Iashvili (family)
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Iashvili was a Georgian
noble family known in Imereti
(west Georgia) from the fifteenth century. In 1724, one of the members of this family followed the Georgian king Vakhtang VI of Kartli
in his emigration to the Russian Empire
, giving origin to a Russian branch known as Yashvil (Яшвиль). The Georgian line was received among the princely houses of the Russian Empire in 1850.
Notable members:
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...
noble family known in Imereti
Imereti
Imereti is a province in Georgia situated along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni river. It consists of the following Georgian administrative-territorial units:#Kutaisi #Baghdati region#Vani region#Zestafoni region...
(west Georgia) from the fifteenth century. In 1724, one of the members of this family followed the Georgian 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 emigration to the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
, giving origin to a Russian branch known as Yashvil (Яшвиль). The Georgian line was received among the princely houses of the Russian Empire in 1850.
Notable members:
- Lev Mikhailovich YashvilLev Mikhailovich YashvilPrince Lev Mikhailovich Yashvil was a Russian general of Georgian origin . He was a brother of General Vladimir Yashvil....
(1772–1836), Russian general of artillery - Vladimir Mikhailovich YashvilVladimir Mikhailovich YashvilPrince Vladimir Mikhailovich Yashvil was a Russian general of Georgian noble origin personally involved in the assassination of Paul I of Russia...
(1764–1815), Major General - Vladimir Vladimirovich Yashvil (1815–1864), Major General
- Lev Vladimirovich Yashvil (1859–1917), Governor of SiberiaSiberiaSiberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
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