[DOC] [TLE] Catherine the Great - Wikipedia [PAR] Catherine II of Russia also known as Catherine the Great was the most renowned 
and the .... At the time of Peter III's overthrow, other potential rival claimants to the 
throne ... On 28 June 1762, with the aid of her lover Grigory Orlov, Catherine 
rallied .... In that month, the Empress of Russia died and her successor Paul, who
... [DOC] [TLE] Grigory Orlov  Russiapedia The Romanov dynasty Prominent ... [PAR] Grigory Orlov was a Russian statesman and favorite of Catherine the Great who 
organized the coup to place her on the Russian throne and ... While serving in 
the capital as an artillery officer, he caught the fancy of the Empress-to-be 
Catherine, and led the conspiracy to overthrow and murder her husband Peter III 
in 1762. [DOC] [TLE] Aleksey Grigoryevich, Count Orlov | Russian count | Britannica.com [PAR] ... role in the coup d'tat that placed Catherine II the Great on the Russian throne. 
... Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov, who about 1760 became the lover of Catherine, 
wife of ... Aleksey Orlov then proceeded to Peter's palace at Oranienbaum (now ... 
Russia German-born empress of Russia (176296) who led her country into full... [DOC] [TLE] Grigory Grigoryevich, Count Orlov | Russian military officer ... [PAR] Military officer and lover of Catherine II, empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. He 
organized the coup d'tat that placed Catherine on the Russian throne and 
subsequently was her... ... in Russia: The reign of Catherine II (the Great; 1762
96) ... and officers of the guard regiments (led by her lover Grigory Orlov and his... [DOC] [TLE] Russian Monarchy [PAR] After Peter the Great became the first Russian emperor in 1721, Russia was ... 
and four empresses succeeded one another on the Russian throne. .... As a 
result of the 1726 palace coup led by his wife, Peter III was dethroned and 
assassinated. ... her favourite Grigory Orlov first, and then, after Orlov's death in 
1781, to Paul. [DOC] [TLE] Catherine the Great - Biography.com [PAR] Oct 6, 2015 ... Biography.com profiles Catherine II, the Russian empress who ... known as 
Catherine the Great, was empress of Russia, and led her country into ... (now 
Szczecin, Poland), and became the Russian empress in 1762. ... Taking the 
Throne ... Catherine II had conspired with her lover, Gregory Orlov, a Russian... [DOC] [TLE] Orlov Diamond - Internet Stones [PAR] the Orlov diamond gets it's name from Count Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov, one of 
the lovers of Empress Catherine the Great (1762-96), who purchased the .... They 
committed a second murder, and the two bodies were placed in a sack ... the 
throne as Peter III of Russia and moved into the new Winter Palace in St. 
Petersburg. [DOC] [TLE] CHAPTER TWO: Was She or Wasn't She? Only her Empress Knew ... [PAR] Vigilius Erichsen, Portrait of Catherine the Great on Brilliant. After 1762. ... passed 
an edict forbidding any woman from ascending to the Russian throne in the future
. .... Later, Dashkova ordered that the fan be placed in her coffin when she died. ... 
after the successful coup when she realized that Count Grigory Orlov, one of... [DOC] [TLE] Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov | Project Gutenberg Self-Publishing ... [PAR] Count Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov (Russian:   ) (5 ... 
Tsar Peter III and replace him on the Russian throne with his wife, Catherine. ... 
Together with his brother Grigory, Alexei Orlov became involved in the palace 
coup to ... breaking off of negotiations, which led to dissatisfaction from the 
Empress. [DOC] [TLE] 20 Stunning Pieces of Russian Imperial Art in Washington [PAR] Jun 12, 2013 ... Here are 20 impressive Russian imperial pieces that Post collected ... A diamond
-studded crown worn by Empress Alexandra at her 1894 .... the Great 
commissioned in honor of one of her lovers, Count Grigory ... With his four 
brothers, Orlov led the coup that placed Catherine on the Russian throne in June
... [DOC] [TLE] Catherine II of Russia - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Apr

Question: Count Grigory Orlov led the palace coup that placed this "Great" empress on the Russian throne in 1762
Answer: Catherine the Great