Felix Yusupov

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
Spouse
(m. 1914)
IssueCountess Irina Felixovna Sheremeteva
Names
Felix Felixovich Yusupov
HouseYusupov
FatherCount Felix Sumarokov-Elston
MotherPrincess Zinaida Yusupova

Knyaz Felix Felixovich Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston (Russian: Князь Фе́ликс Фе́ликсович Юсу́пов, Граф Сумаро́ков-Эльстон;[1] 24 March [O.S. 11 March] 1887 – 27 September 1967) was a Russian aristocrat from the House of Yusupov who is best known for participating in the assassination of Grigori Rasputin and for marrying Princess Irina Alexandrovna, a niece of Emperor Nicholas II.

  1. ^ Variously transliterated from Cyrillic as Yussupov, Yusupov, Yossopov, Iusupov, Youssoupov, Youssoupoff; also sometimes referred to as Feliks, Graf Sumarrokow-Elston.