Grigory Ivanovich Orlov ( 1685 , Tver province [1] - April 1 [12] 1746 , Moscow ) - military and statesman of the Russian Empire, Novgorod governor, current state adviser ( 1742 ); father of the Orlov brothers, associates of Empress Catherine II .
| Grigory Ivanovich Orlov | |||||||
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| Monarch | Elizaveta Petrovna | ||||||
| Predecessor | Alexander Fedorovich Bredikhin | ||||||
| Successor | Peter Ivanovich Saltykov | ||||||
| Birth | 1685 Tver province , Russia [1] | ||||||
| Death | April 1 (12), 1746 Moscow , Russian Empire | ||||||
| Burial place | Church of the Great Martyr George the Victorious, which is on the Volley ; Moscow | ||||||
| Kind | Orlov | ||||||
| Father | Ivan Ivanovich Orlov | ||||||
| Spouse | Lukerya Ivanovna Zinovieva | ||||||
| Children | Ivan , Gregory , Alexey , Fedor , Mikhail, Vladimir | ||||||
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| Years of service | —1738 | ||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||||
| Type of army | army | ||||||
| Rank | major general | ||||||
| Battles | Turkish hike ; Swedish hike | ||||||
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Biography
Born in 1685 in the Tver province; father - Ivan Ivanovich Orlov bore the rank of solicitor , died in 1693
Early enlisted in the military; participated in the Turkish and Swedish campaigns, distinguished himself in many battles. Having become personally known to the emperor, he received from him a portrait for wearing on a golden chain. In 1722 he was already a colonel in the Ingermanland Infantry Regiment . He performed various administrative tasks; December 27, 1735 ( January 7, 1736 ) was sent to Vyatka province to investigate the case of governor Chernyavsky , who was accused of bribes and other illegal acts.
Dismissed from military service on August 9 (20), 1738 with production as a major general .
On February 17 (28), 1742, he was appointed Governor of Novgorod with the rank of State Councilor.
He died on April 1 (12), 1746, was buried in Moscow, in the church of the Great Martyr George the Victorious, which was on Vspolye (the church was demolished in 1932, the grave was lost).
Family
Wife - Lukerya Ivanovna Zinovieva. Children:
- Ivan (1733-1791)
- Gregory (1734-1783)
- Alexey (1737-1808)
- Fedor (1741-1796)
- Michael (b. 1742, died in infancy)
- Vladimir (1743-1831)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Place of birth is indicated by the “... dictionary” of A. A. Polovtsov. The Tver province was formed in 1796, preceding Tver governorship - in 1775 from the districts of the Novgorod and Moscow provinces . More precisely indicate the place of birth in accordance with the administrative division of the Russian Empire on the date of birth is not possible.
Links
- Alekseevsky B. Orlov, Grigory Ivanovich . Big biographical encyclopedia . Academician (2009). - text from the "... dictionary" by A. A. Polovtsov. Date of appeal September 20, 2013.
- Orlov princes, counts and nobles . History of Russian clans. Date of appeal September 20, 2013.