Volkonsky
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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.
History
[edit ]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
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]- ^ "Princes of the Russian Empire".
- ^ Ziegler, Dominic. Black Dragon River: A Journey Down the Amur River at the Borderlands of Empires. New York: Penguin Press. 2015. p. 139.
- ^ "Princes of the Russian Empire".
- ^ "Princes of the Russian Empire". 21 March 2018.
Surname list
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