the only ones whom elizabeth allowed to see her during her illness were alexei razumovsky and ivan shuvalovy speaker and secretary of the sick empress. razumovsky just continued to love her all these years. i, of course, sensing the approach of death, elizabeth took the word from the heir to the throne, peter fedorovich, that the new reign would not affect her close friends, your valov and alexei razumovsky, the empress died right on christmas day in those minutes when the festive liturgy began all over russia , she died calmly, like a christian, say goodbye and bless your loved ones. the next day, the new emperor peter iii was visited by count alexei grigorievich razumovsky to renounce all ranks and ask permission to permanently retire from court on the same day, ivan shuvalov returned to the treasury a chest with money, which shortly before his death was given to him by empress alexei grigoryevich razumovsky, for many years he lived calmly and quietly in his ability to gostilitsa keeping the bright memory of his elizabeth ivan ivanovich shuvalov left for france for some time his old frien