Ekaterina Orlova (courtier)
Princess Ekaterina Nikolaevna Orlova (born Zinovieva; 30 December 1758 – 27 June 1781), was a Russian Empire courtier. She served as a lady in waiting to Empress Catherine the Great from 1773–1777, and in 1777 married her cousin Grigory Orlov, a favourite of Catherine II.
Her Serene Highness Ekaterina Nikolaevna Orlova | |
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A portrait of Ekaterina Orlova, painted by Fyodor Rokotov | |
| Born | Ekaterina Nikolaevna Zinovieva 30 December 1758 |
| Died | 27 June 1781 (aged 22) Lausanne |
| Buried | Annunciation Church of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra |
| Noble family | Zinoviev |
| Spouse(s) | Grigory Orlov |
| Father | Nikolai Ivanovich Zinoviev |
| Mother | Evdokia Naumovna Senyavina |
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