 Coat of Arms | |
| Capitals | Zurgdid, Principality of Mingrelia |
| Preceding states | Kingdom of Georgia |
| Succeeding state | Russian Empire |
The House of Chikovani (Georgian: ჩიქოვანი; sometimes spelled as Chicovani) is a line of Georgian nobility, once a princely house in monarchical Georgia. Originally, the Dukes of Chikovani ruled the province of Lechkhumi in northwestern Georgia. At the end of the 17th century, General Katso Chikovani rose to prominence in the adjacent Principality of Mingrelia, which allowed him to enthrone his son, who assumed the dynastic name of Dadiani. From that point on, Chikovani ruled Mingrelia under the dynastic name of Dadiani until the principality was abolished in the late 19th century. The cadet branch of the family continued to exist under the name of Chikovani.
Following the annexation of Georgia into the Russian Empire, Chikovani were incorporated into the imperial Russian nobility alongside other Georgian noble families.[1][2][3]
- ^ Russian Nobility Association in America, "Georgian Nobility in the Russian Empire", Retrieved: August 2024
- ^ Dumin, Stanislav, ed. (1996). Дворянские роды Российской империи. Том 3 [Noble Families of the Russian Empire. Volume 3. The Princes] (in Russian). Moscow: Linkominvest. p. 8. ISBN 5861530041.
- ^ Dumin, Stanislav, ed. (1998). Дворянские Роды Российской Империи. Том 4 Князья Царства Грузинского [Noble Families of the Russian Empire. Volume 4. The Princes of the Georgian Kingdom] (in Russian). Moscow. pp. 14, 43–44, 51.
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