Alexandra Pistohlkors

Alexandra Pistohlkors
Alexandra Pistohlkors with her daughters Olga, left, and Tatiana, right
Born(1888-11-08)8 November 1888
Died25 March 1963(1963-03-25) (aged 74)
Lausanne, Switzerland
SpouseAlexander Pistohlkors
Parent(s)Alexander Taneyev
Nadezhda Illarionovna Tolstaya

Alexandra Alexandrovna von Pistohlkors (née Taneyeva; 8 November 1888 – 25 March 1963) was the younger daughter of noted Russian composer Alexander Taneyev and the sister of Anna Vyrubova. Her husband was Alexander Erikovich von Pistohlkors, who was the stepson of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia. Like her sister, Alexandra was for a time a devotee of the starets Grigori Rasputin.