on the road between Tours and Châteauroux, Centre, France, 24^th December 1944 (bur. Bagneux Cemetery, Hauts-de-Seine, later transf. to the Russian Cemetery, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne).
      • (3) Princess Irene [Irina]. b. at Baku, 3^rd November 1904. Naturalised a French National 11^th March 1940. m. at Paris, France, 25^th August 1927, Lieutenant-Colonel Prince Dimitri [Zedginidze] Amilakhvari (b. at Bazorkino, near Gori, Georgia, 12^th November 1906 n.s.; k-i-a at El Himeimat, near El Alamein, Egypt, 24^th August 1942, bur. El Alamein), educ. British Sch., Istanbul, and l’École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, cmsnd 2^nd-Lieut 1^st Regt Etranger French Foreign Legion 1/10/1925, prom Lieut 1/10/1926, attached to 1^st Btn, 4^th Regt Etranger at Marrakesh 1928, cdt 1^st Coy 1934, prom Capt 1/1/1937, naturalised a French National 11^th March 1940, served at Narvik in the Norwegian camp 1940, evacuated to UK and joined Free French, served at Dakar and Cameroun 1940, Cdt 1^st Btn 1941, served at Keren and Massaouah and Syrian camp, prom Chef de Batallion 25/6/1941, prom Lieut-Col 19/10/1941, cdt 13^th Btn 1941-1942, cdt Jock column 1942, served at Bir-Hakeim, rcvd: Companion of the Liberation (11.8.1942), Knt of the Order of the Legion of Honour (5.9.1940), WW2 War Cross with palm and Territorial War Cross (14.8.1932), and Colonial Medal for Marocco, of France, Officer of the Sharifan Order of Alawi of Morocco, and the Norwegian War Cross, son of Colonel Prince Giorgi [Zedginidze] Amilakhvari, by his wife, Princess Nina, née Eristavi. She d. from injuries received in the same car accident as her elder sister, at Paris, France, 27^th December 1944 (bur. Bagneux Cemetery, Hauts-de-Seine, later transf. to the Russian Cemetery, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne), having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
        • (a) Prince Georges [Zedginidze] Amilakhvari. b. at Boulogne-sur-Seine, France, 19^th June 1928. He d. at Sidi Bel Abbes, Oran, Algeria, 6^th July 1929.
        • (b) Prince Othar [Zedginidze] Amilakhvari. b. at Agadir, Morocco, 26^th November 1931. m. at Algiers, Algeria, 12^th October 1968, Princess Marguerite Jeanne (b. at at Fort-de-l’Eau, Algeria, 16^th September 1933), née Maye. He d. at Paris, France, 31^st August 2000.
        • (a) Princess Thamar. b. at Paris, France, 29^th July 1935. m. at Paris, France, 28^th November 1958, Dr Count Radslav Georg Franz Maria Joseph Kinsky von Wchnitz und Tettau (b. at Chlumetz, Czechoslovakia, 14^th August 1928), a descendant of the Hungarian branch of the family, younger son of Count Zdenko Radslav Dlask Henyko Smil Rudolf Ferdinand Kinsky von Wchnitz und Tettau, late Capt. 8^th Dragoons, Austro-Hungarian Army, by his wife, Countess Eleanore, daughter of Franz, Count Clam-Gallas. She had issue, two sons - see below.
      • (4) Princess Ekaterina [Eka] Dadiani. b. at Tbilisi, 24^th November 1907. She d. unm. at Périgueux, the Dodogne, Aquitaine, France, 16^th December 1973 (bur. Bagneux Cemetery, Hauts-de-Seine).
      • (5) Princess Salomea [Salomé]. b. at Baku, Georgia, 22^nd December 1912 n.s.. m. (first) at Paris, France, 26^th June 1943 (div. 1948), H.S.H. Prince Aleqsi Giorgi Bagration-Moukhransky (b. at St Petersburg, Russia, 14^th January 1913; d. at Garches, Hauts-de-Seine, France, 23^rd January 1982), eldest son of H.S.H. Prince Giorgi Aleksandri Bagration-Moukhransky, by his wife, H.S.H. Princess Olga Alexeievna, daughter of Alexei Nikolaievitch Sinelnikov - see Georgia (Mukhrani). m. (second), at Cairo, Egypt, 16^th January 1949, as his second wife, Arnold [Aldo] Zarb (b. at Suez, Egypt, 12^th May 1901; d. at Villejuif, Val-de-Marne, France, 12^th March 1967), a distinguished architect, former husband of her elder sister, Princess Elisaveta, and second son of Henry Zarb, a Maltese engineer living Egypt, by his wife, Emilia, née Derenzinovitch. She d. at Casablanca, Morocco, 9^th January 1957, having had issue, one son and two daughters, by her second husband:
        • (a) Henry Dimitri Joseph Arnold Zarb. b. at Templecombe, Somerset, 14^th July 1949. m. (first) at Downe, Kent, 25^th September 1971 (div.) Elaine Bennett. m. (second) at London, 17^th December 1980 (div.) Lucinda Mary (b. 25^th November 1957; m. second, at Yeovil, Somerset, August 2002, Philip A. O’Donohoe), daughter of Nicholas P. Bray, by his wife, Audrey Joan, née Maude-Roxby. m. (third) at San Juan, Puerto Rico, 14^th April 2007, Marie Elena, née Angulo. He had issue, one son and two daughters by his second wife:
          • (i) Nicholas Andrew Dimitri Zarb. b. at the West London Hospital, Hammersmith, London, 10^th November 1983, educ. Abbeylands, Sherborne, Dorset and Christ Church, Oxford. Employed with SMT consulting.
          • (i) Claire Irina Helen Zarb. b. at the West London Hospital, Hammersmith, London, 13^th December 1981, educ. Lancaster Univ. Account Mngr. & Team Leader with the British Safety Cncl.
          • (ii) Emily Kate Salomé Zarb. b. at the West London Hospital, Hammersmith, London, 29^th May 1986, educ. Bath Spa Univ.
        • (b) Helen Elizabeth Irene Zarb [Mrs Robert Knox]. b. at Maiden Bradley, Wilts., 16^th February 1953. m. at Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland, 1^st August 1981, John Robert Knox (b. at Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada, 4^th June 1946), sometime Keeper of the Asia Dept at the British Museum, elder son of John Arthur Knox, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, by his wife, Rosalind Estelle, youngest daughter of Thomas George Kingscote, Victoria, British Columbia, Canadan, previously of Newport, Co. Limerick, Ireland. She has issue, three daughters:
          • (i) Alexandra Elizabeth Salome Knox. b. 26^th June 1984.
          • (ii) Catherine Helen Victoria Knox. b. 6^th July 1986.
          • (iii) Antonia Charlotte Rosalind Knox. b. 30^th May 1990.
        • (b) Irene Nathalie Zarb. b. at Maiden Bradley, Wilts., 17^th February 1954. m. (a) Charles Munzenberg de Michel Duroc de Brion. She has issue, one son and one daughter:
          • (i) Charles Edouard Munzenberg de Michel Duroc de Brion. b. 1985.
          • (i) Salomé Munzenberg de Michel Duroc de Brion. b. 1988.
      • (6) Princess Rusudan. b. at Baku, Georgia, 9^th March 1916 o.s. m. at Paris, France, 5^th December 1956, Yuri Alexandrovitch Koshanovsky [Georges Kochanowsky] (b. at Poltava, Ukraine, 7^th January 1916; d. at Sorges, France, 2^nd July 1974, bur. there), sometime ofcr. 3^rd Hussars, French service, son of Alexander Kochanovsky, by his wife, Germaine Marie Eugénie, née Bonjour. She d. at Sorges, France, 4^th January 1982 (bur. there).
    • i) Princess Elleni. b. 1856. m. Prince Aleksandri Giorgi Tzulukidze, son of Prince Giorgi Tzulukidze.
  • b) Prince Davit Zurabi Dadiani. b. 1821. m. Princess Barbara Dadiani (b. 1840), daughter of Prince Ioani Chikovani. He had issue, four sons and two daughters:
    • i) Prince Beglari Giorgi Davit Dadiani. b. 1857. m. Princess Natalia Grigorievna Dadiani (b. 30^th July 1865 o.s.; d. at Chisinau, Bessarabia, 18^th October 1903 o.s., bur. there at the Central Orthodox (Armenian) Cemetery), Founder & Dir of the The Chisinau Girls’ Gymnasium (Princess Dadiani Gymnasium), and Founder of the Soc for the Promotion of Secondary Education, Grigori Godlewski, of Tighina, a Russian nobleman of Polish heritage, settled in Bessarabia. He d. 1947, having had issue, one son and two daughters:
      • (1) Prince Boris Beglari Dadiani. b. 14^th June 1896 o.s. He d.v.p. s.p. (believed drowned) 13^th June 1913 (bur. beside his mother at the Central Orthodox (Armenian) Cemetery, Chisinau, Bessarabia).
      • (1) Princess Thamar Dadiani. b. 1897. m. Prince Filimoni [Chutu] Datu Chikovani (b. 1888; d. 1924). She d. 1930.
      • (2) Princess Lili Dadiani. b. 1902. She d. 1974, having had issue, two sons, who assumed the name of Dadiani.
      • (3) Princess Nina. m. Prince Chikovani.
    • ii) Prince Platoni [Parteni] Davit Dadiani. b. 1859. He had issue, an only daughter:
      • (1) Princess Barbara Dadiani. b. 1892. She d. 1970.
    • iii) Prince Ivaki Davit Dadiani. b. 1861. m. a Russian lady, and had issue, two sons:
      • (1) Prince Boris Ivaki Dadiani. b. 1896. He d. 1913.
      • (2) Prince Aleksandri Ivaki Dadiani.
    • iv) Prince Varlam [Gudzhia] Davit Dadiani. b. 1871. m. a daughter of Prince Emukhvari. He had issue, one son:
      • (1) Prince Dzhumka Varlam Dadiani. b. 1910. He d. 1937.
    • v) Prince Vladimir Davit Dadiani.
    • i) Princess Elizaveta. b. 1862. m. Prince Varlam Dadiani, of the Makalakersky branch of the family.
    • ii) Princess Martha. b. 1863. m. Prince Dgebuadze.
  • c) Prince Solomoni Zurabi Dadiani. b. 1835. He d. unm.?
  • a) Princess Iulita. b. 1823. m. Prince Davit Bejan Tsereteli (b. 1819), eldest son of Prince Bejan Bejan Tsereteli. She had issue, two sons and one daughter.
  • b) Princess Anna. m. Prince Besarioni Almazan Mikeladze (b. 1827).
  • c) Princess Salomea. b. 1839. m. Prince Davit Rustami Chikovani (b. 1833).
• 3) Prince Dutu Manuchari Dadiani. b. 1789. Lieut. 1865. m. Princess Mariami Dadiani (b. 1825), daughter of Prince Dadeshkeliani, of Svania. He had issue, two sons and three daughters:
  • a) Prince Niko Dutu Dadiani. b. 1849. He d.s.p.
  • a) Prince Demeter Dutu Dadiani. b. 1857.
  • b) Princess Fotia Dadiani. b. 1850.
  • c) Princess Kesaria Dadiani. b. 1853.
  • d) Princess Martha Dadiani. b. 1855.
• 4) Prince Levanti Manuchari Dadiani. b. 1815. Ensign in 1865. m. (first) … m. (second) a daughter of Prince Chichua who had three children. m. (third) Princess Natalia Dadiani (b. 1832), daughter of Prince Abashidze, who had one child. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
  • a) Prince Iulion [Gakha] Levanti Dadiani. b. 1857 (s/o the second wife). He d. 1926, having had issue, two sons:
    • i) Prince Gurdzhu Iulion Dadiani.
    • ii) Prince Grigori Iulion Dadiani. He had issue, an only child:
      • (1) Prince Shalva Grigori Dadiani. He d. 1978.
  • b) Prince Demeter [Dzhiki] Levanti Dadiani. b. 1862 (s/o Princess Natalia). m. Princess Kethevan Dadiani, daughter of Prince Davit Tsereteli. He had issue:
    • i) Prince Levanti Demeter Dadiani.
  • a) Princess Manana. b. 1859 (d/o the second wife). m. Prince Mikeli Bejan Mkheidze (b. 1850; d. 1931), second son of Prince Bejan Davit Mkheidze. She d. 1908, havin had issue, four sons.
  • b) Princess Kethevan [Kekela] Dadiani. b. 1860 (d/o the second wife). m. Prince Levanti Petri Dadiani (b. 1848), younger son of Prince Petri Nikolaoz Dadiani, sometime Presdt. Supreme Tribunal of Justice in Mingrelia. She d. 1923 - see above.
• 5) Prince Aleksandri Manuchari Dadiani. m. Princess Rodami Dadiani (b. 1820; d. 1865), daughter of Prince Manuchari Mikeladze. He d. 1856, having had issue, five sons and two daughters:
  • a) Prince Tarieli [Taia] Aleksandri Dadiani. b. 1842. m. (first) Princess Sopio Dadiani (b. 1838; d. in childbirth, 1859), daughter of Prince Levanti Shervashidze [Bego], of the Guria, by his wife, Princess Marika, daughter of Prince Tarieli Dadiani, of Mingrelia. m. (second) 1859 (div. 28^th June 1882) Princess Agrafina  (b. at Radsha, Georgia, 6^th November 1855; m. second, at Kutaisi, Imereti, 20^th October 1882, Lieutenant-General H.H. Konstantin Friedrich Peter, Duke of Oldenburg, by whom she had issue, two sons and two daughters, and d. at Kislovodsk, North Caucasus, 18^th October 1926), cre. Countess von Zarnekau by Grand Duke Peter II of Oldenburg, 20^th October 1882, daughter of Prince Konstantini Japaridze. He had issue, one daughter by his first wife, and two sons and one daughter by his second wife:
    • i) Prince Mikeli Tarieli Dadiani. b. 1860 (s/o Agrafina).
    • ii) Prince Levanti Tarieli Dadiani. b. 1864 (s/o Agrafina).
    • i) Princess Margareta [Tsitsino] Dadiani. b. 1859 (d/o Princess Sopio). m. Prince Giorgi Niko Dadiani (b. 1855), eldest son of Prince Niko Besarioni Dadiani, sometime Chief of Police of Zugdidi, by his wife, Princess Salomea Nino, daughter of Prince Katsia Chichua.  - see above.
    • ii) Princess Nino Dadiani. b. 1868 (d/o Agrafina). m. Prince Aleksandri [Kviti] Niko Dadiani (b. 1864), son of Prince Niko Bessarioni Dadiani, sometime Chief of Police of Zugdidi, by his wife, Princess Nina (b. 1835), daughter of Prince Chichua. She had issue, two sons and four daughters - see above.
  • b) Prince Nikolaoz Aleksandri Dadiani. b. 1846.
  • c) Prince Platoni Aleksandri Dadiani. b. 1848. m. Princess Salomea Dadiani (b. 1854), daughter of Prince Davit Pagava. He d. 1905, having had issue, seven sons and one daughter:
    • i) Prince Aleksandri [Dzhodo] Platoni Dadiani. b. 1875. He d. 1924, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
      • (1) Prince Shalva Aleksandri Dadiani. b. 1908. He d. 1959, having had issue:
        • (a) Tsotne Shalva Dadiani. b. 1935. He had issue, two sons:
          • (i) Zurabi Tsotne Dadiani. b. 1962.
          • (ii) Shalva Tsotne Dadiani. b. 1966.
        • (b) Aleksandri [Dzhodo] Shalva Dadiani. b. 1938.
        • (a) Thamar Dadiani. b. 1940.
        • (b) Rusudan Dadiani. b. 1949.
      • (2) Prince Davit Aleksandri Dadiani. b. 1919. He had issue, two daughters:
        • (a) Kethevan Dadiani. b. 1949.
        • (b) Manana Dadiani. b. 1955.
      • (1) Princess Natalia [Paua] Dadiani. b. 1913.
    • ii) Prince Grigori Platoni Dadiani. b. 1878. He d. 1955, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
      • (1) Prince Archili Grigori Dadiani. b. 1911. He had issue, one son:
        • (a) Grigori [Giga] Archili Dadiani. b. 1958. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
          • (i) Archili Grigori Dadiani. b. 1982.
          • (ii) Levanti Grigori Dadiani. b. 1984.
          • (i) Solomea Dadiani. b. 1990.
      • (2) Prince Vakhtang Grigori Dadiani. b. 1913. He d.s.p. 1935.
      • (1) Princess Thamar [Vera] Dadiani. b. 1909.
    • iii) Prince Samsoni Platoni Dadiani. b. 1887. m. Princess Nino Dadiani (b. 1885), dauhter of Prince Solomoni Gedevanishvili. He d. 1937, having had issue, one son:
      • (1) Prince Tsotne Samsoni Dadiani. b. 1910. He d. 1988, having had issue, one son:
        • (a) Prince Samsoni Tsotne Dadiani. b. 1943.
    • iv) Prince Chota Platoni Dadiani. b. 1888. He d.s.p. 1937.
    • v) Prince Konstantini Platoni Dadiani. b. 1894. He d.s.p. 1946.
    • vi) Prince Davit Platoni Dadiani. b. 1894. He d.unm. 1914.
    • vii) Prince Archili Platoni Dadiani. b. 1896. He d.s.p. 1956.
    • i) Princess Pelagia Dadiani. b. 1877. She d. 1957.
  • d) Colonel Prince Petri Aleksandri Dadiani. b. 22^nd August 1855 (twin with his brother Giorgi). Served in the Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878, and in the Great War. Rcvd: Knt of the Order of St Stanislaus 3^rd class, etc. m. Princess Agatha Dadiani (b. 1872; d. 1958), younger daughter of Prince Ioani Elizbari Dadiani, by his wife, Princess Kesaria, only daughter of Prince Vameq Giorgi Dadiani. He d. at Harbin, China, 10^th May 1939, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
    • i) Prince Aleksandri [Kucha] Petri Dadiani. b. 12^th April 1892. m. …Zakendzka. He d. 1983, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
      • (1) Prince Otar Aleksandri Dadiani. b. 1930. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
        • (a) Prince Aleksandri Otar Dadiani. b. 1970.
        • (a) Princess Meri Dadiani. b. 1972.
      • (1) Princess Meri Dadiani. b. 1927. She d. 1960.
    • ii) Prince Ioani Petri Dadiani. b. 1894. He d. 1954, having had issue, one daughter:
      • (1) Princess Irina Dadiani.
    • i) Princess Maria [Babutsa] Dadiani. b. 1894. She d. 1976.
    • ii) Princess Gayne [Gogutsa] Dadiani. b. 1896.
  • e) Colonel Prince Giorgi Aleksandri Dadiani. b. 22^nd August 1855 (twin with his brother Petri). Col of Cavalry, Russian service. m. Princess Nadejda Dadiani (b. 1863; d. 1939), née von Traumberg, adopted daughter of General Jakov Ivanovich Jzuravskii, and of his wife, Helena Zakharovna, daughter of Zakhari Chachikishvili, of Natakhtari. He d. 25^th October 1900, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
    • i) Prince Vladimir Giorgi Dadiani. b. 16^th January 1886. m. Princess Vera Mikhailovna Dadiani (b. 28^th July 1895; d. 2^nd December 1978), née Sumsova. He d. 13^th Ocober 1939, having had issue, two sons:
      • (1) Juri Vl. Dadiani. b. 1922. He was k. unm. in Poland, 19^th February 1945.
      • (2) Oleg Vl. Dadiani. b. 25^th June 1928. m. (first) Professor Natalia Malashkhia, sometime Professor of Economics. m. (second) Nino Dadiani, née Rekhviashvili. He d. at Moscow, Russia, 17^th June 1997, having had issue, one son by his first wife, two sons by his second wife:
        • (a) Juri Dadiani. b. at Tbilisi, Kartli, 1^st March 1949 (s/o Natalia), educ. Sch. No. 43, Tiflis; Music Sch. No 3, Geigenabteilung; State Music Coll. of Tiflis (dipl. Music 1974). Dir. of Music and Choir Master. m. (first) 1971, …m. (second) 1982, Ada, née Goladse. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
          • (i) Levan Dadiani. b. 1972.
          • (ii) Andrei Dadiani. b. 1974.
          • (i) Maria Dadiani. b. 1983 (d/o Ada).
        • (b) Merab Ol. Dadiani. b. 1954 (s/o Nino). He has issue, one son and one daughter:
          • (i) Nikolaoz Dadiani. b. 1985.
          • (i) Thamar Dadiani. b. 1981.
        • (c) Giorgi Ol. Dadiani. b. 25^th June 1958 (s/o Nino). m. Nadejda Lejzava (b. 19^th July 1963). He has issue, three daughters:
          • (i) Nino G. Dadiani. b. 12^th November 1985. m. George Dergach.
          • (ii) Ekaterina G. Dadiani. b. 16^th December 1988.
          • (iii) Marina G. Dadiani. b. 11^th February 1998.
      • Oleg Vl. Dadiani also adopted a daughter:
        • (a) Inga Dadiani. b. 1966.
    • ii) Prince Jakov Giorgi Dadiani. b. 1900. m. Princess Pera Dadiani, née Ostrakh. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
      • (1) Lionel Dadiani. b. 1926. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
        • (a) Giorgi Dadiani. b. 1952. He has issue:
          • (i) Elena Dadiani. b. 1980.
          • (ii) Mariami Dadiani. b. 1983.
        • (a) Svetlana Dadiani. b. 1954.
      • (1) Inda Dadiani. b. 1932.
    • i) Princess Helena. m. Nikolai Jzunkovskii.
  • a) Princess Pelagia [Pasha] Dadiani. b. 1849. She d. unm?
  • b) Princess Martha. b. 1852. m. as his second wife, Prince Davit Giorgi Gurieli (b. 1846; d. 1916), eldest son of Prince Giorgi Davit Gurieli, by his wife, Princess Mariami [Maka], third daughter of Prince Simoni Giorgi Eristavi-Gurieli. She d. 1897, having had issue.
• 6) Prince Giorgi Manuchari Dadiani. m. Princess Kesaria Dadiani (b. 1825), daughter of Prince Matvei Pagava. He d. before 1865, having had issue, a daughter:
  • a) Princess Theodosia. b. 1850. m. ca. 1865, Prince Aleksandri Merabi Chkheidze (b. 1842).
• 1) Princess Elisabed Mze-Khatun. b. 1798. m. as his second wife, Colonel Prince Grigol Zurabi Tsereteli (b. 1787; d. 1843), fourth son of Major-General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Zurabi Kaikushru Tsereteli, sometime Lord Chamberlain of the Court of Imereti, by his wife, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Princess Thamar, daughter of Prince Giorgi Dadiani, of Nokhshi. She had issue, three sons.
• 2) Princess Kethevan Dadiani. b. 1814. m. Prince Aleksandri Khitu Pagava (b. 1804).
• 3) Princess Matha Dadiani.

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