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Count Alexei (Alexey) Grigoryevich Orlov-Chesmensky ( Russian: Алексей Григорьевич Орлов-Чесменский; 5 October [ O.S. 24 September] 1737 – 5 January [ O.S. 24 December 1807] 1808) [2] was a Russian soldier, general-in-chief, [3] general admiral and statesman, who rose to prominence during the reign of ...
Battle of Çeşme. Aleksey Grigoryevich, Count Orlov (born Oct. 5 [Sept. 24, Old Style], 1737, Lyutkino, Tver province, Russia—died Jan. 5, 1808, [Dec. 24, 1807], Moscow) was a military officer who played a prominent role in the coup d’état that placed Catherine II the Great on the Russian throne.
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Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov. Count Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov (1737–1808), brother of the above, was by far the ablest member of the Orlov count family, and was also remarkable for his athletic strength and dexterity. In the palace revolution of 1762 he played an even more important part than his brother Gregory.
Count Alexei (Alexey) Grigoryevich Orlov-Chesmensky was a Russian soldier, general-in-chief, general admiral and statesman, who rose to prominence during the reign of Catherine the Great.
John T. Alexander. 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.
May 15, 2023 · Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov. Count Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov (1737–1808) was by far the ablest member of the Orlov count family, and was also remarkable for his athletic strength and dexterity. In the palace revolution of 1762 he played an even more important part than his brother Gregory.
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Aleksey Grigoryevich Orlov, Count (əlyĬksyā´ grĬgôr´yəvĬch, ərlôf´), 1737–1808, Russian nobleman; brother of Grigori G. Orlov. He and his brother headed the conspiracy to put Catherine II on the throne of Russia. It is alleged that he was the actual murderer of Peter III. He distinguished himself in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–74.
