The House of Pavlenishvili (Georgian: ფავლენიშვილი, Russian: Павле́новы, English version Phavlenishvili, Pavlenishvili, from Pavlenichvili) is an old Georgian princely dynasty, branch of princes Mkhargrdzeli, who at their turn were descendants of the ancient Iranian House of Karen-Pahlevi house, a branch of the Parthian Arsacids. A version tells that the root pavleni derives from Pahlevi.
Pavlenishvili ფავლენიშვილი Павле́новы | |
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Princely dynasty | |
Parent house | Mkhargrdzeli |
Country | Georgia |
Notable members
edit- Mikhail Pavlenishvili, poet.