Yusupov dynasty. The family curse of the Yusupov princes - a little of good

The biography of this noble family is rooted in the history of the Arab Caliphate: its origins were traced back to the legendary Abu Bakr, father-in-law and closest associate of the Prophet Muhammad. During the era of the fall of the caliph's power, the ancestors of the future Yusupovs different years ruled Damascus, Antioch, Iraq, Persia and Egypt. In the history of the family there are legends about the close friendship of their ancestors with the great conqueror Tamerlane: the temnik of the Golden Horde, Edigei, having organized a coup d'etat in 1400, managed to raise international authority and increase the political influence of the disintegrating Tatar-Mongol state. The founder of the Yusupov family is considered to be Bey of the Nogai Horde Yusuf-Murza (great-grandson of Edigei), a consistent opponent of the expansion of the Muscovite kingdom in the mid-16th century. His daughter, Syuyumbike, played an important role in the tragic history of the capture of Kazan by the troops of Ivan the Terrible, becoming, after the death of her husband, the ruler of the Khanate, the only woman who has ever held such a position. important post. By the way, her real name was Syuyuk, and Syuyumbike, which means “beloved lady,” was nicknamed by local residents for her special kindness and responsiveness to her subjects.

The Yusupov family traces its origins to the Khan of the Nogai Horde

Legends associated with the biography of this woman say: once Ivan the Terrible, having learned about the extraordinary beauty of Queen Syuyumbike, sent his matchmakers to Kazan, however, she refused to obey the demands of the Russian Tsar. Then the angry Ivan decided to take the city by force - if Syuyumbike did not agree to marry him, he threatened to destroy Kazan. After the city was captured by Russian troops, its ruler, in order not to surrender to the invaders, threw herself from the tower, which today bears her name. According to other sources, the Kazan ruler was captured and forcibly taken along with her son to the Moscow kingdom - it was from this moment that the official pedigree of the Yusupov family began.

Modern depiction of Queen Syuyumbike

The next important stage in the formation of this noble family was the transition to Orthodoxy, the circumstances of which played a tragic role in the history of the dynasty. The great-grandson of Yusuf Bey Abdul-Murza (great-grandfather of Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov) received Patriarch Joachim on his estate in Romanov (now the city of Tutaev, Yaroslavl region) and, without knowing any restrictions Orthodox posts, fed him a goose, which he mistook for fish. However, the owner’s mistake was revealed, and the angry church hierarch, returning to Moscow, complained to Tsar Fyodor Alekseevich, and the monarch deprived Abdul-Murza of all his awards. In an effort to regain his previous position, he decided to be baptized, taking the name Dmitry and surname in memory of his ancestor Yusuf - Dmitry Seyushevich Yusupov. So he earned royal forgiveness, receiving the title of prince and returning his entire fortune. However, Abdul Mirza's decision cost his entire family dearly: one night a prophecy was sent to him that from now on, for betraying his true faith, in each generation there would not be more than one male heir, and if there were more, then no one would live longer than 26 years . This terrible curse haunted the Yusupov family until the very end.

Dmitry Seyushevich Yusupov

The Yusupovs have always been at the center of the most dramatic events in the history of the Russian Empire. The ill-fated Murza Abdul-Dmitry took part in the Streltsy uprising, when, together with his Tatar warriors, he stood up to protect the duumvirate of the young heirs of Alexei Mikhailovich. His son, Grigory Dmitrievich Yusupov, became famous in Peter’s campaigns, having gone through all the military hardships of Azov, Narva and Lesnaya together with the future emperor. After Peter's death, Catherine I noted his services by awarding him the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, and Tsar Peter II granted Grigory Dmitrievich an old Moscow mansion in Bolshoi Kharitonyevsky Lane, elevated him to lieutenant colonel of the Preobrazhensky Regiment and granted him the position of senator, with estates in the Yaroslavl, Voronezh, Nizhny Novgorod and Ryazan provinces.

According to legend, the curse of the Yusupovs was associated with baptism into Orthodoxy

His son, Boris Grigorievich, rose under Anna Ivanovna to the position of actual privy councilor, becoming director of Russia's first privileged educational institution for noble children - the Land Noble Corps. By the way, Boris Grigorievich was known as a great theatergoer: Alexander Petrovich Sumarokov, the founder of Russian drama and the patron of the first Russian public stage, began his career in the educational theater organized under his leadership.

Boris Grigorievich Yusupov

The son of Boris Grigorievich - Nikolai Borisovich - was a famous Catherine’s nobleman, at one time even having the status of the empress’s favorite ( for a long time in his office hung a painting depicting him and Catherine in the image of naked Apollo and Venus). This representative of the Yusupov family actively corresponded with the enlighteners Voltaire and Diderot, and the playwright Beaumarchais even dedicated an enthusiastic poem to him. Thanks to his noble origin and brilliant position at court, Nikolai Borisovich was able to personally meet all the main leaders of European history at the turn of the 18th-19th centuries: Joseph II, Frederick the Great, Louis XVI and Napoleon. The prince was a passionate admirer of art and managed to assemble an art collection in his luxurious palace, which can be compared with the masterpieces of the Louvre or the Hermitage. When this venerable nobleman received all possible posts and awards in the Russian Empire, a special type of award was established especially for him - a precious pearl epaulette. Nikolai Borisovich also became famous for his extraordinary hunt for women: in the recently built Arkhangelskoye estate near Moscow (which contemporaries called the “Russian Versailles”) hung 300 portraits of women who could boast of acquaintance with a prominent nobleman. Prince Peter Andreevich Vyazemsky, having visited Arkhangelskoye, left the following description of the owner of the luxurious estate: “On the street there was an eternal holiday, in the house there was an eternal triumph of celebrations... Everything about him was radiant, deafening, intoxicating.”

Nikolay Borisovich Yusupov

The memory of the family curse did not fade: the bride of Nikolai Borisovich’s son, Zinaida Ivanovna Yusupova, flatly refused to “give birth to dead people,” giving her husband complete carte blanche - “let him give birth to the courtyard girls.” In 1849, her husband dies, and the 40-year-old widow turns into a real socialite, about whose novels the entire St. Petersburg society gossiped. It came down to a secret wedding with the captain of the French guard, Louis Chauveau, who was 20 years younger than her. Fleeing from the dissatisfaction of the imperial court with such a misalliance, Yusupova goes to Switzerland, where she acquires for her husband the title of Count Chauveau and Marquis de Serres.

Zinaida Ivanovna Yusupova

The last representative of the female branch of the Yusupov family, Zinaida Nikolaevna, was one of the most beautiful women of her time. The heiress of a huge fortune was in her youth a very enviable bride, whose hand was asked even by the heirs of European ruling dynasties, but the proud girl wanted to choose a husband according to her own taste. As a result, her choice fell on Felix Feliksovich Sumarokov-Elston, who immediately after his marriage received the princely title and the position of commander of the Moscow Military District. The main activity that occupied Zinaida Nikolaevna was charity: under her patronage there were numerous shelters, hospitals, gymnasiums, and churches throughout the country.

The last descendant of the Yusupovs died in 1967 in Paris.

During the Russo-Japanese War, Yusupova was the head of a military hospital train right on the front line, and sanatoriums and hospitals for the wounded were organized in the family’s palaces and estates. Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich, who knew Zinaida Nikolaevna from her youth, wrote: “A woman of rare beauty and deep spiritual culture, she courageously endured the hardships of her enormous fortune, donating millions to charity and trying to alleviate human need.” The life of the last Yusupovs was seriously overshadowed by the death of their eldest son, Nikolai: he died in a duel in 1908, competing with Count Arvid Manteuffel for the hand of the fatal beauty Marina Alexandrovna Heyden. Note that Nikolai Yusupov was supposed to turn 26 years old in six months...

Portrait of Zinaida Nikolaevna Yusupova by Valentin Serov

IN last years before the revolution, Zinaida Nikolaevna began to actively criticize Empress Alexandra Feodorovna for her fanatical passion for Rasputin, which led to a complete break in relations with royal family, already worsened due to the recent family scandal. About their last meeting in the summer of 1916 and the “cold reception”, Zinaida Nikolaevna’s son, Felix, wrote: “... the queen, who was silently listening to her, stood up and parted with her with the words: “I hope I will never see you again.” Soon after the start of the February Revolution, the Yusupovs left St. Petersburg and settled in Crimea. Before the seizure of Crimea by the Bolsheviks, on April 13, 1919, they left Russia (along with the family of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich) on the British battleship Marlborough and emigrated to Italy.

The Yusupov family was one of the most famous noble dynasties of Tsarist Russia. This family included military men, officials, administrators, senators, collectors and philanthropists. The biography of each Yusupov is a fascinating story about the life of an aristocrat against the backdrop of his era.

Origin

The founder of the Yusupov princely family was considered the Nogai Khan Yusuf-Murza. In 1565 he sent his sons to Moscow. As major military leaders and Tatar nobles, the descendants of Yusuf received the Volga city of Romanov, not far from Yaroslavl, as their feeding. Under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich they were baptized. Thus, the origin of the Yusupov family can be dated back to the 16th-17th centuries.

Grigory Dmitrievich

In the history of this aristocratic family, it is noteworthy that the Yusupov family tree for several centuries did not acquire many additional lines and branches. A high-ranking family always consisted of a father and his only son, to whom all parental property passed. This state of affairs was unusual for the Russian nobility, among whom a large number of heirs were common.

Yusuf's great-great-grandson Grigory Dmitrievich Yusupov (1676-1730) received the rank of steward granted to him by Tsar Feodor III in infancy. Being the same age as Peter I, he spent his childhood with him, becoming one of the faithful comrades of the autocrat's youth. Grigory served in the dragoon regiment and in its ranks participated in the next Russian-Turkish War. The culmination of that campaign was the Azov campaigns, in which Peter wanted to gain access to southern seas. After the victory over the Turks, Yusupov solemnly entered Moscow in the royal retinue.

Closer to Peter I

Soon the Northern War began. The history of the Yusupov family is the history of aristocrats who faithfully repaid their debt to the country from generation to generation. Grigory Dmitrievich set an example for his descendants in his service. He took part in the battle of Narva and the battle of Lesnaya, where he was wounded twice. In 1707, the military man received the rank of major in the Preobrazhensky Regiment.

Despite his injuries, Yusupov was with the troops during the Battle of Poltava and during the capture of Vyborg. He also took part in the unsuccessful Prut campaign. Georgy Dmitrievich was brought to work on the case of Tsarevich Alexei, who fled from his father abroad and was then put on trial. Yusupov, along with other close associates of the monarch, signed the verdict.

Under Catherine I, the aristocrat received the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky and became a commander in the Ukrainian Landmilitary Corps. Peter II made him one of the members of the Military Collegium, and Anna Ioannovna made him general-in-chief. Grigory Dmitrievich died in 1730. He was buried in the Moscow Epiphany Monastery.

Boris Grigorievich

The further history of the Yusupov family continued with the vivid biography of Grigory Dmitrievich’s son, Boris Grigorievich Yusupov (1695-1759). Peter I sent him, along with several other noble young men, to study at the French military school in Toulon. In 1730 he became chamberlain, and at the age of 40 he entered the Senate.

Under Boris Grigorievich noble family Yusupov achieved paramount importance. For two years (1738-1740), the head of the family was the Moscow vice-governor and manager of the provincial chancellery. The official initiated local reforms, the draft of which was adopted by the Senate. In particular, Yusupov advocated conducting a census of suburban and streltsy lands, as well as the creation of the post of Moscow commandant.

In 1740, Boris Grigorievich received the rank of Privy Councilor. Then he was briefly appointed Moscow governor. The official was removed from office already in 1741, when Elizaveta Petrovna came to power. The history of the Yusupov family knew many important appointments. Having resigned his gubernatorial powers, Boris Grigorievich received a new space for activity - the Empress made him president of the Commerce Collegium, which was responsible for the state of domestic trade. He was also appointed director of the Ladoga Canal.

In 1749, the nobleman served as Governor-General of St. Petersburg. He soon left this post, moving to the government Senate and beginning to manage the Land Noble Corps. Under him, deductions for the maintenance of cadets increased, and an educational printing house appeared. In 1754, Boris Grigorievich acquired a cloth factory in the Chernigov village of Ryashki. This enterprise began to supply almost the entire Russian army with fabrics. The factory used Dutch raw materials and employed foreign specialists. In 1759, Boris Grigorievich became seriously ill, resigned and died a few days later. The story of the Yusupov family, however, did not end.

Nikolay Borisovich

The continuation of the dynasty was the son of Boris Grigorievich, Nikolai Borisovich (1750-1831). He became one of the main art collectors of his era. Boris Grigorievich received a high-quality education abroad. In 1774-1777 he studied at Leiden University. There at young man interest in European art and culture developed. He managed to visit almost all countries of the Old World and communicate with the great enlighteners Voltaire and Diderot. The princely family of the Yusupovs was always proud of these acquaintances of their ancestor.

In Leiden, the aristocrat began collecting rare editions of books, in particular the works of Cicero. The German artist Jacob Hackert became his advisor on painting issues. Some paintings by this master turned out to be the first exhibits in the collection of the Russian prince. In 1781-1782 he accompanied the heir to the throne, Pavel Petrovich, on a European tour.

Subsequently, Yusupov became the main link between the authorities and foreign artists. Thanks to his connection with the imperial family, the nobleman was able to establish contacts with the main artists of that time: Angelika Kaufman, Pompeo Batoni, Claude Vernet, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Jean-Antoine Houdon, etc.

At the coronation of Paul I, which took place in 1796, Yusupov served as the supreme coronation marshal (he then acted in the same capacity at the coronations of the next two autocrats: Alexander I and Nicholas I). The prince was the director of the Imperial theaters, the Hermitage and palace factories for the production of glass and porcelain. In 1794 he was elected as an honorary amateur of the Academy of Arts of St. Petersburg. Under Yusupov, the Hermitage for the first time took an inventory of the entire wide collection of exhibits. These lists were used throughout the 19th century.

In 1810, the prince bought Arkhangelskoye, an estate near Moscow, which he turned into a unique palace and park ensemble. By the end of his life, the nobleman’s collection included more than 600 valuable paintings, thousands of unique books, as well as works of applied art, sculptures, and porcelain. All these unique exhibits were placed in Arkhangelsk.

Numerous high-ranking guests visited Yusupov’s Moscow house on Bolshoi Kharitonyevsky Lane. For some time, the Pushkins lived in this palace (including the still child Alexander Pushkin). Shortly before his death, Nikolai Borisovich attended a festive dinner at the apartment of a newly married poet and writer. The prince died in 1831 during a cholera epidemic that swept through the central provinces of the country.

Boris Nikolaevich

Nikolai Borisovich's heir, Boris Nikolaevich (1794-1849), continued the Yusupov family. The 19th century became for the princely family a continuation of its brilliant aristocratic history. Young Boris went to get an education in the capital pedagogical institute. In 1815 he began working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Soon he was made chamberlain.

Like all young aristocrats, he conducted the traditional familiarization tour of Europe, which took a full year and a half. In 1826, he participated in the coronation of Nicholas I. At the same time, he went to work at the Ministry of Finance. Service in the previous diplomatic department did not work out, since Boris Nikolaevich constantly conflicted with colleagues, allowed himself to behave freely with his superiors, etc. As a representative of an influential and wealthy family, he did not cling to the service and always adhered to an independent line of behavior.

In 1839, Yusupov became the district leader of the St. Petersburg nobility. Soon he received the court title of chamberlain. In his youth, the prince was distinguished by his lifestyle as a reveler. After the death of his father, he received a gigantic inheritance and over time learned to handle money prudently. At the same time, Boris Nikolaevich allowed himself to do things unusual for a business executive. In particular, all his serfs were freed.

In high society, Boris Yusupov was best known as the organizer of luxurious balls, which became the main social events of the capital. The prince himself was a moneylender and at the expense financial transactions by purchasing enterprises, he increased the family fortune several times. The nobleman had estates in 17 provinces of the country. During epidemics, he was not afraid to inspect his own estates, and during seasons of famine, he fed the gigantic servants at his own expense. The aristocrat donated significant sums to public charity institutions. He died in 1849 at the age of 55.

Nikolai Borisovich (junior)

The deceased prince had an only son, Nikolai Borisovich (1827-1891). Relatives, so as not to confuse him with his grandfather, called him “junior”. The newborn was baptized by Tsar Nicholas I himself. The boy was taught music (piano and violin), as well as drawing, to which he became extremely addicted from a very early age. The Paris Conservatory and the Philharmonic Academy of Bologna made the prince an honorary member.

In 1849, the young man inherited his father's fortune. A few months later he graduated from St. Petersburg University, where he studied at the Faculty of Law. Having received his education, the college secretary began working in the imperial office. In 1852 he was transferred to the Caucasus and then to Riga. The reason for the rotation was the displeasure of Emperor Nicholas I. In Riga, Yusupov received leave and went on a European trip. There he took up music, visited artists' workshops and the best art galleries.

In 1856, the prince attended the coronation of Alexander I. Then he served for a short time in the Russian embassy in Paris. The aristocrat spent most of his time abroad. His family fortune allowed him not to worry about service, but simply to do what he loved.

Nikolai Borisovich continued to expand the Yusupov collection of works of art. He owned rare snuff boxes, rock crystal, pearls and other valuables. The prince always had a wallet with him filled with rare stones. His collection included musical instruments: grand pianos, harps, pianos, organs, etc. The crown of the collection were Stradivarius violins. Some of Yusupov's music collections are now kept in the Russian national library. In 1858, a nobleman brought one of the first cameras to his homeland. Like his father, he was involved in charity work. During the Crimean campaign, Nikolai Borisovich financed the organization of two infantry battalions, and during the next war with Turkey he gave money for the creation of a sanitary train. Yusupov died in Baden-Baden in 1891 at the age of 63.

Zinaida Nikolaevna

Nikolai Borisovich had an only daughter - Zinaida Yusupova (1861-1939). Having no male heirs, the prince asked permission for the princely dignity to be passed on to his grandchildren through the female line, although this was contrary to custom. In 1882 the girl got married. Her chosen one was Count Felix Sumarokov-Elston, which is why Zinaida became known as Princess Yusupova, Countess Sumarokov-Elston.

The only heir to a huge fortune and a woman of rare beauty, the daughter of Nikolai Borisovich was the most enviable bride in Russia before her marriage. Not only Russian aristocrats, but even representatives of foreign monarchical families sought her hand.

The last of the Yusupov family lived in grand style. She organized regular high-profile balls. The life of the capital's elite was in full swing in its palaces. The woman danced beautifully. In 1903, she took part in a costume ball held in the Winter Palace and which became one of the most famous events of this kind in the history of Imperial Russia.

The husband, whom Zinaida Yusupova loved very much, was a military man and was not interested in art. Partly because of this, the woman sacrificed her hobbies. Nevertheless, she was involved in charity work with renewed energy. The aristocrat patronized and maintained gymnasiums, hospitals, orphanages, churches and other institutions. They were located not only in the capital, but throughout the country. After the start of the war with Japan, Zinaida Nikolaevna became the chief of the front-line sanitary echelon. Hospitals for the wounded were created on Yusupov's estates. No other women of the Yusupov family were as active and famous as Zinaida Nikolaevna.

After the revolution, the princess moved to Crimea, and from there abroad. Together with her husband she settled in Rome. Unlike many other nobles, the Yusupovs were able to send part of their fortune and jewelry abroad, thanks to which they lived in abundance. Zinaida Nikolaevna continued to do charity work. She helped Russian emigrants in need. After the death of her husband, the woman moved to Paris. There she died in 1939.

Felix Feliksovich

The last of the Yusupov princes was Zinaida's son Felix Feliksovich Yusupov (1887-1967). As a child, he was educated at the Gurevich gymnasium and was a prominent figure of the golden youth of St. Petersburg in the last years of Tsarist Russia. At the age of 25 he graduated from Oxford University. At home, he became the head of the First Russian Automobile Club.

In 1914, Felix Feliksovich Yusupov married Irina Alexandrovna Romanova, the maternal niece of Nicholas II. The emperor himself gave permission for the marriage. During their honeymoon, the newlyweds learned about the outbreak of the First World War. The Yusupovs were in Germany, and Wilhelm II even ordered their arrest. Diplomats were brought in to resolve the sensitive situation. As a result, Felix and his wife managed to leave Germany shortly before Wilhelm issued a second order for their detention.

As the only son in the family, the prince was not subject to conscription into the army. Returning home, he began organizing the work of hospitals. In 1915, Felix had a daughter, Irina, from whom the modern descendants of the Yusupov family descend.

The aristocrat is best known for his own participation in the murder of Grigory Rasputin in December 1916. Felix was very close to the imperial family. He knew Rasputin and, like many, believed that the strange old man was a bad influence on Nicholas II and his prestige. The prince dealt with the royal friend along with his brother-in-law, Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich, and State Duma deputy Vladimir Purishkevich. The Emperor, having learned about the death of Rasputin, ordered Yusupov to retire away from the capital to his own Kursk estate Rakitnoye.

There was no further accountability for the murder. Soon the revolution broke out, and Felix Feliksovich emigrated. The prince settled in Paris and lived from the sale of family treasures. During World War II, he did not support the Nazis, and after their defeat he refused to return to Russia, as many emigrants did (all of them were eventually repressed in their homeland). Prince Felix Yusupov died in 1967. His surname was dropped, although descendants from his daughter Irina continue to live abroad.

Possessions

As one of the richest families in Russia, the Yusupovs had many residences and properties in different parts of the country. A significant part of these buildings are today protected by the state as architectural and cultural heritage. The St. Petersburg Yusupov Palace, located on the banks of the Moika River, still bears their name, which has become a household name for the townspeople. It was built back in 1770.

The second Yusupov Palace (also in St. Petersburg) is located on Sadovaya Street. Built at the end of the 18th century, today it is the property of the University of Railways. Being an estate, this residence was one of the most spectacular and rich in the capital. The palace project belonged to the famous Italian architect Giacomo Quarenghi.

The Arkhangelskoye estate, which became the storage place for Yusupov's collection of antiques and works of art, was the favorite princely home outside St. Petersburg. The palace and park complex is located in the Krasnogorsk district of the Moscow region. Shortly before the revolution, the Yusupovs built their own Miskhor Palace in Crimea. In the Belgorod region it is still preserved main house the princely estate of Rakitnoye, around which a whole village grew up. Today it houses a local history museum.

in 1802 - member of the State Council; in 1812, during the war between Russia and France, a member of the Committee for the Management of Military Food in Moscow; in 1817 - the commander-in-chief of the Expedition of the Kremlin building, as well as the workshop of the Armory Chamber, and since 1823 he was again a member of the State Council.

Nikolai Borisovich was the most famous and rich nobleman of Catherine’s “Golden Age”. The prince lived in his ancient chambers in Moscow, on Kharitonyevsky Lane. But most of his fortune went to Arkhangelskoye, where he more than once received reigning persons.

Arkhangelskoe. Church of St. Michael the Archangel

Arkhangelskoye is a phenomenon of exceptional significance in the history of Russian culture. Thanks to its beauty and diversity of collections, the estate has gained worldwide fame. Built on the high bank of the Moscow River, the Church of the Archangel Michael (2nd half of the 17th century), the Great Palace (late 17th - early 19th centuries), as if decorated with a magnificent frame of marble sculpture of terraces, a strict regular park with the Small Palace "Caprice" ", pavilions and memorial columns, the famous Theater covered with old trees of the landscape park with the decorations of the famous artist P. Gonzaga preserved in it, the tomb - "Colonnade" (1916, architect R.I. Klein) turned Arkhangelskoye into one of the most beautiful places Moscow region.

The artistic appearance of the estate, which belonged to the Golitsyn princes until 1809 and was then acquired “for fun, not for profit” by the richest Russian nobleman, collector and philanthropist Prince N.B. Yusupov, was already determined in XVIII century; its heyday occurred in the first third of the 19th century. The process of construction and decoration of the estate was carried out thanks to the talent of the architects de Guern, Trombaro, Pettondi, Gonzaga, Beauvais, Tyurin and the high professionalism of the serf craftsmen.

The estate constantly attracted the attention of contemporaries. IN different time she was visited prominent figures

All enlightened people know about Arkhangelskoye, but few even those interested in the Yusupov dynasty know about the Spasskoye-Kotovo estate near Moscow and its role in the life of Nikolai Borisovich.

The oblivion of this place is all the more strange since this one of the most famous princes of the family is buried there. Under Nikolai Yusupov, at the turn of the 18th - 19th centuries, the Spasskoye-Kotovo estate experienced an unprecedented heyday: a regular layout with “prespekt” alleys was created there, orchards , dug ponds. A brick factory was built in the village. In the refusal books for 1799 it is written: “In the village of Spassky, Kotovo, also, the stone church of the Savior Miraculous Image with the chapel of the Vladimir Mother of God,

wooden house

with wooden services. A regular garden with greenhouses, fruitful trees, four ponds, brick factories.”

In his youth, Prince Nicholas traveled a lot and was received by many of the then rulers of Europe. It is known that Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov had short friendships not only with government officials, but also with people of art.

The relationship with the outstanding, world-famous Russian poet Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837) deserves special attention. When the poet was still a child, the Pushkin family lived for some time in the Yusupov house, in Kharitonyevsky Lane. Alexander Pushkin was the same age as Nikolai Yusupov’s son, Boris. Alexander Sergeevich still has childhood impressions of Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov. As a young man, Pushkin visited Arkhangelskoye more than once.
The ambitious owner even erected a monument to the great poet on this estate, made by an unknown sculptor.
Many people know A. S. Pushkin’s ode “To a Nobleman,” written by him in 1830, dedicated to N. B. Yusupov. In it, he creates the appearance of two eras that replaced each other, gives a description of the lifestyle of the nobleman, Yusupov, who traveled all over the world. All historical and linguistic references indicate that the first part of the poem was written about Arkhangelsk:
Freeing the world from the northern shackles,
As soon as the marshmallows flow into the fields,
As soon as the first linden tree turns green,
To you, friendly descendant of Aristipus,
I come to you; I'll see this palace

Where is the architect's compass, palette and chisel?
Your learned whim was obeyed

In the year the poem was written, Arkhangelskoye was being rebuilt after a huge fire. Nikolai Borisovich himself lived out his last years in Spassky, where he was buried. So it’s not Kotov’s linden trees that turn green in the first lines of Pushkin’s message “To the Nobleman”?

In A. S. Pushkin’s book “Refutation of Criticism” there are the following lines: “Returning from Arzrum, I wrote a letter to Prince Yusupov. It was immediately noticed in the world, and they were... unhappy with me. Secular people have high degree

this kind of instinct. This forced the nobleman to call me to dinner on Thursdays...” (1830). At this time, Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov lives in Spassky-Kotovo. Perhaps this is where Pushkin visited on Thursdays! It is a pity that this fact is forgotten and is not considered historically valuable.
In 1831, Prince Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov died and was buried behind the altar of the northern chapel of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God.

Boris Nikolaevich Yusupov

A chapel-tomb was built over his grave. It was adjacent to the apse of the northern aisle.

The heir to the untold wealth of Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov was his only son, Boris Nikolaevich Yusupov (1794 - 1849).

This was a man less emotional and less in love with art. He no longer lived in Arkhangelskoye, but, while in Moscow, stayed in Spassky. He began to transport Arkhangelsky’s artistic treasures to his St. Petersburg possessions, until the Emperor found out about this and forbade him to “rob himself.”

Prince Boris Nikolaevich Yusupov was married twice. The first time was with Princess Praskovya Pavlovna Shcherbatova (1795-1820), with whom they had no children in common. She rests at the left choir in the quadrangle of the Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands.

The second time the prince was married to Zinaida Ivanovna Naryshkina, from whom he had a son, Nikolai (1831-1891), who became the master of ceremonies and chamberlain of the Imperial Court, the last hereditary prince in the male line of the Yusupov princes. By special order of the tsar, he was allowed to transfer his title to his daughter, Zinaida Nikolaevna, so that the famous princely family would not sink into the centuries.

Zinaida Nikolaevna Yusupova Married a descendant of the Prussian kings, Count Felix Sumarokov-Elston, who took the title and became Prince Yusupov. They owned Arkhangelsk and Spassky until 1917. From this marriage two sons were born: Nikolai and Felix. In 1908, Nikolai was killed in a duel and the only heir in the Yusupov family remained Felix Feliksovich, Prince Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston (1887-1967). Now the princely title and surname of the Yusupovs could only pass to the eldest of his descendants.

In 1917, Felix Feliksovich emigrated to France and never returned to Russia. Felix Yusupov married Princess Irina (1887-1970), daughter of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich and Grand Duchess Ksenia Alexandrovna, niece of Nicholas II.

From their marriage a daughter was born, Irina (1915-1983), in Sheremetyev’s marriage.

Her daughter Ksenia (born in 1942, married Sfiri) and granddaughter Tatyana (born in 1968) live in Greece.

However, in 1866–67. Prince N.B. Yusupov Jr. amended this version. In the historical work “On the Family of Princes Yusupov”, he wrote that his ancestor was the same-name father-in-law of Mohammed three centuries later, Abubekir ben-Rayok, who also ruled all Muslims. Caliph al-Radi bi-l-lah (934–940) granted his supreme commander all power, spiritual and temporal, as well as the right to dispose of the treasury. The governor of Babylonia and the ancestor of the Yusupovs was treacherously killed during his sleep in 942.

Twelve generations of Abu Bakr's descendants lived in the Middle East. They were sultans, emirs, caliphs throughout the entire space from Egypt to India.

One of them, the third son of Sultan Babatiukles, who ruled in Mecca, Termes, in the 12th century. went with people devoted to him to the north and settled between the Don and the Volga, and then between the Volga and the Urals.

His descendant - the legendary Edigei (1340s–1419), an ally of Tamerlane and the killer of Tokhtamysh, founded at the beginning of the 15th century. Nogai Horde. Edigei's great-great-grandson, Khan Yusuf (1480s–1555), lived and corresponded with Ivan the Terrible for 20 years. Under him, the Nogai Horde reached the peak of its power, the “Tsar of All Rus'” recognized its sovereignty and regularly purchased hardy steppe horses from the Nogais - the main wealth of the nomads. However, having conquered Kazan, Grozny captured the queen of the Kazan kingdom, Syuyumbek, the daughter of Khan Yusuf. Angry, the ruler of the Nogai Horde wanted to terminate the peace treaty with Russia. This was prevented by Yusuf's brother Ishmael. He killed the khan, and Dmitry Seyushevich Yusupov-Knyazhevo (?–1694) (Abdul-Murza), the great-grandson of Nogai Khan Yusuf, who converted to Orthodoxy in 1681, sent his two sons, Il-Murza and Ibrahim-Murza, to Moscow as a guarantee peace.

John IV granted the descendants of Yusuf many villages and hamlets in the Romanov district (now Tutaevsky district of the Yaroslavl region). Thus began the Yusupovs’ service to Russia.

Il-Murza's grandson Abdul-Murza fought for his new homeland against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean Khanate. Under Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich, during During Lent, out of ignorance, he fed Patriarch Joachim, who was visiting, a goose. The Patriarch praised the “fish”, after which Abdul-Murza boasted of his cook, who could cook a goose “for fish”. Joachim and the king, when they learned about what had happened, were terribly angry. Abdul-Murza thought hard for three days and decided to convert to Orthodoxy. During the ritual, he received the name Dmitry and the title “prince” instead of the Tatar “Murza”, was forgiven and saved from ruin.

That same night, according to family legend, the prophet Muhammad appeared to him in a dream and cursed the Yusupov family for apostasy. According to the curse, from now on only one man in each generation would survive to the age of 26. And so it happened.

During the Streltsy revolt of 1682, Dmitry Seyushevich Yusupov led a detachment of warriors and Tatars to the Trinity Lavra to guard the young Tsars John and Peter Alekseevich, for which he was granted estates in the Romanovsky district into hereditary possession.

His son, Grigory Dmitrievich (1676–1730), is one of the closest associates of Peter I. A brave warrior, he fought for his emperor in many battles: Azov campaigns, the siege of Narva, the capture of the Nyenschanz fortress at the mouth of the Neva, the battle near the village of Lesnoy. Grigory Dmitrievich also participated in civil affairs: he led the creation of a rowing flotilla in Nizhny Novgorod, controlled the supply and financial support of the Russian army, and conducted investigations in search commissions for abuses. When Peter I died, three people were the first to follow his coffin: His Serene Highness Prince A.D. Menshikov, Count F.M. Apraksin and Prince G.D. Yusupov.

The prince was also favored by subsequent emperors. Catherine I awarded him the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky. The grandson of Peter I - Peter II - granted Grigory Dmitrievich an old Moscow mansion in Bolshoi Kharitonyevsky Lane, elevated him to lieutenant colonel of the Preobrazhensky Regiment and confirmed him as a senator. Since 1727, Yusupov became the leading member of the Military Collegium, and shortly before his death he was promoted to general-in-chief by Empress Anna Ioannovna.

Prince Grigory Dmitrievich received the largest land grants in the history of the family. Under different rulers, he received estates in the Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, Kaluga, Kursk, Kharkov, Voronezh and Yaroslavl provinces from the possessions of the disgraced princes Koltsov-Masalsky and Menshikov.

His son - Boris Grigorievich (1695–1759) - in 1717 among 20 Russian nobles sons were sent by Peter I to study in France - at the Toulon School of Midshipmen. However, he did not inherit his father's warlike character and preferred civilian service to military service. During the reign of Empress Anna Ioannovna, Boris Grigorievich was appointed Moscow Governor-General (1740), and under Elizaveta Petrovna he received the status of an actual Privy Councilor, served as the chief director of the Ladoga Canal, president of the Commerce Collegium, director of Russia's first Land Noble Cadet Corps - a privileged educational institution for noble children. During the performance of his service, Boris Grigorievich was noted for his initiative to connect the Ladoga Canal with the Volga and Oka, introduced improvements in the methods of producing Russian cloth in state-owned factories, and also contributed to the theatrical activities of students of the cadet corps. Among the latter at that time was A.P. Sumarokov, a future outstanding playwright. The stage experiences of noble children delighted Elizaveta Petrovna so much that in 1756 she issued a decree establishing the first Russian public theater.

The son of Boris Grigorievich, Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov (1751–1831), a brilliant nobleman of the “golden age”, became especially famous for his affinity for art. Catherine" and one of her many favorites, and perhaps for some time her lover. In any case, in his office there hung a painting in which he and Catherine II were depicted naked in the form of Apollo and Venus.

“The envoy of a young crowned wife,” as Pushkin put it, was friends with Voltaire, Diderot and Beaumarchais. Beaumarchais dedicated an enthusiastic poem to him. In Europe, Yusupov was received by all monarchs: Joseph II in Vienna, Frederick the Great in Berlin, Louis XVI and Napoleon Bonaparte in Paris. The prince assembled a brilliant collection of contemporary Western European painting and sculpture, comparable, according to the art critic and artist Alexandre Benois, with similar departments of the Louvre and the Hermitage. He was in correspondence and friendship with the most important masters of the French and Italian school: J.-B. Grezôme, J.-L. David, J. Vernet, G. Robert. The Russian aristocrat quickly gained a reputation as a “connoisseur of the arts.” Catherine II took advantage of the prince’s connections and entrusted him with the purchase of paintings for the recently created Hermitage, as well as the study of porcelain making in Europe. Yusupov acquired best works art for Russia and at the same time for myself. For example, in Italy he convinced Pope Pius VI to give permission for a complete copy of Raphael's famous loggias. Later he transported copies to St. Petersburg.

Returning to Russia, the prince occupied a number of important government posts. At various times he served as director of the Hermitage, imperial theaters, glass and porcelain factories, tapestries manufactory, president of the Manufacture College, minister of appanages, commander-in-chief of the Kremlin Buildings Expedition and the Armory Chamber. Since 1823 N.B. Yusupov is a member of the State Council. Unique in history, he was the supreme marshal at the coronation of three Russian emperors - Paul I, Alexander I and Nicholas I. When this nobleman received all imaginable posts and awards, a precious pearl epaulette was created especially for him.

Having married a relative of His Serene Highness Prince Grigory Potemkin, the prince leaves her and the children in St. Petersburg, and he himself moves to Moscow. Not the least role in traveling The dignitary's famous love for women played a role. This feature was noted by many contemporaries. On his estate hung 300 portraits of women whose favor he enjoyed. All of Moscow was full of stories about the love affairs of the elderly prince. In addition to cohabiting with many of his serf actresses, Yusupov had another house opposite the palace in Bolshoi Kharitonyevsky, surrounded by high stone wall, where the seraglio with 15–20 of his most pretty courtyard girls was located. In addition, the prince openly supported the famous dancer Voronina-Ivanova, to whom he presented rare diamonds at a benefit performance.

Having moved to Moscow, Yusupov buys the Arkhangelskoye estate near Moscow from Prince Golitsyn and completes the creation of the “Russian Versailles” begun by the previous owner. He transports his huge collection of works of art here, creates a park, and builds new buildings. The life of Nikolai Borisovich in his old age was typical example the life of a brilliant nobleman of Catherine's times. “Surrounded by marble, painted and living beauty,” according to Herzen, “the old skeptic and epicurean Yusupov... magnificently died out for 80 years...” A fish with gold earrings at the gills swam in the fountains of Arkhangelsk, and a tame eagle after a certain period of time flew up to the spire . It was rumored that Prince Yusupov, while in Paris, took the elixir eternal youth, because he didn’t seem to age. At the age of 80, Nikolai Borisovich had an 18-year-old mistress from a serf theater troupe. The sybarite nobleman, in order to maintain his pleasures, went into debt and died quite suddenly from a cholera epidemic. Prince P.A. Vyazemsky, having visited Arkhangelskoye, left the following description of Yusupov: “On the street there was an eternal holiday, in the house there was an eternal celebration of celebrations... Everything about him was radiant, deafening, intoxicating.”

His son, Boris Nikolaevich (1794–1849), is the complete opposite of his father. He was distinguished by his remarkable practical acumen, but showed indifference to the arts. The new owner of Arkhangelskoye dissolved the theater troupe, rented out the porcelain factory and buildings, and moved the collection of paintings to St. Petersburg to a newly acquired mansion on Moika, 94. Herzen complained that the estate near Moscow was turning from “ beautiful flower V garden plant" True, a garden plant, for all its non-aesthetics, brings practical benefits, unlike a beautiful flower. “Art connoisseur” Nikolai Borisovich left to his descendants not only “483 paintings and 21 marble sculptures,” but also almost two and a half million different debts, and the richest of the Yusupov estates were unprofitable at the time of his death. Having entered into inheritance rights, Boris Nikolaevich became the owner of about 250 thousand acres of land and over 40 thousand peasants. A straightforward, sincere, patriotic, religious, active and very practical man, he sent his yard boys to learn crafts rather than literacy, took care of their religious education, and considered teaching dancing and music unnecessary. Under him, the profitability of Yusupov's estates increased sharply.

Boris Nikolaevich's wife, nee Naryshkina, was a very beautiful lady. 15 years younger than her husband, she led a social salon life, and after his death she left married a young French nobleman, accepted a new citizenship and settled in her own mansion in the middle of the royal park in Boulogne.

The son of Prince Boris, Nikolai, named after the legendary grandfather, is the last representative of the Yusupov family in the male line. Having received his education at the Faculty of Law of St. Petersburg University, he made a good court career - he was promoted to full state councilor and granted chambermaster of the highest court. The prince devoted all his free time to his various hobbies. The artistically gifted and subtle nature of Nikolai Borisovich Jr. combined a passion for collecting, music, history and philosophy. The prince was a member of the Paris Conservatory, the Roman Academy of Music, and the Munich Art Society. In 1866–67 he published a two-volume historical work “On the Family of Princes Yusupov.” N.B. died Yusupov Jr. abroad in 1891, where he spent a considerable part of his life, carrying out diplomatic assignments for the court.

The health of the last Yusupov, like the health of his wife, Tatyana Alexandrovna, née Ribopierre, was quite fragile; in addition, the spouses were cousins ​​to each other. They had two beautiful daughters. The youngest, Tatyana, died of typhus at the age of 22. It was rumored in the world that from that time on the Yusupov family curse spread to the female half.

Seven years before his death, N.B. Yusupov Jr. petitioned the highest name for permission to transfer his name, title and coat of arms to his son-in-law - the husband of his eldest daughter. The chosen one of Zinaida Nikolaevna (1861–1939) was Count Felix Feliksovich Sumarokov-Elston, a cornet of the Cavalry Guard Regiment and, according to rumor, a descendant of M.I. Kutuzov and the Prussian king Frederick William IV. The Count, a tall, stately brunette with an energetic gait, belonged to the highest military aristocracy: from 1911 he was a general in His Majesty's retinue, in 1914 he was appointed chief commander of the Moscow Military District and Governor-General of Moscow. Zinaida Nikolaevna chose him solely at the call of her heart, because at one time representatives of the most noble families of Europe, not excluding the reigning families, wooed her, for example, two French infantas or the Bulgarian Crown Prince Batenberg. IN late XIX V. The Yusupovs owned fabulous wealth and one of the largest landowner estates in the country. In terms of capital, they occupied one of the first places in the empire; in 1900, the value of the real estate they owned was 21.3 million rubles.

The more significant is the step taken by the Yusupovs in 1900. Zinaida Nikolaevna and Felix Feliksovich bequeathed all the artistic values ​​of the family in the event of its sudden termination in favor of the state. These include extensive collections of art and jewelry, palaces in St. Petersburg, Moscow and Arkhangelsk, as well as a number of estates in Central Russia.

A major role in making this decision belonged to Princess Zinaida Nikolaevna. A beauty, a subtle, spiritual woman, she had exceptional spiritual qualities, which were recognized by many contemporaries. During her reign, all the Yusupov estates were restored. Arkhangelskoye came back to life again, great princes began to visit there, and, as in the old days, famous artists and cultural figures visited here. The Moscow Palace in Bolshoi Kharitonyevsky underwent artistic restoration and came to life after a long break. With funds from the family, in 1912 they created the Roman Hall of the Museum of Fine Arts named after Emperor Alexander III in Moscow (now the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts). The artist Valentin Aleksandrovich Serov, who painted exclusively people he liked, created portraits of the Yusupovs and their two sons. He visited Arkhangelskoye several times and left the following opinion about Zinaida Nikolaevna: “a glorious princess... there is something subtle, good in her... she is generally understanding.”

The fate of her children was dramatic and even tragic. The eldest son - Nikolai -
a multi-talented young man, as if once again confirming the family
legend of a curse, was killed in a duel over a woman at the age of 25. During the duel with Count Meineufel, Nikolai deliberately shot into the air twice. As a sign of this tragic event The Yusupovs commission the architect Klein, the author of the Museum of Fine Arts on Volkhonka, to build a temple-tomb in Arkhangelskoye. The building has 26 pairs of columns - the fatal number of the family.

The fate of the youngest son - Felix Feliksovich, Prince Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston Jr. (1887–1967) - is full of twists and turns. Handsome and a master of outrageousness, a reveler and a frivolous rake, he was one of the main scandalous heroes of the secular bohemia of the pre-war years. In 1914, Felix married the fragile princess of imperial blood “with the profile of a cameo” Irina Alexandrovna. A mansion was built for the young couple in St. Petersburg, and soon they had a girl, Princess Irina Feliksovna. Further events are more reminiscent of an action-packed detective story.

In November 1916, Felix Yusupov organized the murder of the Tsar's favorite Grigory Rasputin. In addition to him, Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich, famous politician V. Purishkevich, front-line soldier Lieutenant A. Sukhotin and military doctor S. Lazovert are participating in the conspiracy. Yusupov, under some pretext, brings the “old man” to a mansion on the Moika, after which he feeds him cakes with potassium cyanide. The murder turned out to be very bloody and difficult, as if marking the near future of the country. Rasputin does not die for a long time - he is repeatedly shot at, beaten, and eventually thrown into an icy river. The Empress is furious - she demands Felix's execution. But Nicholas II exiles him to the Rakitnoye estate in the Kursk province, where the young prince’s mother and wife immediately arrive. Here they learned about the February Revolution and the abdication of the sovereign.

Until the spring of 1919, the entire family lived in the Crimean Romanov estate Ai-Todor. Previously, on the peninsula, the Yusupovs owned a palace in Koreiz near Yalta, as well as an estate in Kokkozy. Now the Bolsheviks are in charge there - the time of “Red Terror” has come. The situation is very unstable and resembles anarchy. Felix visits Petrograd and Moscow several times to hide some of his wealth. Together with the butler Grigory Buzhinsky, he makes several hiding places in the palaces on the Moika and Bolshoi Kharitonyevsky. The Yusupovs hope to return. Afterwards, the Bolsheviks tortured Buzhinsky, and all the treasures were found and expropriated. And in 1919, returning to Crimea, Felix took two of the best portraits by Rembrandt from his collection.

In April 1919, the Dowager Empress and her relatives, including the Yusupovs, left Russia. Zinaida Nikolaevna and Felix Feliksovich Sr. settled in Rome. Irina and Felix Yusupov first settled in London, then moved to Paris, buying small house in the Boulognesur-Seine area.

In 1928, Felix Feliksovich Sr. died. His wife moved to Paris with their son. The famous fashion salon IRFE gathered in Felix’s house; here you could meet Kuprin, Bunin, Teffi, Vertinsky and many others. The owner of the salon, a tall, slender man “with an iconographic face of Byzantine writing,” was known as “the man who killed Rasputin.” Rich American women did everything they could to get to know him. The prince himself missed Russia and wrote memoirs, which ended up in Hollywood and became the basis for the film.

Since the late 1930s. Yusupov more than once received offers from the Nazis for cooperation, which he rejected. They took revenge by not returning the wealth stored in Berlin banks. After the war, the Yusupovs completely went bankrupt.

In 1967, at the age of 80, Felix Yusupov died in Paris. A few months before his death, he adopted 18-year-old Mexican Victor Contreras, who later became a famous sculptor and painter.

The daughter of Felix and Irina, the younger Irina, married Count Nikolai Dmitrievich Sheremetev. The newlyweds settled in Rome, where in 1942 their daughter Ksenia was born. It was she who managed to set foot on Russian soil after more than 70 years of emigration. In the spring of 1991, she crossed the threshold of the palace on the Moika, where five generations of her ancestors lived. Three years later, Princess Ksenia attended the funeral liturgy in a dilapidated family church in the village of Spasskoe near Moscow - five Yusupov burials have been preserved here. The same number of graves of an ancient family are located in the Russian cemetery of Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois in the outskirts of Paris.

In 2000, by presidential decree Russian Federation Ksenia Nikolaevna Yusupova-Sheremeteva, married to Sfiri, was granted Russian citizenship in response to her request. In 2004, the family of Tatiana, the only daughter of the princess, gave birth to their first child, a girl named Marilla. The ancient line continues.

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