House of Yusupov

Yusupov family coat of arms (1799)

The House of Yusupov (Russian: Юсу́повы) was a Russian princely family descended from the monarchs of the Nogai Horde, renowned for their immense wealth, philanthropy and art collections in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most notably, Prince Felix Yusupov was famous for his involvement in the murder of Grigori Rasputin.[1]

  1. ^ Fulop-Miller, Rene (1928). Rasputin the Holy Devil. p. 337.