Alexander Lanskoy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Lanskoy

Russian favourite

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1758

Place of Birth: Smolensk, Smolensk Voivodeship, Russia

Date of Death: 25-Jun-1784

Profession: Adjutant general

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Aleksander Dmitrijevitj Lanskoj, also called Sasjenka (1758-1784) was a Russian favourite and the lover of Catherine the Great between 1780 and 1784. Lanskoj was made aide-de-camp of Grigory Potemkin in 1779 and was introduced by Potemkin to Catherine in 1780.
After being "tested" as a lover by Anna Protasova, he became the official lover of Catherine.
He was reportedly genuinely in love with Catherine, and their relationship was described as a happy one.
He did not involve himself in politics, did not accept bribes or ask for favors or gifts and shared her cultural interests.
In 1782, he and Potemkin collaborated to remove Count Orlov from court.
He died of diphtheria, but rumors claimed his health had been weakened by aphrodisiacs.



Alternative names	Dmitry Levitzky, Dmitrij Grigorievic Levickij, Dmitry Grigorievich Levitzky, ??????? ??????????? ????????
Description	Russian painter
Date of birth/death	1735	4 April 1822 (in Julian calendar)
Location of birth/death	Kiev	Saint Petersburg
Work location	Saint Petersburg, Moscow
Authority control	: Q556681 VIAF: 57427418 ISNI: 0000 0001 0975 7622 ULAN: 500120612 LCCN: n80128724 WGA: LEVITSKY, Dmitry Grigorevich WorldCat