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Also Known As Grigory Grigoryevich, Count Orlov
Born October 17, 1734 ā€¢ Russia
Died April 24, 1783 (aged 48) ā€¢ near Moscow ā€¢ Russia

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Portrait of Count Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov by Vigilius Erichsen, showing Orlov in formal attire with a blue sash and a patterned cloak, against a dark background.
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