Felix Yusupov

Prince Felix Felixovich Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston (Russian: Князь Фе́ликс Фе́ликсович Юсу́пов, Граф Сумаро́ков-Эльстон; 24 March [O.S. 11 March] 1887 – 27 September 1967) was a Russian aristocrat from the Yusupov family who is best known for participating in the assassination of Grigori Rasputin and for marrying Princess Irina Alexandrovna, a niece of Tsar Nicholas II.

Prince Felix Felixovich Yusupov
Felix in 1914
Born24 March [O.S. 11 March] 1887
Moika Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died27 September 1967(1967-09-27) (aged 80)
Paris, France
Burial
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
SpousePrincess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia
IssuePrincess Irina Felixovna Yusupova
Names
Felix Felixovich Yusupov
HouseYusupov
FatherCount Felix Felixovich Sumarokov-Elston
MotherPrincess Zinaida Nikolayevna Yusupova
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