The House of Machutadze (Georgian: მაჭუტაძე) was a Georgian noble family known from 1412/1442 in the Principality of Guria where they served as Mayors of the Palace at the Gurieli court.

Princes Machutadze in the Russian nobility book from 1892

History

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Under the Russian rule, the family was received among the Russian nobility and were awarded with the title of Knyaz of the Russian Empire in 1850.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Toumanoff, Cyril (1967). Studies in Christian Caucasian History, p. 272. Georgetown University Press.
  2. ^   This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainBrockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)