The Ap'ak'idze family (Georgian: აფაქიძე) is a Georgian family with noble ancestry. According to a family legend, the Apakidze descend from Arp’a-Khan, "a Tatar of Genghis Khan’s times", who embraced Christianity and settled down in Abkhazia whence his descendants moved to Mingrelia where their princely title was confirmed.[1]

The Apakidze had been vassals to the Dadiani princes of Mingrelia, and then were confirmed as princes (knyaz) of the Russian Empire in 1867 and 1903.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bagrationi, Ioane (1768-1830). Apakidze (Princes of Odishi). The Brief Description of the Georgian Noble Houses. Retrieved on December 19, 2007.
  2. ↑ Toumanoff, Cyril (1963). Studies in Christian Caucasian History, p. 272. Georgetown University Press.


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