Tsereteli
Encyclopedia
Tsereteli is a former noble family in Georgia
, which gave origin to several notable writers, politicians, scholars, and artists.
or Ossetia
, who fled the Islamization
of their homeland by Tamerlane and moved, through Circassia
, into Christian
Georgia in 1395. Constantine II, King of Imereti
(west Georgia) from 1392 to 1401, enfeoffed them of Sachkhere
and conferred the dignity of prince (tavadi
) upon them. The Tsereteli held a fiefdom in Upper Imereti called Satseretlo (საწერეთლო; "of Tsereteli") with their residence at Modinakhe, and eventually turned into one of the preeminent aristocratic families in Georgia. They frequently intermarried with other Georgian noble houses and even with the branches of Bagrationi royal dynasty in both western and eastern Georgia (e.g., Prince David Tsereteli married the sister of Alexander V of Imereti
in 1736, while Zurab Tsereteli married his daughter, Kethevan, to the royal prince Ioann of Georgia
in 1787).
A branch of the family followed King Vakhtang VI of Kartli
in his 1724 emigration to Imperial Russia, where they came to be known as Tsertelev and were absorbed into the Russian nobility.
1810 to Russia; henceforth, princes (knyaz
) Tsereteli.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
, which gave origin to several notable writers, politicians, scholars, and artists.
History
According to traditional accounts, the family’s ancestors had been chieftains in DagestanDagestan
The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea...
or Ossetia
Ossetia
Ossetia Ossetic: Ир, Ирыстон Ir, Iryston; Russian: Осетия, Osetiya; Georgian: ოსეთი, Oset'i) is an ethnolinguistic region located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians. The Ossetian language is part of the Eastern Iranian branch of the Indo-European...
, who fled the Islamization
Islamization
Islamization or Islamification has been used to describe the process of a society's conversion to the religion of Islam...
of their homeland by Tamerlane and moved, through Circassia
Circassia
Circassia was an independent mountainous country located in the Caucasus region of Eurasia and was the largest and most important country in the Caucasus. Circassia was located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea...
, into Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
Georgia in 1395. Constantine II, King of Imereti
Kingdom of Imereti
The Kingdom of Imereti was established in 1455 by a member of the house of Bagration when the Kingdom of Georgia was dissolved into rival kingdoms. Before that time, Imereti was considered a separate kingdom within the Kingdom of Georgia, to which a cadet branch of the Bagration royal family held...
(west Georgia) from 1392 to 1401, enfeoffed them of Sachkhere
Sachkhere
Sachkhere is a town at the northern edge of the Imereti Province in Western Georgia....
and conferred the dignity of prince (tavadi
Tavadi
Tavadi , "prince", lit. "head/chief" [man], from tavi, "head", with the prefix of agent -di) was a feudal title in Georgia first applied in the Late Middle Ages usually translated in English as prince...
) upon them. The Tsereteli held a fiefdom in Upper Imereti called Satseretlo (საწერეთლო; "of Tsereteli") with their residence at Modinakhe, and eventually turned into one of the preeminent aristocratic families in Georgia. They frequently intermarried with other Georgian noble houses and even with the branches of Bagrationi royal dynasty in both western and eastern Georgia (e.g., Prince David Tsereteli married the sister of Alexander V of Imereti
Alexander V of Imereti
Alexander V of Imereti , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was King of Imereti from 1720 to 1741 and again from 1742 until his death in March 1752....
in 1736, while Zurab Tsereteli married his daughter, Kethevan, to the royal prince Ioann of Georgia
Ioane Bagrationi
Ioane Bagrationi was a Georgian prince , writer and encyclopedist....
in 1787).
A branch of the family followed King Vakhtang VI of Kartli
Vakhtang VI of Kartli
Vakhtang VI , also known as Vakhtang the Scholar and Vakhtang the Lawgiver, was a Wāli of Kartli, eastern Georgia, as a nominal vassal to the Persian shah from 1716 to 1724. Traditionally, he has been still styled as king of Kartli...
in his 1724 emigration to Imperial Russia, where they came to be known as Tsertelev and were absorbed into the Russian nobility.
Princes of Satseretlo
c. 1380-1590 – Twelve anonymous princes- Kveli (c. 1590-1620)
- Bezhan, son (c. 1620-39)
- Kaikhosro, son (c. 1640-60)
- Kveli, brother (c. 1660-63)
- Kveli, son of Kaikhosro (c. 1663-1710)
- Papuna, son (c. 1710-38)
- Kaikhosro, son (1738-69)
- Papuna, son (1769-90)
- Kaikhosro, son (1790-1810)
1810 to Russia; henceforth, princes (knyaz
Knyaz
Kniaz, knyaz or knez is a Slavic title found in most Slavic languages, denoting a royal nobility rank. It is usually translated into English as either Prince or less commonly as Duke....
) Tsereteli.
Tsereteli
- Akaki TsereteliAkaki TsereteliPrince Ak'ak'i Tsereteli was a prominent Georgian poet and national liberation movement figure.He was born in the village of Skhvitori on June 9, 1840 to the prominent Georgian aristocratic family. His father was Prince Rostom Tsereteli...
(1840-1915), a prominent Georgian poet and public figure - Giorgi Tsereteli (1842-1900), Georgian writer and journalist
- Giorgi TsereteliGiorgi TsereteliGiorgi V. Tsereteli was a distinguished Georgian scientist and public benefactor, founder of the well-known Georgian scientific school of Oriental Studies and Arabist of world renown, founder of the Faculty of Oriental Studies of the Tbilisi State University , founder and first Director of the...
(1904-1973), Georgian Orientalist - Grigol TsereteliGrigol TsereteliGrigol Tsereteli was a distinguished Georgian scientist, one of the founders of Papyrology, founder of the Georgian scientific school of Classical Philology, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Meritorious Scientific Worker of Georgia, Honourable Professor.- Life and works :Grigol Tsereteli was born...
(1878-1938), Georgian philologist - Irakli TsereteliIrakli TsereteliIrakli Tsereteli was a Georgian politician, one of the leaders of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party and later the Georgian Mensheviks....
(1882-1959), Georgian MenshevikMenshevikThe Mensheviks were a faction of the Russian revolutionary movement that emerged in 1904 after a dispute between Vladimir Lenin and Julius Martov, both members of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party. The dispute originated at the Second Congress of that party, ostensibly over minor issues...
politician - Mikheil TsereteliMikheil TsereteliPrince Mikheil G. Tsereteli was a Georgian historian, philologist, sociologist and public benefactor, Dr.Sci., Professor....
(1878-1965), Georgian scholar, politician, and journalist - Shalva Tsereteli (1894-1955), SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
security official and Lavrentiy BeriaLavrentiy BeriaLavrentiy Pavlovich Beria was a Georgian Soviet politician and state security administrator, chief of the Soviet security and secret police apparatus under Joseph Stalin during World War II, and Deputy Premier in the postwar years ....
’s associate - Tamar Tsereteli (1900-1968), Georgian songstress.
- Vasil TsereteliVasil TsereteliVasil Tsereteli was a distinguished Georgian physician, journalist and public benefactor. He was born in a village Tskhrukveti , in the family of Prince Giorgi Tsereteli. His brother was Professor Mikheil Tsereteli, a famous Georgian historian and public benefactor...
(1862-1937), Georgian politician and physician - Zurab TsereteliZurab TsereteliZurab Konstantines dze Tsereteli is a Georgian-Russian painter, sculptor and architect who holds the office of President of the Russian Academy of Arts.- Life :...
(born 1934), modern RussoRussiansThe Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
-GeorgianGeorgia (country)Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
painter and sculptor - Zurab Semyonovich TsereteliZurab Semyonovich TsereteliZurab Semyonovich Tsereteli is a retired Georgian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1973 for FC Dinamo Tbilisi. He played 2 games and scored 1 goal in the semifinals of the European Cup Winners' Cup 1977–78 for FC Dynamo Moscow.-References:...
(born 1953), Georgian footballer
Tsertelev
- Nikolay Andreyevich Tsertelev (Mikola Andriyovich Tsertelev; 1790-1869), Russian-UkrainianUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
ethnographer and the first enthusiast of Ukrainian folklore. - Aleksey Nikolayevich Tsertelev (1848-1883), Russian diplomat and writer.
- Dmitry Nikolayevich Tsertelev (1852-1911), Russian writer and philosopher.