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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 ...
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Jun 5, 2021 · Much like the ‘Mad Monk’ Iliodor, Prince Felix Yusupov seems to occupy that same space just outside of mainstream history: a footnote of the Russian revolution and a member of the supporting ...
Feb 15, 2023 · Sources: Rasputin: The Untold Story by Joseph T. Fuhrmann, University College Oxford. The free-spirited Russian artistocrat, who was married to the tsar's only niece, had Rasputin in his sights. Felix Yusupov assassinated the mystic under the pretense of a housewarming party.
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Learn how Felix Yusupov, a wealthy and influential aristocrat, became involved in the plot to kill Grigori Rasputin, the mysterious holy man and confidant of the Romanovs. Discover how he met Rasputin, what he thought of him, and why he decided to join the conspiracy.
Mar 4, 2024 · Learn how a group of Russian nobles plotted to kill Rasputin, the controversial holy man and faith healer, in the basement of Prince Felix Yusupov's palace in 1916. Discover how Rasputin rose from a Siberian peasant to a powerful adviser of the imperial family and how his death sparked the Russian Revolution.
Oct 13, 2020 · Without a flicker of emotion, Russian aristocrat, Prince Felix Yussupov, declared on the witness stand that he killed Russia’s “Mad Monk,” Rasputin. Yussupov described in detail how he helped poison, shoot, beat, and drown him, as part of a larger conspiracy to murder the mystical “holy man,” who had gained powerful influence over the ...
Jun 20, 2017 · One of history's most mysterious figures, Grigori Rasputin was assassinated in St. Petersburg on 30th December, 1916. Rasputin warned that his death by members of the imperial family would lead to the end of Romanov rule, yet the plot went forward with intriguing results.
