It is considered by a genealogical tradition to have been of
Caucasian Albanian origin, settled in the southern Georgian province of
Meskheti in 980 and removed to
Kakheti in eastern Georgia in 1466. The family was elevated to a princely dignity by the
kings of Kakheti and granted the office of
mouravi (
palatine) of
Gremi, and of Eniseli, the latter being hereditary in the line. Under
Russian rule, the Jorjadzes were recognized as
princes of the
Russian Empire according to the decrees of 1829 and 1850. Presently, there are 154 Jorjadze family members in Georgia. There is one street named after Jorjadze in the capital of Georgia,
Tbilisi. == Notable members ==