Rasputin's Killer and his Romanov Princess
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Rasputin's Killer and his Romanov Princess

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Rasputin's Killer and his Romanov Princess

About this book

When the Tsar's eighteen-year-old niece Princess Irina Romanov announced her marriage to Prince Felix Youssoupov, heir to the richest fortune in Russia, the Imperial family were shocked. Prince Felix and his wife Princess Irina had it all. When they married in St Petersburg in 1914 immense wealth and social standing were theirs. But fate had other ideas.

In 1916 Felix was involved in one of the most famous crimes of the twentieth century – the murder of Gregory Rasputin, evil genius of Empress Alexandra. It was Irina's royal blood that ensured Felix was never prosecuted for what many saw as a patriotic act. The following year revolution swept the country and in 1919 Felix and Irina were forced into exile for the rest of their lives. How did they survive in the real world when the money began to run out? Why did they live their lives in the shadow of Rasputin? How did Rasputin save them? And how did Felix redeem himself for Rasputin's murder?

No joint biography of Irina and Felix has ever been written. This book utilises little-known Russian sources, as well as documents recently purchased at auction to reveal new facts, throwing fresh light on the couple's lives, their relationship and how they never quite escaped from the shadow of Rasputin.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Family Trees
  3. A Note on Names, Dates and Currency
  4. List of Illustrations
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 The Tsar’s Niece
  8. 2 The Richest Man in Russia
  9. 3 The Dreaming Spires of Oxford
  10. 4 Irina and Felix
  11. 5 Early Married Life
  12. 6 Rasputin
  13. 7 Cover-up
  14. 8 Rakitnoie and Revolution
  15. 9 Last Days in Paradise
  16. 10 A Nomadic Existence
  17. 11 Bohemian Rhapsody
  18. 12 The House of Irfé & Other Ventures
  19. 13 Anastasia
  20. 14 Youssoupov versus MGM
  21. 15 Tangled Finances and Pawned Jewels
  22. 16 War and Occupation
  23. 17 The Chateau de Kériolet
  24. 18 The Shadow of Rasputin
  25. Postscript
  26. Notes
  27. Bibliography