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Grand Duke Alexander with his daughter, Princess Irina Alexandrovna
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"I forgot to say that at Torby (home of Countess Sophie Torby) I saw the last photograph of Ksenia Alexandrovna's daughter. How beautiful she is..." Letter from Prince Felix Youssoupoff to his mother, Zenaida in October 1910.
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The Youssoupoff Dacha
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Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna with her eldest and favorite granddaughter, Princess Irina Alexandrovna.
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Prince Felix Youssoupoff in 1909 when he was at Oxford. Lifelong friendships were formed while he was in Oxford. He would always remember his time at Oxford with great fondness.
Photo from "Rasputin's Killer and His Romanov Princess" by Coryne Hall.
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At the start of World War I, Prince Felix Youssoupoff avoided entering military service by taking advantage of a law exempting only sons from serving. However, this was soon frowned upon by many including members of the Imperial Family. Grand Duchess Olga Nikolevna wrote to her father after visiting her cousin Irina, "Felix is a 'downright civilian,' dressed all in brown, walked to and fro about the room, searching in some bookcases with magazines and virtually doing nothing; an utterly unpleasant impression he makes – a man idling in such times."
Whether out of a sense of duty or to silence society, Felix decided to take action in September 1915. "I soon found it impossible to go on leading a life of case when all the men of my age were at the front. I decided to enter the Corps des Pages and take an officer's training course. The year I spent in a military school was not easy but it certainly did me a lot of good, and the discipline was excellent for my independent spirit which was so unamenable to any form of discipline."
His father who had always dreamed of his son having a military career was pleased with the decision, however, his mother was not. Princess Zenaida wrote to Felix, "Your employment in the Corps of Pages is of no use, you should have entered there in September, and now it’s too late, for conscription it will not count. Just don’t let Irina worry, because, in any case, you won’t go to the front. It’s better not to show her this letter.”
Fearing for her son, Zenaida used her influence to ensure Felix would never be called to the front. General Alexei Polivanov gave her a personal guarantee that Felix would not be called to serve for at least one year.
Due to the banishment for his participation in Rasputin's murder, and subsequent Revolution, we will never know if Felix would have actively participated in the front.
Sources: The Murder of Grigori Rasputin by Margarita Nelipa and Prince Felix Yusupov by Elizaveta Krasnykh
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Grand Duchess Xenia holding her newborn daughter, Princess Irina
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Rare photosgraph of Princess Tatiana Alexandrovna Youssoupoff, late 1870's
Princess Tatiana had always been very delicate in health. After the death of her infant son, Boris in 1863, her physical and mental health took a sharp turn for the worse. Her husband, Prince Nicholas, took her aboard on the advice of the best doctors, hoping the better climate would restore his wife's health. She would eventually be diagnosed with diabetes. A chronic condition for which there was no effective treatment in those days.
Because of her poor health, the family spent a considerable amount of time outside of Russia traveling. As her grandson Felix would recall in his book, "I never knew her, as she died before my mother was married. She was so delicate that my grandparents spent a good deal of time abroad, at watering places, and in Switzerland where they owned an estate on the Lake of Geneva. As a result of these frequent absences, their Russian estates were sadly neglected, and my parents had to spend a lot of time and money on putting them in order."
Princess Tatiana died on January 14, 1879, leaving her family devastated. Her youngest daughter, Princess Tatiana Nikolaevna was only 13 years old when her mother passed away. She recorded her mother's final words “I’m afraid to be alone, light the lamp...”
Her ashes were originally buried in Geneva but were eventually moved to the Nikolsky cemetery of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, where her husband would also be buried in 1891.
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Grand Duchess Xenia holding her grandaughter, Bebe
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Princess Zenaida Youssoupoff was much courted and admired in her youth. As her son, Felix, wrote, “She had numerous suitors from every country in Europe. But she refused all offers, even those of royalty, as she was determined to choose her own husband. My grandfather, who in his mind’s eye saw his daughter on a throne, lamented her lack of ambition. He was bitterly disappointed when he found that she had decided to marry Count Felix Sumarokov Elston, a mere officer in the Guards.”
According to family legend, it was Zenaida who made the first move and approached the handsome officer. Whether out of pride or shyness, Count Felix had originally admired Zenaida from a respectable distance. However, once she appeared to return his affections, the young man was suddenly armed with courage and went to Prince Nicholas to ask for her hand in marriage, saying, “I have only a modest fortune, but I don’t have a penny of debt!”
Zenaida’s father hesitated to grant permission for the marriage, not just for months, but for years! He had genuinely believed his daughter was destined for a grander match; however, she proved to be very much her father’s daughter. Just as the old Prince Youssoupoff had once refused to marry anyone but his choice, his daughter did the same.
The Prince came to terms with his daughter’s choice and gave his blessings. Finally, on April 4, 1882, 20-year-old Zenaida married her dashing groom, 25-year-old Count Felix Sumarokov-Elston. The ceremony was held in the private church inside the family’s Moika Palace. Zenaida would always remember not just her wedding anniversary with fondness but also her engagement.
On January 16, 1919, the anniversary of their engagement day, she wrote in her diary, “On this long-ago day, Felix gave me a bouquet of lilies of the valley, and every year on this day and hour, my dear bouquet appears, reminding me of the best day of my life.”
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Princess Zenaida Youssoupoff and Grand Duchess Xenia
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In the center, Grand Duke Alexander, Princess Zenaida Youssoupoff, Grand Duchess Xenia, and Prince Felix Youssoupoff. 1903.
As always, much love and thanks to https://vk.com/lastromanovs.
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Crown Prince Ferdinand and Crown Princess Marie of Romania with Princess Zinaida Yusupova, Count Felix Felixovich Sumarokov-Elston and other people, 1896.
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"Some of our shoots were a long way off, and to reach them one had to travel through interminable steppes and forests. We used special carriages, big brakes called lineikis, which were drawn by four or even six horses, and held some twenty people. To provide a little variety, for the journeys were monotonous, I was made to sing. The Grand Duke's favorite was an Italian song, "Eyes Filled with Tears"; I was obliged to sing it several times a day and ended by loathing it."- Prince Felix Youssoupoff, Lost Splendor
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Sometimes I forget what I have posted over the years. This was a delightful reminder I should go through old posts more often.
A 360 degree view of the interiors of the Moika palace. As the video begins, click on the screen to view the rooms in 360 degree view. Stunning.
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“…he is very pretty and so neat, cornflowers instead of eyes and a nose such
same as yours, he is very cheerful and laughs a lot… ” Count Felix Sumarokov-Elston describing baby Felix to his wife, Zenaida dated July 4, 1887.
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“He was born at one and a half a night, quite unexpectedly and 2 weeks before we were expecting him.My Nikolai, who was 4 years old, found that the new brother looked like a monkey. Later this similarity brilliantly disappeared … ” Diary of Princess Zenaida Youssoupoff, March 11, 1919
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