Egor Egorovich Staal

[5] Her son Lieutenant-Commander Serge Orloff-Davidoff served in the British Navy and was married to Hon.

In the 1870s and early 1880s, he was Minister at several German states, including Wuerttemberg, before being appointed Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1884.

[2][4] Shortly before his retirement, Edward VII received him in audience on 12 August 1902, and appointed him an honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO).

[6][7][8] On his return to Russia, Tsar Nicholas II appointed him a member of the Council of the Russian Empire, and a Knight of the Order of St.

[4][10] At his death, the correspondent at The Times wrote "it may be said that he had a very distinguished but uneventful career, for he gained and held with distinction one of the highest posts in the Russian diplomatic service without having ever taken a decisive part in any negotiations of first-rate importance.