Countess Yelizaveta Orlova, nee Baroness Stackelberg (1741–1817), was a daughter of Baron Fabian Adam von Stackelberg, the director of the Livonian College of Economics. In 1765, Elizabeth served at court and was the beloved maid of honor of Catherine the Great. In 1768, she married Vladimir Orlov. They got acquainted in 1767 when accompanying Catherine the Great on a journey along the Volga River on board the galley Tver.
According to her contemporaries, Yelizaveta was no beauty but she was very kind and gentle. It was a happy marriage. The couple had two sons and four daughters. Alexander (1769–1787) was a second lieutenant. Died in Lyon where he was on a healthcare trip. Yelena (1779–1787) died at an early age.
Yekaterina (1770–1849) married brigadier Dmitry Novosiltsev, but the marriage was unsuccessful, and a year later, the couple separated. She devoted herself to raising her only son Vladimir. Prior to his tragic death in a duel with the Decembrist Konstantin Chernov, she confined herself to prayers and charity. She never took off the weed until her death. After she died, her vast fortune was inherited by her nephew, son of sister Natalia.
Sofia (1774–1844) was a maid of honour. In 1790, she married vice-chancellor Count Nikita Panin and received the Marfino estate as a dowry. She was known for her charity activities, especially for her attempts to improve the life of her serfs.
Grigory (1777–1826) was a chamber-cadet, a senator. Since 1800, married to the maid of honour Countess Anna Saltykova, daughter of Field Marshal General Ivan Saltykov and Countess Daria Chernysheva, who sold the famous Marfino estate to her father-in-law. Due to his wife’s illness, Grigory lived with her abroad. They ran a literary salon in Paris. Having lost his wife, he got back to Russia but he was not able to serve due to his developing deafness. Grigory died unexpectedly while climbing the stairs in the Senate building. He was the last of Catherine the Great’s Orlovs.
Natalia (1782–1819) married the privy councilor Pyotr Davydov in 1803. Their son Vladimir received the title and surname of Count Orlov in 1856 and became known as Orlov-Davydov.
Countess Yelizaveta Orlova died of a cold in the Otrada estate and was buried there. Vladimir Orlov ordered to cut through a clearing in a pine grove in order to see the tomb of his wife from the house.
According to her contemporaries, Yelizaveta was no beauty but she was very kind and gentle. It was a happy marriage. The couple had two sons and four daughters. Alexander (1769–1787) was a second lieutenant. Died in Lyon where he was on a healthcare trip. Yelena (1779–1787) died at an early age.
Yekaterina (1770–1849) married brigadier Dmitry Novosiltsev, but the marriage was unsuccessful, and a year later, the couple separated. She devoted herself to raising her only son Vladimir. Prior to his tragic death in a duel with the Decembrist Konstantin Chernov, she confined herself to prayers and charity. She never took off the weed until her death. After she died, her vast fortune was inherited by her nephew, son of sister Natalia.
Sofia (1774–1844) was a maid of honour. In 1790, she married vice-chancellor Count Nikita Panin and received the Marfino estate as a dowry. She was known for her charity activities, especially for her attempts to improve the life of her serfs.
Grigory (1777–1826) was a chamber-cadet, a senator. Since 1800, married to the maid of honour Countess Anna Saltykova, daughter of Field Marshal General Ivan Saltykov and Countess Daria Chernysheva, who sold the famous Marfino estate to her father-in-law. Due to his wife’s illness, Grigory lived with her abroad. They ran a literary salon in Paris. Having lost his wife, he got back to Russia but he was not able to serve due to his developing deafness. Grigory died unexpectedly while climbing the stairs in the Senate building. He was the last of Catherine the Great’s Orlovs.
Natalia (1782–1819) married the privy councilor Pyotr Davydov in 1803. Their son Vladimir received the title and surname of Count Orlov in 1856 and became known as Orlov-Davydov.
Countess Yelizaveta Orlova died of a cold in the Otrada estate and was buried there. Vladimir Orlov ordered to cut through a clearing in a pine grove in order to see the tomb of his wife from the house.
