Military Personnel from Georgia (Country) - Alexander Chavchavadze, Henry Kuprashvili, Giorgi Saakadze, Kakutsa Cholokashvili (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Alexander Chavchavadze, Henry Kuprashvili, Giorgi Saakadze, Kakutsa Cholokashvili, Shalva Maglakelidze, David Soslan, Liparit IV, Duke of Kldekari, Jaba Ioseliani, Davit Kezerashvili, Konstantin Leselidze, Alexander of Georgia, Tornikios, Niko Bagrationi, Meliton Kantaria, Loti Kobalia, Ivane I, Duke of Kldekari, Alexander Orbeliani, Vakhtang Orbeliani, Ioane Bagrationi, Ivane Andronikashvili, Emzar Kvitsiani, Vladimer Chachibaia, Shalva of Akhaltsikhe, Viktor Lomidze, Ilia Odishelidze, David Orbeliani, Sargis I Jaqeli, Valiko Jugheli, Akaki Eliava, Alexandre Chkheidze, Levan Razikashvili, Valerian Tevzadze, Zakaria Bakradze, Ivane Kazbegi, Levan Nikoleishvili. Excerpt: Prince Alexander Chavchavadze (Georgian: , Alek'sandre Ch'avch'avadze; Russian: , Aleksandr Garsevanovich Chavchavadze) (1786 - November 6, 1846) was a notable Georgian poet, public benefactor and military figure. Regarded as the "father of Georgian romanticism," he was also known as a preeminent aristocrat of Georgia and a talented general in the Imperial Russian service. Alexander Chavchavadze was a member of the noble family elevated to the princely rank by the Georgian king Constantine II of Kakhetia in 1726. The family was of Khevsur origin but had intermarried with other Georgian military and noble families. He was born in 1786, in St Petersburg, Russia, where his father, Prince Garsevan Chavchavadze, served as an ambassador of Heraclius II, king of Kartli and Kakheti in eastern Georgia. Tsarina Catherine II of Russia became a godmother at the baptism of infant Alexander, showing her benevolence to the Georgian diplomat. Alexander's early education was Russian. He first saw his native Georgia at the age of 13, when the family moved back to Tiflis after the Russian annexation of eastern Georgia (1801). Aged 18, Alexander Chavchavadze joined Prin...