# House of Chikovani > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/House_of_Chikovani > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/House_of_Chikovani.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Chikovani > Source revision: 1349810261 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {| border=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=250 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |+'''House of Chicovani
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Coat of Arms |- | '''[Capitals](/source/Capital_(political))''' || [Zurgdid](/source/Zugdidi), [Principality of Mingrelia](/source/Principality_of_Mingrelia) |- | '''Preceding states''' || [Kingdom of Georgia](/source/Kingdom_of_Georgia) |- | '''Succeeding state''' || [Russian Empire](/source/Russian_Empire) |} The '''House of Chikovani''' ({{lang-ka|ჩიქოვანი; sometimes spelled as '''Chicovani'''}}) is a line of [Georgian nobility](/source/Nobility_of_Georgia_(country)), once a princely house in monarchical Georgia. Originally, the Dukes of Chikovani ruled the province of [Lechkhumi](/source/Lechkhumi) in northwestern Georgia. At the end of the 17th century, General Katso Chikovani rose to prominence in the adjacent [Principality of Mingrelia](/source/Principality_of_Mingrelia), which allowed him to enthrone his son, who assumed the dynastic name of [Dadiani](/source/Dadiani). From that point on, Chikovani ruled Mingrelia under the dynastic name of Dadiani until the principality was abolished in the late 19th century. The [cadet branch](/source/cadet_branch) of the family continued to exist under the name of Chikovani. Following the [annexation of Georgia into the Russian Empire](/source/Georgia_within_the_Russian_Empire), Chikovani were incorporated into the imperial [Russian nobility](/source/Russian_nobility) alongside other Georgian noble families.[Russian Nobility Association in America](/source/Russian_Nobility_Association_in_America), [https://russiannobility.org/georgian-nobility-in-the-russian-empire/ ''"Georgian Nobility in the Russian Empire"''], Retrieved: August 2024{{cite book|title=Дворянские роды Российской империи. Том 3.|language=Russian|trans-title=Noble Families of the Russian Empire. Volume 3. The Princes|year=1996|editor=Dumin, Stanislav|publisher=Linkominvest|location=Moscow|isbn=5861530041|page=8|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/dvorjanskierodyr02greb}}{{cite book|title=Дворянские Роды Российской Империи. Том 4 Князья Царства Грузинского|language=Russian|trans-title=Noble Families of the Russian Empire. Volume 4. The Princes of the Georgian Kingdom|year=1998|editor=Dumin, Stanislav|location=Moscow|isbn=|pages=14, 43-44, 51|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/4-1998_202212/page/44/mode/2up}} ==History== [[File:Chikovani Chapel at the medieval monastery of Martvili in Georgia.jpg|thumb|left|Chikovani Chapel, a [medieval](/source/Middle_Ages) religious structure tracing its roots to the eponymous princely family. Part of [Martvili Monastery](/source/Martvili_Monastery).[https://szs.gov.ge/geo/static/204 Martvili Monastery], Administration of the State Representative. Retrieved: May 15, 2021]] The House of Chikovani first came to prominence after General Katzo Chikovani (d. 1682), [Prince of Salipartiano](/source/Salipartiano), was promoted to the post of the Chief Minister at the court of [Levan III, Prince of Mingrelia](/source/Levan_III_Dadiani). As he strengthened his position among the nobles of western Georgia, General Chikovani eliminated members of many prominent houses, including those of the ruling [Dadiani](/source/Dadiani) House. When Levan III died in 1681 without leaving a male heir, his natural son Levan IV was forced to abdicate, and General Chikovani's son took over the leadership of the [Principality of Mingrelia](/source/Principality_of_Mingrelia). General Chikovani's increased power facilitated the ascent of his son George to the Mingrelian Throne. George became a ruler of the principality and after adopting the title of [Dadiani](/source/Dadiani) became known as George IV Dadiani of Mingrelia. Beginning with George IV until [Nikolas Dadiani, Prince of Mingrelia](/source/Niko_Dadiani%2C_Prince_of_Mingrelia), all members of the ruling [Dadiani](/source/Dadiani) family were by blood members of the House of Chikovani. The lineage lasted until the principality was abolished in late 1800s by the [Russian Empire](/source/Russian_Empire) which took advantage of internal instability, Ottoman Invasions during the [Crimean War](/source/Crimean_War), and a subsequent request for help from [Ekaterine Dadiani, the Last Princess of Mingrelia](/source/Ekaterine_Dadiani%2C_Princess_of_Mingrelia). The Chikovani branch that remained without the ruling title of [Dadiani](/source/Dadiani) traces its origins to General Chikovani's second son Jesse who did not assume the dynastic title in [Mingrelia](/source/Mingrelia). ==Notable descendants== *[Simon Chikovani](/source/Simon_Chikovani) – [futurist](/source/Futurism_(art)) poet and political figure. *[Giorgi Kvinitadze](/source/Giorgi_Kvinitadze) – military commander who rose from an officer in the [Imperial Russia](/source/Imperial_Russia)n army to [commander-in-chief](/source/Chief_of_General_Staff_of_Georgian_Armed_Forces) of the [Democratic Republic of Georgia](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_Georgia). Descended through his father, Colonel Ivane Chikovani. * [Irakli Chikovani](/source/Irakli_Chikovani) – [Vice Prime Minister of Georgia](/source/Vice_Prime_Minister_of_Georgia). * Vakhtang Vladimiris dze Chikovani [ru](/source/%3Aru%3A%D0%A7%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%2C_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3_%D0%92%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87) – [Hero of the Soviet Union](/source/Hero_of_the_Soviet_Union) * Archil Chikovani – Mayor of [Batumi](/source/Batumi). ===Historical gallery=== {{Gallery | title = | align = | footer = | height = | width =300 | File:Elizabeth Chikovani with her husband.jpg | Elizabeth Chikovani and her husband, associates of [Ilia Chavchavadze](/source/Ilia_Chavchavadze) and [promoters of Georgian literacy](/source/Society_for_the_Spreading_of_Literacy_among_Georgians). | alt1= | File:Alexandre (Sandro) Chikovani.jpg | Nobleman Alexandre "Sandro" Chikovani in Russian Imperial uniform | alt2= | File:Ilya Chikovani, "Ponteli.jpg | Ilya Chikovani, [writer](/source/List_of_Georgian_writers) and later Mayor of [Kutaisi](/source/Kutaisi). | alt3= | File:Evgeny Chikovani, a Georgian nobleman.jpg | Nobleman Eugene Chikovani in traditional attire. }} ==Related== *[House of Dadiani](/source/House_of_Dadiani) *[Principality of Mingrelia](/source/Principality_of_Mingrelia) *[Salipartiano](/source/Salipartiano) ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{cite web |url=http://dadianipalace.narod.ru/ojaxi.html|title=House of Dadiani, photos and dynasty|author= |date= |work= |publisher= Dadiani Palace.ru|access-date=7 March 2013}} Chikovani Category:Families from Georgia (country) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [House of Chikovani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Chikovani) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Chikovani?action=history)). 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