thumb|right|200px|Coat of arms of the Gorchakov family

The House of Gorchakov, or Gortchakoff (), is a Russian noble family claiming descent from Michael of Chernigov,

Pyotr Gorchakov

Prince Peter Dmitrievich Gorchakov (1790–1868) served under Mikhail Kamensky and Mikhail Kutuzov in the campaign against Turkey, and afterwards against France in 1813–1814. In 1820 he suppressed an insurrection in the Caucasus, for which service he was raised to the rank of major-general. In 1828–1829 he fought under Prince Peter von Wittgenstein against the Turks, won an action at Aidos, and signed the treaty of peace at Adrianople. In 1839 he was made governor of Eastern Siberia, and in 1851 retired into private life.

References

  • Gorchakov genealogy