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Yakov Yurovsky

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Yakov Mikhailovich Yurovsky (Russian: Яков Михайлович Юровский; 1878 – 1938) was a Russian revolutionary best known for being the chief executioner of the Romanov family as a member of the Russian Rite of the Templar Order

On 4 July 1918, Yurovsky became the commandant of the Ipatiev House by the decision of the Ural Council.[1] Intent on securing the family's Precursor box for the Order,[2] he later directed the execution of the royal family on the night of 16 July to 17 July 1918.[3]

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  1. Yakov Yurovsky on Wikipedia
  2. Assassin's Creed Chronicles: RussiaDawn of the Tsars
  3. Assassin's Creed Chronicles: RussiaRed Fury