Princess Olga Alexandrovna Orlova (née Zherebtsova; 26 December 1806, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire[1]  - 6 September [O.S.

She was educated at home and spent a lot of time abroad with her mother in her childhood and adolescence, supposedly due to her poor health.

According to Vigel, Orlov had "insights, intelligence and ingenuity in his character, he had the face of Cupid and th figure of Apollo Belvedere.

"[5] The wedding took place in Saint Petersburg in the Annunciation Church of the Horse Guards Regiment in the presence of the entire court.

[6] As dowry from her father, Olga Alexandrovna received the Zherebtsov family estate in the village of Kikino, Smolensk province, which contained about 1000 serfs.

[10] Her mother, now a rich widow after her husband's death, married Count Adam Rzewuski who was thirteen years younger than herself.

According to M. A. Korf, in subsequent years, while still young and in a good position, Orlova almost left society in order to devote herself to raising her only son, and preferred to leave a secluded life.

She settled in Florence, where she bought a palazzo with a large garden, which she decorated with modern comforts and luxury described as a 'royal atmosphere'.

Her dedication to this hobby is evident in the will of G. I. Lisenko, a famous numismatist of the time, which listed Orlova as the first of three contenders for the purchase of his priceless collection, above Emperor Nicholas I himself and Count Sergei Stroganov who were also passionate collectors.