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Alexander Semyonovich Vasilchikov (Russian: Александр Семёнович Васильчиков, tr. Aleksandr Semënovič Vasil'čikov; 1746–1813) was a Russian aristocrat who became the lover of Catherine the Great from 1772 to 1774.
5 sty 2021 · Alexander Vasilchikov Vasilchikov was another aristocrat and soldier who was strategically placed in Catherine’s eyeline as a means of removing Orlov from her bed. Whilst he was awarded all the privilege and prestige expected by the empress’ lover, he was also a virtual prisoner: Catherine forbade him from leaving the palace without her ...
25 maj 2024 · Alexander Vasilchikov was a young guards officer and aristocrat who became Catherine‘s lover in 1772 at age 25, while she was 42. Vasilchikov was maneuvered into Catherine‘s orbit by allies who wanted to displace Grigory Orlov as favorite.
Alexander Semyonovich Vasilchikov (Russian: Александр Семёнович Васильчиков, tr. Aleksandr Semënovič Vasil'čikov; 1746–1813) was a Russian aristocrat who became the lover of Catherine the Great from 1772 to 1774.
14 paź 2020 · Though she also dated Alexander Vasilchikov from about 1772 to 1774, the love letters that started around 1774 and lasted until Potemkin’s death in 1791, tell of a loving open relationship.
Catherine’s next lover was Russian aristocrat Alexander Vasilchikov, a man who paled in comparison to her previous love. Their relationship was shortlived and he was replaced as her favourite and consort by Grigory Potemkin in 1774, perhaps the most famous of all her lovers.
Alexander Suvorov’s father Vasily had helped Catherine to overthrow her husband in 1762 and she knew his son from an early age. A talented military commander, Alexander was made a count of the Holy Roman Empire and awarded all the major Russian orders.
