Mikhail Alexandrovich Nakashidze

Life & Legacy

Prince Mikhail Alexandrovich Nakashidze (Georgian: მიხეილ ალექსანდროვიჩ ნაკაშიძე (mikheil aleksandrovich nakashidze), Russian: Михаил Александрович Накашидзе, (27 August 1873 – 12 August 1906) was a Georgian nobleman, entrepreneur and officer in the Russian Imperial Army, son to prominent Russian general Alexander Davidovich Nakashidze. Mikhail Nakashidze is credited with proposing and designing one of the first armored cars in the world, and arranging its introduction, construction and delivery to the Russian Empire. The "Charron-Nakashidze" was built by the French automobile company Charron, which at the time was co-headed by Nakashidze, who persuaded the Russian general staff to commission their acquisition.