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| SOCIETY AND MARRIAGES |
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| Galina Benislavskaya |
| Ketevan Bagrationi |
| Leonida Bagrationi (Bagration-Moukhransky) |
| Nino Chavchavadze |
| Ania Chervachidze |
| Salome Dadiani |
| Artchil Gourielli-Tchkonia |
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| Alexis Mdivani |
| David Mdivani |
| Nina Mdivani |
| Roussie (Rusudan) Mdivani |
| Serge (Sergei) Mdivani |
| Middle East and Asia |
| Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff (Sidamon-Eristavi) |
| Alexandra Smirnova-Rosset (Tsitsishvili) |
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| Regina Shamvili |
| Dmitry Tsitsianov (Tsitsishvili) |
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| Nicholas Abkhazi |
| Russia. Favourite wife of the famous poet S. Esenin. Killed herself after his death. |
| France/Canada. Prince Abkhazi was a popular figure in Paris and Canada. Created with his wife, Peggy Pemberton-Carter, the most beautiful and famous "Abkhazi Garden" of Canada. |
| Europe. Popular social figure. Ketevan is married to Raimondo Orsini d'Aragona, leading European aristocracy. |
| Spain/France. Model and popular social figure of France and Spain in the 1930's and 40's. Married first, multi-millionaire Sumner Moore Kirby, then the heir to the Russian throne Prince Vladimir Kirillovich. |
| Iran/Russia. Married Alexander Griboedov writer (Grief from Mind etc) and diplomat, important figure in British, Russian, Iranin relations. |
| France. Popular social figure in France. Founded "Friends of the Opera of Monte Carlo". |
| France. Married the grandson of Napoleons sister and Joachim Murat (Greatest marshall of France and King of Naples). Famous social figure in France. Brought Napoleons death mask to Georgia, Dadiani Palace. |
| China. Married the nephew of the last Emperor of China, Tsuen Zhoushan. Popular in China before they were exiled. |
| USA. Married cosmetics queen Helena Rubinstein. She released perfume series in his name Gourielli. Former president of the Georgian Association in the USA. |
| USA/Spain/France. Married famous millionaire Louise Astor van Allen and "the million dollar baby", heiress to the Woolworth fortune, the richest woman in World at the time, Barbara Woolworth Hutton. |
| United Kingdom/Switzerland. Married Charles Henry Huberick, world famous American lawyer and son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dennis. Inherited all property and Sherlock Holmes copyrights.. |
| USA/Paris. Married the silent film legend Mae Murray. Lover of the legendary French film actress Arletty. |
| Spain/Switzerland. Married famous Spanish artist Jose Maria Sert. Salvador Dali's close friend, he was greatly in love with her. |
| USA/France. Married silent film legend Pola Negri (Barbara Apollonia Chalupec) and famous millionaire Louise Astor van Allen. Gloria Swanson's lover. |
| Egypt, India, Iran, Arabia, Turkey etc. Georgian women were considered the finest in the East and made up a large proportion of the harems, usually marrying the Ruler or bearing him a child. They filled the royal courts with countless poems and literature dedicated to them. |
| Russian Empire. Georgian nobility was the only one accepted by the Russian Imperial Court as equals and they made up a large proportion of the Royal Court. High social life of Georgian nobility is portrayed in literature like Tolstoy's "War and Peace" , "Hadji Murat" etc |
| USA. Renowned Steinway Artist pianist. Famous figure in the US and world high life. |
| USA. National Audubon Society of New York State board chair and EPA Regional Administrator. Married Anne Phipps, of Phipps included in the Forbes 400 Richest Americans. |
| Russian Empire. Most famous beauty of the Empire. Famous poets and writers like Pushkin, Gogol, Lermontov, Turgenev etc dedicated poems to her, admiring her beauty. She was the maid of honour of the Empress. |
| Russian Empire. Popular Prince, who became very famous for his storytelling. His sayings were quoted, and his jokes were most popular. He was named "Russian Munchausen". |
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| David Sarajishvili |
| Europe. First to produce finest quality brandy in the Russian Empire and was the official supplier of the Impirial Court. His brandy was popular all over Europe and was admired by Winston Churchill. . |
| Zolghadr Family |
| France/Switzerland. Shell discovered oil on their property in Iran, and the family became immensely rich. Popular personalities of the European highlife. |
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| David Chavchavadze |
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| Sila Sandunov (Sandukeli) |
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| Warlaam Tcherkesoff (Cherkezi) |
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| USA. Descended from the Georgian Royal family and great grand son of Czar Nicolas I of Russia. Head of the Tolstoy Foundation. Played a leading role in refugee resettlements of Circassians, Tibetan Monks, Cambodians, Vietnemese etc. |
| USA. Famous social figure. Served the US government (in the CIA) with great distinction. Author of several books including The Russian Prince in the CIA, The Grand Dukes etc. |
| Russian Empire. Founded the most famous bath-house in the Empire, Sanduny. He was a popular actor and a favourite of Czarina Catherine the Great. |
| Europe. One of the most active anarchists at the end of 19th start of 20th centuries. He collaborates with the likes of Elisee Reclus, Krapotkin, Malatesta, Cafiero etc. Founded many anarchist movements all over Europe from London to Paris to Geneva etc. His work Pages of Social History is translated into 9 languages. |
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| Paul Chavchavadze |
| Europe/USA. Married to the daughter of the heirs to the Greek and Russian thrones, Nina. Author of many books like the Mountains of Allah, The Family Album, Her Amazing Life, Pilgrimage Through Hell etc. Popular social figure. |
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| George Chavchavadze |
| Europe. Famous pianist and a social lion. Married to one of the richest women at the time Elizabeth de Breteuil, owner of Renaissance Villa in Florence, floor Palzzo Polignac in Venice, hotels etc. Had a playboy reputation. |
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| Dimitri Djordjadze |
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| USA/UK. Famous racing driver (won the 1931 Belgian Grand Prix). Married first Anna Audrey Emery, heiress to the Cincinnati fortune. Married second the famous beauty, Clark Gables former wife Sylia Ashley. |
| Alice Kezeradze Famous Pianist. Married to the Great pianist Ivo Pogorelich. AUSTRALIA Prince Victor Dadianov (Dadiani) Famous Social figure. FRANCE Tengiz Dadeshkeliani Playboy. Famous for his relationships with married women. Also in USA and Argentina. Paul Mikadze Winner of Best Chef award in Paris. Shalyapins personal chef. Prince of Wales favourite. Murat Nobility A branch of Murat Nobles is known as Georgian Murats, as they descend from a Georgian princess Dadiani, and lived in Zugdidi, Georgia. Dimitri Zoubaloff (Zubalashvili) Film Producer Jacques Zoubaloff (Zubalashvili) Great Arts collectors. His collection is largely in Louvre, Paris. INDIA (NEPAL, BANGLADESH ETC) Rafail Danibegashvili Popular nobleman. Celebrated traveller of the 19th century. ITALY Kety Mkheidze Married GR. Uff. Manilo Pardi, and the Villa Pardi is named after her. RUSSIA Emma Abaidulina Married one of the most popular Russian directors Eldar Ryazanov. Nina Cheishvili Married to famous Soviet Actor, Rostislav Yankovsky Nana Gelovani Included in the Top 100 Most Beautiful Women Anzor Kikalishvili Notorious Mafia Godfather Nana Kiknadze Popular presenter. Married to one of the most famous journalists/TV Presenters Alexander Gordon. Otari Kvantrishvili Russias most famous Mafia Godfather Natalia Kuparadze Married to Senator and Tycoon Alexander Khloponin, Director General of RAO Norilsk Nickel metals. Pyotr Machevarianov (Machavariani) The best hunting expert and a popular figure. Created a new breed of Borzoi hound. Wrote the famous book Notes of a Borzoi Hunter the from the Simbirsk Province Nikolai Sandunov (Sandunashvili) One of the most famous lawyers of the Russian Empire. Tamuna Shengelia Married to famous TV/Radio Presenter Matvei Ganapolski Ekaterina Svanidze and Nadezhda Alliluyeva First and second wife of Stalin (Nadezhda half-Georgian) Unknown Names Married to former Prime Minister Evgeny Primakov Married to famous songwriter/singer Timur Shaov Married to famous Count Osintsev Over 60% of all Soviet and Russian mafia Godfathers were Georgian UNITED KINGDOM Ella Krasner Popular Social figure. Married to the tycoon Alex Krasner. ? Georgian Princess Married to philosopher Terence Gray, aka Wei Wu Wei USA Nina Eristova (Eristavi) Married to Eisenhower General Thomas Jefferson Davis. Alice Gurielli Married to painter Dimitrie Berea. Popular socialite, in NY, Hollywood, Miami etc Marina Khatiashvili Married to famous Writer, UN chief weapons inspector Scott Ritter. Robert Khimchiachvili-Dadiani Scandalous social figure. Founder of the Order of St.John, Khights of Malta Nicholas Tchkotoua Married the only child of USA car pioneer and racer Howard Marmon, Carol. |
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| Zourab Tchkotoua |
| Europe/USA. Famous racing driver in the US in 1940's-60's. Married the daughter of one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs Pedro Salas, Marieta Salas. Close friend of King of Spain Don Juan Carlos and other European aristocracy. Biggest property owner and the richest man of the Balearic Islands. |
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| Djanogly Family (Djugashvily) |
| United Kingdom. Prominent UK based family. Sir Harry Djanogly has been knighted for his contribution to Nottingham city.. Jonathan Djanogly is an MP. Academy, Arts Gallery, School etc are named after them. |