Volkonsky

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

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.

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