Argutinsky-Dolgorukov
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Mkhargrdzeli-Arghutashvili , later known as Argutinsky-Dolgorukov was an Armeno
-Georgian
noble family whose double surname indicates their descent from Arghut (died 1506) and the family’s purported origin from the medieval house of Mkhargrdzeli (Zachariads). "Dolgorukov" is a direct Russian translation of "Mkhargdzeli", literally meaning in Georgian "a long-arm".
The founder of the family, Arghut, established himself in Lori, northern Armenia, then under Georgian control, at the end of the 15th century. His descendants were received among the lower-class nobility (aznauri
) of Georgia, and enfeoffed of Sanahin
, where the family’s dynastic abbey was located. Under King Heraclius II of Georgia (r. 1744-1798), the Arghutashvili family was officially recognized as descended from the Mkhargrdzeli and elevated to a princely rank (Georgian: tavadi
, Russian: knyaz
), a title which was confirmed by the Imperial Russian
government on March 6, 1819, December 15, 1838 and November 14, 1857.
In contrast to the commonly accepted view, the Russian historian Pyotr Dolgorukov
(1816-1868) advanced a hypothesis of the family’s Rurikid origin and attempted to trace the common ancestry of Argutinsky-Dolgorukov and the Rurikid house of Dolgorukov
to the 12th-century prince Yuri Dolgoruki
.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
-Georgian
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 whose double surname indicates their descent from Arghut (died 1506) and the family’s purported origin from the medieval house of Mkhargrdzeli (Zachariads). "Dolgorukov" is a direct Russian translation of "Mkhargdzeli", literally meaning in Georgian "a long-arm".
Aznauri
Aznauri was a class of Georgian nobility; the term that was first applied to all nobles, but in the later Middle Ages narrowed to designate the petty nobles....
) of Georgia, and enfeoffed of Sanahin
Sanahin
Sanahin is a village in the northern province of Lori in Armenia, now considered part of the city of Alaverdi...
, where the family’s dynastic abbey was located. Under King Heraclius II of Georgia (r. 1744-1798), the Arghutashvili family was officially recognized as descended from the Mkhargrdzeli and elevated to a princely rank (Georgian: tavadi
Tavadi
Tavadi , "prince", lit. "head/chief" [man], from tavi, "head", with the prefix of agent -di) was a feudal title in Georgia first applied in the Late Middle Ages usually translated in English as prince...
, Russian: knyaz
Knyaz
Kniaz, knyaz or knez is a Slavic title found in most Slavic languages, denoting a royal nobility rank. It is usually translated into English as either Prince or less commonly as Duke....
), a title which was confirmed by the Imperial Russian
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...
government on March 6, 1819, December 15, 1838 and November 14, 1857.
In contrast to the commonly accepted view, the Russian historian Pyotr Dolgorukov
Pyotr Dolgorukov
Prince Pyotr Vladimirovich Dolgorukov was a Russian historian and journalist known for his genealogical research and as an critic of the Imperial Russian government.- Life :Dolgorukov was known for his anti-government publications...
(1816-1868) advanced a hypothesis of the family’s Rurikid origin and attempted to trace the common ancestry of Argutinsky-Dolgorukov and the Rurikid house of Dolgorukov
Dolgorukov
Dolgoroukov is the name of a princely Russian family Dolgorukovs of Rurikid stock. Descendants of Mikhail of Chernigov, they took their name from one prince of Obolensk, whose sobriquet was Dolgorouky, or "Long-Armed" in Russian, alluding their lineage to the ancient Persian monarchy. Among its...
to the 12th-century prince Yuri Dolgoruki
Yuri Dolgoruki
Prince Yuri I Dolgorukiy , also known as George I of Rus, was the founder of Moscow and a key figure in the transition of political power from Kiev to Vladimir-Suzdal following the death of his elder brother Mstislav the Great...
.