Kipiani
Appearance
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
[edit]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
[edit]- Prince Dimitri Kipiani (1814–1887), Georgian publicist, writer, translator, leader of liberal nobility
Other people with the same surname
[edit]- David Kipiani (1951–2001), Soviet and Georgian footballer and coach
- Georgi Kipiani (born 1978), Georgian footballer and coach
- Nikolai Kipiani (born 1997), Russian footballer
- Tornike Kipiani (born 1987), Georgian singer
- Vakhtang Kipiani (born 1971), Ukrainian opinion journalist and historian
Fictional people
- Nino Kipiani, early 20th century protagonist of the German novel Ali and Nino
References
[edit]- ^ 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")
- ^ Списки титулованным родам и лицам Российской империи. Издание департамента Герольдии Правительствующего Сената. СПб., 1892
- ^ 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.