Volkonsky

"Bolkonski" redirects here. For the racehorse, see Bolkonski (horse).

Coat of arms of the Princes Volkonsky

The House of Volkonsky, also spelled Volkonski or Wolkonsky and later times Wlodkowski after migration to Poland [citation needed], is an ancient Russian noble family, belonging to the Rurikids. It was named after the Volkona river south of Moscow.^[1] The family held the title of Prince in the Russian Empire.^[2]

Known 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

1. Ziegler, Dominic. Black Dragon River: A Journey Down the Amur River at the Borderlands of Empires. New York: Penguin Press. 2015. p. 139.
2. "Princes of the Russian Empire".