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The House of Lionidze (Georgian: ლიონიძე) or Leonidze (ლეონიძე) is a Georgian noble family, which also later became part of the Russian nobility.
History
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The family originated from the province of Kakheti and were elevated to the princely rank by King Heraclius II of Georgia in the mid-18th century. They were confirmed as the princes Lionidaev in Imperial Russia according to the decrees of 1825 and 1850.[1]
Notable members
[edit]Giorgi Leonidze (1899-1966), Georgian poet and literary scholar
References
[edit]- ^ Toumanoff, Cyril (1967). Studies in Christian Caucasian History, p. 272. Georgetown University Press.
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