Count Grigory Orlov

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Count Grigory Orlov was a powerful Russian nobleman, military officer, and favorite of Empress Catherine the Great, influential in her rise to the throne and a leading figure at the imperial court in the 18th century.

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Grigory Orlov 2
Count Grigory Orlov canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian nobleman
courtier
human
military officer
affiliation Imperial Court of Russia
surface form: court of Catherine II of Russia
burialPlace Alexander Nevsky Lavra
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
dateOfBirth 1734
dateOfDeath 1783
describedBySource Russian historical records
employer Imperial Court of Russia
Imperial Russian Army
era 18th century
familyName Orlov
givenName Grigory
hasCauseOfDeath mental illness (reported)
influenced politics of the Russian Empire in the 1760s
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned Russian
memberOf Orlov family
militaryRank officer
nobleTitle Count of the Russian Empire
notableEvent 1762 coup d’état against Peter III of Russia
notableFor being favorite of Empress Catherine II
influence at the Russian imperial court
role in Catherine the Great’s accession to the throne
notableWork participation in the 1762 coup d’état
occupation military officer
nobleman
statesman
participantIn 1762 coup d’état in Russia
Seven Years' War
surface form: Seven Years’ War
partOf Russian nobility
placeOfBirth Lyutkino, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire
placeOfDeath Moscow
surface form: Moscow, Russian Empire
positionHeld adjutant general
count of the Russian Empire
favorite of Catherine the Great
religion Russian Orthodox Church
residence St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
romanticallyInvolvedWith Catherine II of Russia
sexOrGender male
sibling Alexei Orlov
Fyodor Orlov
Ivan Orlov
Vladimir Orlov
significantPerson Catherine II of Russia
spouse Yekaterina Zinovyeva
title Count

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Marble Palace originalOwner Count Grigory Orlov
Gatchina Palace givenTo Count Grigory Orlov
this entity surface form: Grigory Orlov
Gatchina historicalOwner Count Grigory Orlov
this entity surface form: Grigory Orlov