The House of Volkonsky, also spelled Volkonski or Wolkonsky and later times Wlodkowski is an ancient Russian princely family, part of the Russian nobility.
History The family claims descent from the Rurik dynasty, in particular from the Princes of Chernigov. It was named after the Volkona river, south of Moscow.Ziegler, Dominic. Black Dragon River: A Journey Down the Amur River at the Borderlands of Empires. New York: Penguin Press. 2015. p. 139. Members of the family held the title of Prince in the Russian Empire.
Notable members Alexander Volkonsky (1866–1934), Russian diplomat Alexey Volkonsky (born 1978), Russian canoer Andrei Volkonsky (1933–2008), Russian composer (cca. 1560 — 1634), prince, okolnichy and voivode, who repelled the Polish attack on Moscow in 1618. (1670-1715 or 1718), Russian statesman, chief commandant of Tula and Yaroslavl, one of the first 9 senators. (cca. 1673 — 1721), Russian military leader, major general, participant in the Northern War. (1691-1758), prince, colonel, Simbirsk governor. (1742-1824), Russian military leader, cavalry general. (1808-1882) knyaz, Russian diplomat, actual state councilor, chamberlain 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
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