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The House of Volkonsky, also spelled Volkonski or Wolkonsky and later times Wlodkowski is an ancient Russian princely family, part of the Russian nobility.

Contents

• History
• Notable members
• References

History

The family claims descent from the Rurik dynasty, in particular from the Princes of Chernigov. ^[1] It was named after the Volkona river, south of Moscow. ^[2] Members of the family held the title of Prince in the Russian Empire. ^{[3] [4]}

Notable members

• Alexander Volkonsky (1866–1934), Russian diplomat
• Alexey Volkonsky (born 1978), Russian canoer
• Andrei Volkonsky (1933–2008), Russian composer
• Maria Mikhailovich Volkonskaya (1863–1943), Russian aristocrat
• Maria Volkonsky (1805–1863), Russian aristocrat
• Nikita Volkonsky (1781–1844), Russian general
• Peeter Volkonski (born 1954), Estonian musician
• Peter Volkonsky (1861–1948), Russian aristocrat
• Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky (1776–1852), Russian general
• Serge Wolkonsky (1860–1937), Russian theatre director
• Sergei Volkonsky (1788–1865), Russian general
• Zinaida Volkonskaya (1792–1862), Russian writer
• Alexander Volkonsky (1985-Present), Russian musician/painter
• Oleg Volkonsky (1948-2023), Russian Painter/writer

References

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Volkonsky.
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