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