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Kipiani

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Coat of Arms of the Princes Kipani

The House of Kipiani (Georgian: ყიფიანი) is the name of an old Georgian noble family, formerly a princely one (tavadi). "Kipi"(Georgian: ყიფი) means proud in Georgian language.

History

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Genealogy of the Princes Kipiani in the Russian Empire (1892)

After the Russian annexation of the Kingdom of Georgia in 1801, Kipiani family became incorporated into the Russian nobility.[1]

On 6 December 1850 they were granted the hereditary title of Knyaz in the Russian Empire by Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia.[2] After receiving the title, the family became one of the Russian princely families.[3]

Notable members

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Other people with the same surname

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Fictional people

  • Nino Kipiani, early 20th century protagonist of the German novel Ali and Nino

References

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  1. ^ Списки титулованным родам и лицам Российской империи. Издание департамента Герольдии Правительствующего Сената. СПб., 1892 ("Lists of the Titled Families and Persons of the Russian Empire")
  2. ^ Списки титулованным родам и лицам Российской империи. Издание департамента Герольдии Правительствующего Сената. СПб., 1892
  3. ^ Suny, Ronald Grigor (1979). "Russian Rule and Caucasian Society in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century: The Georgian Nobility and the Armenian Bourgeoisie, 1801–1856". Nationalities Papers. 7: 53–78. doi:10.1080/00905997908407851.