Orlov, Aleksey Grigoryevich, Count
Orlov, Aleksey Grigoryevich, Count
(əlyĭksyā` grĭgôr`yəvĭch, ərlôf`), 1737–1808, Russian nobleman; brother of Grigori G. Orlov. He and his brother headed the conspiracy to put Catherine IICatherine IIor Catherine the Great,
1729–96, czarina of Russia (1762–96). Rise to Power
A German princess, the daughter of Christian Augustus, prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, she emerged from the obscurity of her relatively modest background in 1744
..... Click the link for more information. on the throne of Russia. It is alleged that he was the actual murderer of Peter IIIPeter III,
1728–62, czar of Russia (1762), son of Charles Frederick, dispossessed duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and of Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great. He succeeded to the throne on the death of his aunt, Czarina Elizabeth.
..... Click the link for more information. . He distinguished himself in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–74.