Family and Issue
Orlov married Eudokia Nikolaevna Lopukhina on 6 May 1782. The marriage produced a daughter, Anna (1785–1848), and a son, Ivan (1786–1787). Eudokia died while giving birth to Ivan, in 1786. Orlov is also believed to have had an illegitimate son, named Alexander (1763–1820).
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