Kipiani
The House of Kipiani ({{lang-ka|ყიფიანი}}) is an old Georgian noble family, formerly a princely one (tavadi). "Kipi"(Georgian: ყიფი) means proud in Georgian language.
History
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After the Russian annexation of the Kingdom of Georgia in 1801, Kipiani family became incorporated into the Russian nobility.Списки титулованным родам и лицам Российской империи. Издание департамента Герольдии Правительствующего Сената. СПб., 1892 ("Lists of the Titled Families and Persons of the Russian Empire")
On 6 December 1850 they were granted the hereditary title of Knyaz in the Russian Empire by Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia.Списки титулованным родам и лицам Российской империи. Издание департамента Герольдии Правительствующего Сената. СПб., 1892 After receiving the title, the family became one of the Russian princely families.{{cite journal | url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/nationalities-papers/article/abs/russian-rule-and-caucasian-society-in-the-first-half-of-the-nineteenth-century-the-georgian-nobility-and-the-armenian-bourgeoisie-18011856/6C9A543D45C030E83A35A027905E79EE | doi=10.1080/00905997908407851 | title=Russian Rule and Caucasian Society in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century: The Georgian Nobility and the Armenian Bourgeoisie, 1801–1856 | date=1979 | last1=Suny | first1=Ronald Grigor | journal=Nationalities Papers | volume=7 | pages=53–78 | url-access=subscription }}
Notable members
- Prince Dimitri Kipiani (1814–1887), Georgian publicist, writer, translator, leader of liberal nobility
Other people with the same surname
- David Kipiani (1951–2001), Soviet and Georgian footballer and coach
- Georgi Kipiani (born 1978), Georgian footballer and coach
- Nikolai Kipiani (born 1997), Russian footballer
- Tornike Kipiani (born 1987), Georgian singer
- Vakhtang Kipiani (born 1971), Ukrainian opinion journalist and historian
Fictional people
- Nino Kipiani, early 20th century protagonist of the German novel Ali and Nino