Agrippina Japaridze
Agrippina, Countess von Zarnekau (née Agrippina Constantines asuli Japaridze; Georgian: აგრაფინა ჯაფარიძე, გრაფინია ფონ ზარნეკაუ) (October 25 [6 November o.s.] , 1855 - October 18, 1926) was a Georgian aristocrat, socialite and patron of numerous educational establishments in Russian Imperial Georgia. She was known for her scandalous divorce and her even more controversial role in the secret marriage of Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia, which caused a rupture in the Russian Imperial Family. Her name is associated with architectural gems that still stand in Tbilisi and western Georgia, some of which continue to be subject of rumors surrounding the countess' eventful life and her tragic, solitary demise.
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Portrait of middle-aged Countess Zarnekau | |
| Full name | Agrippina Constantines asuli Japaridze, Countess von Zarnekau |
| Born | October 25, 1855 Racha, Georgia, Russian Empire |
| Died | October 18, 1926 (aged 70) Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Noble family | Japaridze (by birth) Dadiani (by marriage) Oldenburg (by marriage) |
| Spouse(s) | Prince Tariel Dadiani Duke Constantine Petrovich of Oldenburg |
| Issue | Countess Alexandra von Zarnekau Countess Ekaterina von Zarnekau Count Nikolai von Zarnekau Count Alexei von Zarnekau Count Petr von Zarnekau Countess Nina von Zarnekau |
| Father | Constantine Japaridze |
| Mother | Melania Japaridze |
| Occupation | aristocrat, socialite and patron of art and education |
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