Coat of Arms of Guriis Eristavi (Eristavi of Guria)[1]
The House of Guriis Eristavi (Georgian: გურიის ერისთავი) or Eristavi of Guria, was a Georgian noble family, a branch of the Shervashidze, dynasts in Abkhazia. Initially in the XV century, during the reign of House of Gurieli, the position was held by the noble family of Gugunava and in the XVI century – House of Kobaladze. Throughout the XVII century, the office was supervised by Tavadi Giorgi Sharvashidze, brother-in-law of Mamia III Gurieli. Giorgi and his posterity received the feudal domains with monasteries of Gomaghali and Erketi (where there ancestral crypt was located) and Satavado (county) lands of Sajavakho that before was belonged to House of Chiladze. Thus, their surname derives from the title of eristavi ("duke") and in the 18th century, the family bore the name Eristavi-Sharvashidze (ერისთავი-შერვაშიძე). On December 6, 1850, the family was received among the princely nobility of the Russian Empire as knyaz Eristov-Guriisky (Russian: Эристов-Гурийский).[2][1]
The noble family of Maksimenishvili (მაქსიმენიშვილი) was a possible collateral branch of the Eristavi-Sharvashidze. They were also confirmed in the Russian title of knyaz in 1850.[2]
^ abS.V. Dumin, Noble Families of Russian Empire. Vol. 4, The Georgian Kingdom (Дворянские Роды Российской Империи. Том 4 Князья Царства Грузинского), 1998, p. 265
^ abToumanoff, Cyril (1967). Studies in Christian Caucasian History, p. 270. Georgetown University Press.
The House of Guriis Eristavi (Georgian: გურიის ერისთავი) or EristaviofGuria, was a Georgian noble family, a branch of the Shervashidze, dynasts in Abkhazia...
surname of four Georgian noble houses—Eristaviof Aragvi, Eristaviof Ksani, Eristaviof Racha, and EristaviofGuria—confirmed in their princely ranks under...
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governors (Eristavi). The Gurian ruler to which the Georgian crown attached the title of Gurieli ("ofGuria") took advantage of the Mongol invasion of Georgia...
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to Elene (Mariam), daughter of Prince Abashidze or, according to Cyril Toumanoff, of Giorgi Shervashidze, EristaviofGuria. After the couple's divorce...
Princess Ana (fl. 1726), born by Tamar Gurieli, married to Zaal, EristaviofGuria. Prince Rostom (fl. 1746), born by Tamar Gurieli. (in Russian) Вахушти...
Demetrius becomes the new Duke of Samokalako and takes the title oferistavi, at the same rank as the sovereigns of Mingrelia, Guria, Svaneti, Abkhazia and others...
now-extinct line of Princes and Serene Princes Bagration. Prince David was a son of Prince Bagrat of Imereti by his wife Mariam, née EristaviofGuria. He was...
of Bedia in 999. The Princes Chkheidze (ჩხეიძე) in Imereti, confirmed in the princely title under the Russian Empire in 1850 and 1861. The Eristavi of...
Tamar (1781 – 7 April 1840), wife of Prince Simon EristaviofGuria. Princess Mzekhatun (1783 – 2 February 1829), wife of Prince Simon Tsereteli (1773–1855)...
eristavi of the Svans, in the latter half of the 11th century. The dignity oferistavi (or eristavt-eristavi) of the Svans was hereditary in his descendants...
married firstly to Prince Giorgi EristaviofGuria and secondly, c. 1810, to Prince Rostom (Tato), son of Beri Gelovani, Lord of Lechkhumi. Princess Elene (born...
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member of the House of Dadiani and eristavi ("duke") ofGuria in western Georgia in the latter half of the 15th century. He was the first ruler ofGuria styled...
recruit Mamiya V Guriel to its side. The army ofGuria principality under the command of Vakhtang Eristavi and Simon Gugunava suddenly attacked the enemy...
themselves in the reign of Constantine I. His efforts were of limited success; all he could achieve was the pledge from the eristavi to pay tribute and provide...
son of another Teimuraz, son of Prince Vakhtang of Imereti. George III as prince ofGuria. Mamia III as prince ofGuria. George IV as prince ofGuria. "Head...
member of the House of Dadiani and eristavi ("duke") ofGuria in western Georgia in the latter half of the 14th century. He is the first known ruler of Guria...
Dadiani descended from a certain Dadi, of the House of Vardanisdze. Appointed as hereditary eristavi (dukes) of Odishi (Samegrelo) in reward for their...
was a member of the House of Dadiani and eristavi ("duke") of Odishi in western Georgia from 1323 until his death. Mamia succeeded as duke of Odishi, latter-day...
was synonymous with eristavi, and all referred to one of the upper nobles, a prince. Throughout the Golden Age of the Kingdom of Georgia (12th-13th centuries)...
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Catholicos Patriarch of Imereti, Odishi, Ponto-Abkhaz-Guria, Racha-Lechkhum-Svaneti, Ossetians, Dvals, and all of the North. The residence of the Catholicoi...
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