Prince Gregory Dadiani | |
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| Born | 6 October 1814 |
| Died | 24 December 1901 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire |
| Rank | Adjutant general in the rank of General of the Infantry |
| Unit | Preobrazhensky Regiment |
| Commands | 1st Brigade, Caucasian Grenadier Division (as major general) |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829) Caucasian War Crimean War Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) |
| Other work | Poetry & Romanticism |
Prince Grigol Dadiani (Georgian: გრიგოლ დადიანი; 6 October 1814 – 24 December 1901) was a member of the Georgian noble Dadiani family of Mingrelia. He was a son of Levan V Dadiani, Prince-regnant of Mingrelia, and member of the regency council for his nephew, Niko I Dadiani. As an officer in the Imperial Russian service, he took part in the Russo-Turkish, Crimean, and Caucasus wars, and retired with the rank of General of the Infantry. He was also a literature enthusiast and himself a poet of some talent, writing in the spirit of Georgian Romanticism under the pen name of Kolkhideli (კოლხიდელი, "Colchian").