TheHouse of Vardanisdze (Georgian:ვარდანისძე) was an aristocratic family inmedievalGeorgia, listed among the Great Nobles (didebuli) of the realm.
The family is presumed to have branched off from theMarushisdze family, another eminent Georgian feudal clan, a hypothesis supported by the abundance of the name Marushiani in the Vardanisdze family. The first attested member and arguably a founder of the family is Vardan,eristavi of theSvans, in the latter half of the 11th century. The dignity of eristavi (or eristavt-eristavi) of the Svans was hereditary in his descendants later known as Vardanisdze (Vardan + -dze, "a son"). They also held various important posts at the Georgian royal court, includingmechurchlet-ukhutsesi (Lord High Treasurer),msakhurt-ukhutsesi (Lord Great Chamberlain) andmandaturt-ukhutsesi (Lord High Mandator) ofLikht-Imereti (i.e., west Georgia).
The family gave origin to two important branches, theDadiani ofMingrelia, and theGurieli ofGuria while inSvaneti they were replaced by theHouse of Gelovani.[1]