The House of Volkonsky, also spelled Volkonski or Wolkonsky and later times Wlodkowski after migration to Poland, 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]
- ^ 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".