1793-1794 &
1802 His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Tarieli
Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia. Deposed his brother
Manuchari and seized control of the principality, 1793.
Deposed in favour of the rightful ruler, his elder
brother Grigol, 1794. Rebelled again and expelled Grigol
24th February 1802, but defeated and killed
later that same year. m. 17xx, a daughter of His
Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Simoni II
Gurieli, Duke of the Guria. He d. 1802, having had
issue, five sons and three daughters (ancestor of the
Szalanjikskaya branch):
1)
Prince Grigori Tarieli Dadiani. b. 1798.
Served in the Civil service in Mingrelia. m.
Princess Irene Dadiani (b. 1800). He d.
after 1865, having had issue, one son:
a)
Prince Demeter Grigori Dadiani. b.
1830. Lieut. 1865. Chief of Police at
Zuba. m. (first) Princess Nina
Dadiani, daughter of Prince Aphakidze, by
whom he had issue, one son and one
daughter. m. (second) Princess
Nina Dadiani (b. 1830), daughter
of Prince Giorgi Mkheidze, by whom he had
issue, one daughter:
i)
Prince Grigori [Badzu] Demeter
Dadiani. b. 1862 (s/o
Princess Nina). m.
Princess Ivlita Dadiani (b.
1864), daughter of Prince Demeter
[Dutu] Aleqsi Dadiani, by his
wife, Princess Minadora Dadiani,
née Pagava.
ii)
Prince Davit Demeter Dadiani (s/o
the second wife). m.
Princess Minadora Zibaluki
Dadiani (b. 1878; d.
1945), daughter of Prince
Manuchari Katsia Dadiani, by his
second wife, a daughter of Prince
Mikeladze. He d. aged 20
years, having had issue, a son:
(1)
Prince Shalva Davit
Dadiani. b. 1896.
He d. 1961, having
had issue, one son and
one daughter:
i)
Princess Nino Dadiani (d/o
Princess Nina). m. Prince
Nikolaoz Nestori Dadiani (b.
1861; d. 1920), elder son
Prince Nestori Katsia Dadiani, by
his wife, Princess Ainatia, a
daughter of Prince Mikeladze. She
had issue, one son and one
daughter - see above.
2)
Prince Aleksandi Tarieli Dadiani. b. 1800,
educ. Corps des Pages, St Petersburg.
Cmsnd as2nd-Lieut Chevalier Guards
1827, retd as Lieut on health grounds 1828.
Gentleman of the Bedchamber at the Imperial
Court. m. (first) 1822, H.H. The Most
Brilliant Princess Nina Dadiani (b. 10th
October 1802; d. at St Petersburg, Russia,
1st September 1829 o.s. bur. St
Alexander Nevsky Monastery), youngest daughter of
H.H. The Most Brilliant Prince Farnavazi, of
Georgia, by his wife, H.H. The Most Brilliant
Princess Ana, daughter of Prince Giorgi
Eristoff-Ksansky. m. (second) 1832,
Princess Natalia Fedorovna Dadiani (d. 20th
February 1876 o.s.), daughter of H.H.E. Fedor
Semonovitch Mossolov, by his wife, Princess
Alexandra Alexandrovna, eldest daughter of
Colonel Prince Alexander Petrovitch Dadianov. He d.
1837, having had issue, one son by his first wife
and one son and one daughter by his second:
a)
Prince Nikolaoz Aleksandri Dadiani. b.
29th September 1824 o.s. (s/o
Princess Nina). He d. at St
Petersburg, Russia, 12th
October 1829 o.s. (bur. St
Alexander Nevsky Monastery).
b)
Prince Fedor Aleksandri Dadiani. b.
1829 (s/o Princess Nina). He d.
unm. at Moscow, Russia, after
1888.
a)
Princess Mariami Dadiani. b. 20th
April 1833 o.s. (d/o Princess
Natalia). She d. unm. at
Moscow, Russia, 23rd May 1869.
3)
Prince Farnavazi Aleksandri Dadiani. b.
1816. m. (first) Princess Eshkcha Dadiani
(b. 1810). m. (second) Princess
Elizabed Dadiani (b. 1822), youngest
daughter of Bekir Bey Shervashidze, Lord of
Shuasopeli. He d. before 1865, having had
issue, one son and one daughter:
a)
Prince Nestori Farnavazi Dadiani. b.
1835 (s/o Eshkcha). m.
1854, Princess Kethevan (b. 1840),
daughter of Prince Ioani Chichua. He had
issue, two sons:
i)
Prince Tarieli Nestori Dadiani. b.
1856. He d.s.p.
a)
Princess Athina Dadiani. b. 1836 (d/o
Eshkcha).
4)
Prince Parteni [Platoni] Tarieli Dadiani. b.
1817, educ. Corps des Pages, St
Petersburg. Cmsnd. 2nd-Lieut. Lancers
of the Guard, transf. Ensign Mingrelsky Chasseurs
1837, Lieut. Lancers of the Guard 1839. He d.
at St Petersburg, Russia, 18th April
1838.
5)
Prince Mikeli Tarieli Dadiani. b. 1819. m.
Princess Eudoksia Dadiani (b. 1820). He
had issue:
a)
Prince Parteni [Platoni] Mikeli Dadiani. b.1842.
m. Princess Matrona Dadiani (b.
1847). He had issue:
i)
Prince Mikeli Parteni Dadiani. b.
1876. m. Princess Nadezda
Dadiani (b. 1885; d.
1968), daughter of Prince
Laurenti Mikeladze. He d.
1938, having had issue, one son:
(1)
Prince Archili Mikeli
Dadiani. b. at
Kutais, 5th
October 1909. Lived in
Paris from 1936. m.
at Paris, France, 1947,
Princess Marina Martha
Dadiani (b. at
Tbilisi, 1st
July 1907), former wife
of Prince Shalvu
Aleksandri Nebieridze,
and second daughter of
Prince Aleqsi Nikolaoz
Amilakhvari, by his wife,
Princess Nino, daughter
of Prince Ioani
Amilakhvari. He d.
at Clichy-la-Garenne,
Hauts-de-Seine, France, 1st
February 1976, having had
issue, a son:
(a)
Prince Nicolas Michel
[Nikolaoz Mikeli Archili]
Dadiani. b. at
Paris, France, 5th
December 1947. m.
(first) at Chatou,
Yvelines, France, 20th
September 1969 (div.
1974), Michèle Cristiane
Pierron (b. at
Paris, France, 9th
July 1950), daughter of
Lucienne Pierron, a
French citizen. m.
(second) at
Saint-Etienne, the Loire,
France, 28th
July 1975, Princess Marie
Claude Eliane Dadiani (b.
at Saint Etienne, the
Loire, France, 3rd
June 1951), daughter of
Félix Marius Farison, by
his wife, Simone
Pierrette Chaize. He had
issue, one son and two
daughters:
(i)
Prince Alexis Michel
[Aleqsi Mikeli] Dadiani.
b. at Castelnaudary,
Languedoc-Roussillon,
France, 11th
January 1988 (s/o
Marie Claude).
(i)
Princess Marina Fabienne
Dadiani. b. at
Saint Germain-en-Laye,
Yvelines, France, 31st
July 1970 (d/o
Michèle Cristiane).
(ii)
Princess Stéphanie
Claire Emmanuelle
Dadiani. b. at
Saint Etienne, the Loire,
France, 26th
June 1981 (d/o
Marie Claude).
ii)
Prince Grigori Parteni Dadiani. b.
1878. JP. H had issue, three
daughters:
b)
Prince Sardioni [Gviti] Mikeli Dadiani. b.1847.
m. 1863, Princess Esma Dadiani (b.
1851), daughter of Prince Demeter
Aphakidze. He had issue, one son and one
daughter:
i)
Prince Mamia Sardoni Dadiani. He
had issue, one son:
(1)
Prince Mikeli Mamia
Dadiani. b. 1895.
He d. 1942, having
had issue
(a)
Prince Aristrakho [Ari]
Mikeli Dadiani. b.
1928. He had issue, three
sons:
(i)
Prince Nugzar Aristrakho
Dadiani. b. 1953.
He has issue, two sons:
1.
Prince Levanti Nugzar
Dadiani. b. 1977.
2.
Prince Giorgi Nugzar
Dadiani. b. 1980.
(ii)
Prince Zurabi Aristrakho
Dadiani. b. 1957.
(iii)
Prince Mamuka Aristrakho
Dadiani. b. 1966.
(b)
Prince Genatre Mikeli
Dadiani. b. 1930.
He d. 1949.
(c)
Prince Imusha Mikeli
Dadiani. b. 1932.
He d. 1937.
(a)
Princess Xenia Dadiani. b.
1936. She d. 1959.
i)
Princess Kethevan [Kekela]. m.
Prince Shirvan Erastavi
Chaabalurkha.
1)
Princess Kethevan [Ekaterina] Dadiani.
2)
Princess Ana Dadiani.
3)
Princess Marika. b. 1807. m. 1836,
Prince Levanti Shervashidze [Bego] (b. 10th
April 1801; d. 21st February
1847), elder son of Prince Mahmud Bey
Shervashidze, Prince of Samuzaqano. She d.
1822, having had issue, two sons and one daughter
- see Georgia (Abkhazia).
1788-1791,
1794-1802 & 1802-1804 Major-General His Splendour The
Pious Prince of High Rank Grigol [Grigori] VI Katsia
Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia. b. 1774,
eldest son of His Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank
Katsia V Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia, by his
second wife, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High
Rank Ana, daughter of Prince Paata Tzulukidze, educ.
privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 6th
December 1788. Deposed and expelled by his brother,
Manuchari in 1791. Restored, 1794. Deposed by his brother
Tariel 24th February 1802, but defeated and
killed him later that same year. Sardar (General
and Commander-in-Chief) 1788-1791, 1794-1802 &
1802-1803. Entered into a Treaty of Protection with the
Emperor of Russia on 4th December 1803, when
he surrendered his rank of Sardar of the
Mingrelian forces, his state flag and bejewelled sword of
honour. Maj-Gen Russian Army 4/12/1803. Rcvd:
Knt of the Order of St Alexander Nevski of Russia
(4.12.1803). m. (first) m. (second)
1791, Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Nina
Dadiani (b. at Tbilisi, Kartli, 15th
April 1772 o.s.; d. at St Petersburg, Russia, 31st
May 1847 o.s., bur. St Alexander Nevsky
Monastery), Regent of Mingrelia 23rd October
1804-1806, rcvd: GC of the Order of St Catherine
of Russia, third daughter of H.M. The Most Serene King
Giorgi XII, King of Georgia, by his first wife, H.M. The
Most Serene Queen Elena, daughter of Prince Simoni
Abamelek. He d. (poisoned by his wife or murdered
by agents of King Solomoni of Imereti) at Muri,
Mingrelia, 23rd October 1804 o.s. (bur.
Martvili Monastery, Senaki, Kutaisi), having had issue,
two sons and four daughters:
1) His
Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Levanti V
Grigori Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia - see
below.
2)
Prince Giorgi Grigori Dadiani of Mingrelia. b.
1798, educ. Corps des Pages, St
Petersburg. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut
Preobrazensky Regt 1817, transf as Lieut
Nevsky Regt 1828, retd before 1833. m.
at Riazan, 1839, Princess Elizabed Dadiani of
Mingrelia (d. after 1853), née Countess
Elisaveta Pavlovna Pahlen, daughter of General
H.H.E. Count Pavel Petrovitch Pahlen, by his
third wife, Countess Ekaterina Vassilievna,
daughter of General H.H.E. Count Vassili
Petrovitch Orlov-Denisov, sometime Ataman of the
Don Cossacks. He d. after 1851.
1)
H.S.H. Princess Kethevan. b. 1792. m.
(first) Prince Manuchari Solomoni Shervashidze (k.
ca. 1813), elder son of Prince Solomoni
Shervashidze, by whom she had issue, two sons. m.
(second) 1823, Rustami Bey, third son of H.H.
Kelesh-Ahmad Beg Shervashidze [Kelem Bey], Prince
of Abkhazia. She d. after 1823, having had
issue - see Georgia (Abkhazia).
2)
Princess Mariami. b. 1794. m.
(first) His Splendour The Pious Prince of High
Rank Giorgi Davit Shervashidze, Duke in Guria,
Prince of Sajavakho and Surebi (d. 1829),
Judge of the High Court of the Guria, eldest son
of Prince Davit Shervashidze. m. (second)
1830, Prince Rustami [Tato] Petri Gelovani,
eldest son of Prince Petri Kaikushru Gelovani, by
his wife, Princess Teodora, daughter of Rustami
Eristavi, of Radsha. She had issue, four
children, by her first husband - see Georgia
(Sharvashidze).
3)
Princess Elena. b. 1795. m. (first)
before 1822, Prince David Giorgi Gurieli (d.
1833), youngest son of His Splendour The Pious
Prince of High Rank Giorgi V Gurieli, Duke of the
Guria, by his wife, H.H. The Most Brilliant
Princess Mariami, a daughter of H.M. The Most
High King Aleksandri V, King of Imereti. m.
(second) Prince Giorgi Levanti Mikeladze, son of
Prince Levanti Mikeladze. She had issue, three
sons and one daughter, by her first husband - see
Georgia (Guria).
4)
Princess Ekaterina. b. 1797. m.
Lieutenant-Colonel Prince Beglar Revaz
Jambakurian-Orbeliani, third son of Prince Revaz
Orbeliani, of Sabaratiano.
1804 - 1840
Lieutenant-General His Splendour The Pious Prince of High
Rank Levanti V Grigori Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of
Mingrelia, Mtavar and Possessor of Odich, and of the
Abkhazia, of Svania, and of Letchkumi. b. at
Zugdidi, Mingrelia, 1793, eldest son of Major-General His
Splendour The Pious Prince of High Rank Grigol [Grigori]
VI Katsia Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia. Seized and
imprisoned at Anaklia by Kelesh-Ahmad Bey Shervashidze of
Abkhazia, 1802. Succeeded in absentia, on the death of
his father, 23rd October 1804. Released from
imprisonment after Russian intervention, 2nd
April 1805. Accepted a Russian protectorate in 1806.
Cmsnd as Maj-Gen in the Russian Service 1806 (aged
thirteen), served in the Russo-Turkish War 1809-1810
under Gen Orbeliani at the siege of Poti, under Gen
Simonovich, and in the Achaltzich campaign under
Gen Tormasov, in the Abkhazia campaign 1818, and the
Imereti revolt 1820, prom Lieut-Gen 1820. Entertained
Emperor Nikolai I at Zugdidi, September 1837. Abdicated
in favour of his son, 11th May 1840. Rcvd:
Knt of the Orders of St Alexander Nevsky (1830), St Anne
1st class (1806), and St Vladimir 2nd
class (1810) of Russia. m. (first) 1810, Her
Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Nina Dadiani (d.
1811), eldest daughter 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. m. (second) 20th August 1820,
Her Splendour The Pious Princess of High Rank Marfa
Dadiani (b. 1792; d. at Zugdidi, Mingrelia,
6th November1839, bur. Chqondidi),
youngest daughter 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. He d. at Zugdidi, Mingrelia, 30th
July 1846 (bur. Martvili Monastery, Senaki,
Kutaisi), having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
1) H.H.
Davit Levanti Dadiani, Duke of Dukes of Mingrelia
(s/o Princess Nina) - see below.
3)
Lieutenant-General H.Il.H. Prince Konstantini
Levanti Dadiani. b. 18th
October 1819 o.s. (s/o Princess Nina), educ.
Corps des Pages, St Petersburg. Cmsnd as Ensign
Ataman Cossacks 1839, attached Caucasian Corps
1842, served at the battle of Daghestan 1844, in
the Chechnia campaign 1846-1848, and the
Samurzakan riots of 1849 (MID), Mbr
Council of Regency 1853, cdt Mingrelian Militia
in the Crimean War 1854 (MID), ADC to the Emperor
1858, prom Maj-Gen of Cavaly à la suite to the
Emperor 1866, prom Lieut-Gen and Attaché Army
of the Caucasus 1877, served in the Russo-Turkish
War 1877-1878 (MID, wounded), Mediator of Selaksi
County in Kutais Province 1887-1889. Rcvd:
Knt of the Order of St Vladimir 4th
class (1849). m. (first) Princess Thamar
[Mara] Dadiani (b. 1833; d. 1922),
eldest daughter of Prince Levanti Giorgi Gurieli,
by his wife, Princess Elizabed, daughter of
Prince Antchabazde. m. (second) 1862,
H.Il.H. Princess Maria Dadiani (b. 1841),
only daughter of Captain Prince Giorgi Nikolaoz
Dadiani, by his wife, Princess Varvara, daughter
of Prince Dadeshkeliani of Svania. He d.
25th April 1889 o.s., having had
issue, three sons and one daughter:
a)
Prince Levanti Konstantini Dadiani. b.
1863.
b)
Prince Grigori [Gita] Konstantini
Dadiani. b. 1864. Marshal of the
Nobility of Zugdidi. m. Princess
Olgha [Tsutsu] Dadiani (b. 1864; d.
in a Convent, 1933), who became a nun
1905, elder daughter of Prince Mikeli
Manuchari Dadiani, by his wife, Princess
Soloma. He d. 1913, having had
issue, five sons and four daughters:
i)
Prince Grigori [Koki] Grigori
Dadiani. b. 1892. m.
Princess Elizabed Dadiani (b.
1898; d. 1975), daughter
of Gideon Gaiani. He was k.
(shot) by the Bolsheviks, 1924,
having had issue, one son:
(1)
Prince Nikolaoz Grigori
Dadiani.
(2)
Prince Grigori Grigori
Dadiani. b. 1924.
He d. 1976, having
had issue, two sons and
one daughter:
(a)
Butkhuzi Dadiani. b.
1952. He d. 1989,
having had issue, one
daughter:
ii)
Prince Konstantini Grigori
Dadiani. b. 1893. m.
Princess Pausii Dadiani (b.
1898; d. 1979), daughter
of Prince Davit Dgebuadze. He d.
1943, having had issue, two sons
and one daughter:
(1)
Prince Archili
Konstantini Dadiani. b.
1916. m. Aze
Larionov (b.
1930). He had issue, one
daughter:
(a)
Maia Dadiani. b.
1962.
(2)
Prince Davit Konstantini
Dadiani. b. 1921.
He d. 1986.
iii)
Prince Levanti Grigori Dadiani. b.
1898. He d.s.p.
1964.
iv)
Prince Shalva Grigori Dadiani. b.
1901. He d. young from
tuberculosis.
v)
Prince Davit Grigori Dadiani. b.
1903. He d. 1931.
i)
Princess Mariami [Zhozho]. b.
1892. m. (first) (div.)
Prince Vassili Konstantini
Dadiani (b. 1898; d.
1986), son of Prince Konstantini
Ivan Dadiani, by his wife,
Princess Tamara Dadiani, third
daughter of Lieutenant-General
Prince Levanti Davit Gurieli. m.
(second) von Kurt (or
Court), an Englishman. She d.
1942, having had issue, one son
by her first husband - see above.
ii)
Princess Nina. b. 1894. m.
(first) Captain Konstantin
Georgievitch Kazbek (d. in
a motor accident, ca. March 1915,
bur. Kazbek), sometime ADC
to Grand Duke Mikhail, third and
youngest son of General H.H.E.
Giorgi Nikolaievitch Kazbek,
sometime cdt. Warsaw military
district and C-in-C at
Vladivostok, by his wife,
Princess Elisaveta, daughter of
Prince Alexander Magalov, of
Telowann, near Tbilisi, Kartli,
by his wife, Princess Tamara,
née Cherchulidze. m.
(second) as his first wife, Boris
Pantshulidze (b. 3rd
May 1893), late Capt. Nijegorod
Dragoons and Page of Honour to
the Emperor of Russia, son of
Evgeni Pantshulidze. She d.
1962, having had issue, one
daughter by her first husband.
iv)
Princess Thamar Dadiani. b.
1903. She d. 1952.
c)
Colonel Prince Davit [Ucha] Konstantini
Dadiani. b. 1875, educ.
Corps of Pages, St Petersburg. Cmsnd. 2nd-Lieut.
Khoper Regt. 1896, Mbr. of the Emperor's
Escort 1900, retd. as Col. m.
Princess Barbara [Babulina] Dadiani (k.
in a car crash, 1919), former wife of
Prince Aleksandri Tenguish Dadeshkeliani,
of Svania, and daughter of Prince Giorgi
Eristavi, by his wife, Princess Maria,
daughter of Prince Chikovani. He d.at New York, USA, 18th
October 1932.
a)
Princess Nino Dadiani. b. 1868.
She took holy orders. She d. 1889.
1)
H.S.H. Princess Nino [Nina Levanovna]. b.
at Muri, Mingrelia, 1816 (d/o Princess
Nina). Maid of Honour to the Empress of Russia. Rcvd:
Lady (Lesser Cross) of the Order of St Catherine.
m. 1836, Lieutenant-General H.S.H. Prince
Ioani Konstantini Bagration-Moukhransky (b.
19th February 1812; d. at
Tbilisi, Kartli, 23rd March 1895),
Grand Marshal of the Nobility of Tbilisi, son of
Lieutenant-General His Splendour The Pious Prince
of High Rank Konstantini IV, 19th
Prince of Mukhrani, by his wife, Her Splendour
The Pious Princess of High Rank
Mariami-Khwarashan, daughter of Prince Zaali
Zédginidze-Guramishvili. She d. at
Mtskheta, Kartli, 28th October 1886,
having had issue, an only son - see Georgia
(Mukhrani).
2)
H.S.H. Princess Kethevan [Ekaterina Levanovna]. m.
1838, Prince Demeter Shervashidze [Saud Beg] (b.
1818; d. 1858), son of Hasan Beg
Shervashidze. She d. 1839, having had
issue - see Georgia (Abkhazia).