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Ekaterina Orlova (courtier)
Princess Ekaterina Nikolaevna Orlova (born Zinovieva; 30 December 175827 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. Biography Ekaterina was born to Major General Nikolai Ivanovich Zinoviev, who served as chief commandant of the Peter and Paul Fortress under Catherine II, and his wife Evdokia Naumovna (), daughter of Naum Senyavin, a vice admiral. She had five older brothers Andrei (1740s–?), Ivan (1740s–1810), Pytor (1740s–?), Alexander (1824), and Vasili (11 December 175519 January 1827). She spent her youth at the family estate in Konkovo District, Konkovo. Her father's sister Lukerya Ivanovna Orlov family, Orlova was the mother of prominent statesmen Grigory Orlov and Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov, Alexei Orlov. Orlov's guardianship In 1773, her father died and Ekaterina inherited the family estate in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Serene Highness
His/Her Serene Highness (abbreviation: HSH, second person address: Your Serene Highness) is a style used today by the reigning families of Liechtenstein, Monaco and Thailand. Over the past 400 years, it has also used as a style for senior members of the family of Hazrat Ishaan, who lead Naqshbandi Sunni Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Order today. Until 1918, it was also associated with the princely titles of members of some German ruling and mediatised dynasties and with a few princely but non-ruling families. It was also the form of address used for cadet members of the dynasties of France, Italy, Russia and Ernestine Saxony, under their monarchies. Additionally, the treatment was granted for some, but not all, princely yet non-reigning families of Bohemia, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania and Russia by emperors or popes. In a handful of rare cases, it was employed by non-royal rulers in viceregal or even republican contexts. In a number of older English dictionaries, ''serene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
