Pavlenishvili

The House of Pavlenishvili (ფავლენიშვილი, 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.

Notable members

 * Mikhail Pavlenishvili, poet.