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Prince Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov (Russian: Григорий Григорьевич Орлов; 17 October 1734 – 24 April 1783) was a favourite of the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (1772), state and military figure, collector, patron of arts, and General-in-Chief.
Grigori Grigórievich Orlov (en ruso: Григо́рий Григо́рьевич Орло́в, 1734-1783) fue un noble y militar ruso, favorito de Catalina II de Rusia. Dirigió el golpe que derrocó al marido de Catalina, Pedro III de Rusia, proclamando a Catalina como emperatriz.
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- 6 de octubre de 1734jul., Liutkino (Rusia)
- Iglesia de San Jorge (monasterio de Yuriev)
Grigory Orlov, military officer and lover of Catherine the Great, empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. He organized the coup d’etat that placed Catherine on the Russian throne and subsequently was her close adviser. Learn more about Orlov’s life and political career in this article.
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Count Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov (1734–1783), who created for his family such an illustrious Russian history, was the son of Gregory Orlov, governor of Great Novgorod. He was educated in the corps of cadets at St Petersburg, began his military career in the Seven Years' War, and was wounded at Zorndorf.
Grigory Orlov was born on October 17, 1734, into a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomats, and soldiers. Grigory Orlov senior served the Tsar and achieved the rank of State Adviser. In the early 1740’s, he was one of the vice-governors of the city of Novgorod.
Encyclopedia of Russian History. ORLOV, GRIGORY GRIGORIEVICH (1734–1783), count, prince of the Holy Roman Empire, soldier, statesman, imperial favorite. Source for information on Orlov, Grigory Grigorievich: Encyclopedia of Russian History dictionary.
Orlov was the first of the two most important favourites of Empress Catherine the Great. He personally carried out the palace revolution that made Catherine the Empress of Russia. Background. Lived: 1734-1783. Grigory Orlov’s grandfather was a fearless Streltsy who had once made a great impression on Peter the Great.