Grigori Orlov
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Russian noble (1734-1783)
Key facts
- Tenure
- 1761 – 1772
- Full name
- Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov
- Other titles
- Count
- Known for
- Overthrowing Peter III
- Born
- ( 1734-10-17 ) October 17, 1734, Bezhetsky Uyezd , Tver Governorate , Russian Empire
- Died
- April 24, 1783 (1783-04-24) (aged 48), Moscow , Moscow Governorate , Russian Empire
- Buried
- Yuriev Monastery
- Residence
- List of residences: – Estates in Kazan and Moscow governorates , – Ropsha manor (since 1764), – Gatchina manor with villages (since 1765), – Lode Castle (since 1771)
- Noble family
- Orlov
- Issue
- Alexei Grigorievich Bobrinsky
- Spouse
- Ekaterina Nikolaevna Zinovieva
- Parents
- Grigory Ivanovich Orlov (father) Lukerya Ivanovna Zinovieva (mother)
- Occupation
- Statesman Military leader Patron
- Awards
- Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1762), Order of St. Andrew (1763), Order of St. Vladimir 1st class (1782)
- Allegiance
- Russian Empire
- Branch service
- • Imperial Army
- Years of service
- 1749 – 1783
- Rank
- General-in-chief
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Sibling
- Fiodor Orlov
- Occupation
- military officer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- Russian
- Award
- Order of Saint Anna
- Family
- House of Orlov
- Noble title
- count
- Field of work
- military service
- Conflict
- Battle of Zorndorf
- Military branch
- Imperial Russian Army
- Military rank
- General in chief
- Image
- G.Оrlov by A.I.Chernuy (1770s, Hermitage).jpg
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- Commons category
- Grigoriy Orlov
- date of birth
- 1734-10-06
- date of death
- 1783-04-13
- member of
- Free Economic Society
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- Chevalier Guard Regiment
- allegiance
- Russian Empire
- owner of
- Marble Palace
- writing language
- Russian
- unmarried partner
- Catherine II of Russia
- social classification
- noble
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