Princess Tatiana Alexandrovna Yusupova
Princess Tatiana Alexandrovna Yusupova (; 29 June 1829 – 14 January 1879) was a Russian noblewoman and lady-in-waiting to Empress Alexandra, of the Imperial Court of Russia. She was the Countess Ribeaupierre and wife of one of the richest landowners . Biography Tatiana was the youngest daughter of Count Alexander Ivanovich Ribopierre, a Russian diplomat of Swiss origin and Ekaterina Mikhailovna Potemkina, who was a sister of Prince Potemkin. She was born and raised abroad, where her father was stationed. In addition to her native French, she learnt German, Italian, English and Russian. In 1839 the Ribopierres returned to Saint Petersburg and settled in a house on Bolshaya Morskaya. Tatiana often visited her grandmother and namesake, Tatiana Vasilievna Yusupova at her palace on the Moika where she became close to her cousin Nikolai Yusupov, with whom she maintained correspondence since 1852. Their close relation was the main reason why they could not marry, as marriages between cousins were forbidden by the Orthodox Church. Yusupov's mother also apposed the union which led to Nikolai being sent to the Caucasus, then Riga after graduation from university. Immediately after the coronation of Alexander II, Count Ribopierre received official permission from Vladimir Adlerberg for