Agiashvili

The House of Agiashvili (Georgian: აგიაშვილი) is an ancient Georgian noble family,^[1] whose roots can be traced back to the 12th century noble family House of Omatmatidze (ომათმათიძე).^[2]

History

The Omatmatidze-Agiashvili family were entitled as the joint-High Constables (ციხისთავი) from the mid XV century.^[3] In XVII century they got the commander title and since 1753 — Heads of Royal Guard (ქეშიქთუხუცსეი) of the Kingdom of Imereti.^[2] House of Agiashvili held the key fortress of Q’araula, Ts'uts'khvat'i (near Kutaisi) and church of t’q’achiri and monastery of ch’alistavi in western Georgia.^[2] In 1810, they were actively fighting for independence of Kingdom of Imereti, for which their land incurred losses.^[2]

After the Russian annexation of the Kingdom of Imereti in 1810, they received the hereditary title of Knyaz and were incorporated into the Russian nobility on 6 December 1850 (Russian: Агиашвили, Агияшвили).^[4][5]