Name Zinaida Yusupova Grandchildren Irina Yusupova | Children Felix Yusupov | |
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Period 19 July 1891 – 24 November 1939 Predecessor Prince Nikolai Yusupov VI successor Prince Felix Yusupov VIII Father Prince Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov VI Mother Countess Tatiana Alexandrovna de Ribeaupierre Religion Russian Orthodox Church Died November 24, 1939, Paris, France Spouse Count Felix Felixovich Sumarokov-Elston (m. 1882), Felix Sumarokov-Elston (m. 1882) Great grandchildren Countess Xenia Nikolaevna Sheremeteva Similar People Felix Yusupov, Princess Irina Alexandr, Count Felix Felixovich Sumarokov‑Elston, Irina Yusupova, Felix Sumarokov‑Elston | ||
Russian hospital train 14 princess zinaida yusupova 1914
Princess Zinaida Nikolaievna Yusupova (September 2, 1861, Saint Petersburg – November 24, 1939) was the daughter of Prince Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov (October 12, 1827 – July 31, 1891), Marshal of the Imperial Court, and Countess Tatiana Alexandrovna de Ribeaupierre (June 29, 1828 – January 14, 1879). Prince Yusupov was a patron of the arts, and first served in the chancery of Nicholas I. Zinaida's mother served as a lady-in-waiting to the Empress, and was the daughter of Comte Alexandre de Ribeaupierre and his wife Ekaterina Mikhailovna Potemkina, another niece of Prince Potemkin. As the only child of this distinguished, highly placed, and vastly rich couple, Zinaida enjoyed great favor at court. With the death of her father, Princess Yusupova was one of the richest women in the world.
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Princess Yusupova was born in Russia, and died in Paris, France.
Marriage
Zinaida Nikolaevna married Count Felix Felixovich Sumarokov-Elston (October 5, 1856, Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 10, 1928, Rome, Italy), General Governor of Moscow (1914–1915), son of Count Felix Nikolaievich Sumarokov-Elston. They married on April 4, 1882 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. After his father-in-law died, Felix was granted special permission by Tsar Alexander III to carry the title Prince Yusupov as well as that of Count Sumarokov-Elston and to pass them both to his and Zinaida's heir. Prince Felix was appointed adjutant to the Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich in 1904 and commanded the Cavalry of the Imperial Guards. In 1914 he was appointed Governor General of Moscow. At the beginning of World War I the Yusupovs owned more than 100,000 acres (400 km²) of land and their industries included sugarbeet factories, brick plants, saw-mills, textile and cardboard factories, mines and distilleries, in addition to more than 16 palaces and estates.
Family and descendants
The older son of Zinaida and Felix Sumarokov-Elston, Nikolay Felixovich Yusupov (1883–1908) was killed in a duel at the age of 26 [1]. The last Yusupov Prince was Prince Felix Yusupov II, Count Sumarokov-Elston, the younger son of Zinaida and Felix Sumarokov-Elston, who is famous for his involvement in the murder of Gregory Rasputin. Felix Yusupov II married Princess Irina, niece of the last Russian Tsar, Nicholas II. After the murder of Rasputin he was exiled to Crimea, but returned to St. Petersburg in 1917 to find the city in massive disorder after the February Revolution. He took with him some of his most precious paintings by Rembrandt and jewellery. In April 1919, he left Russia for good to Paris. He was the last Yusupov prince. His daughter, Irina, married Count Sheremetev's descendant. They moved to Greece with their children, although recently they were granted Russian citizenship by the Russian President.