Felix Yusupov

Russian noble and assassin of Rasputin

Felix Yusupov - Russian noble and assassin of Rasputin
Born

1887
138 years ago

Died

September 27th, 1967
57 years ago — 80 years old

Category

Thinkers & Philosophers

Country

Russia

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A prominent Russian aristocrat and member of the Yusupov family. Married to Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia. Gained notoriety for the assassination of Grigori Rasputin in December 1916, a controversial figure in the last years of the Russian Empire. Post-revolution, fled to Europe, where he chronicled the events leading to the fall of the Russian monarchy in his memoirs. Spent much of his later life in France, engaging with the expatriate community and maintaining ties to Russian royalist movements. Died in 1967 in Paris.

Assassinated Grigori Rasputin

Authored memoirs about royal life

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