the second person in the country became a chamber junker ivan shuvalov, the empress was 40 years old,v, 22 van shuvalov attracted the attention of elizabeth with a modest disposition, brilliant health, tall stature and good looks . in time. the husband of the empress, count alexei grigoryevich , became ill for a long time and stopped going to the court to see another next to elizabeth, it was not easy for him. razumovsky was well aware of both the character and weaknesses his wife. but after all, he always wanted only one thing, that elizabeth was happy, only hoped that the young man would be worthy of the empress's love. ivan shuvalov appeared in elizabeth's life, it was not by chance that he was placed in court service, cousins ​​alexander and peter shuvalov, the old companions of elizabeth even after the coup. they used to have great influence at court. now it has become undivided. the younger brother pyotr shuvalov headed the government, the senior alexander , it was the shuvalovs who became the organizers of the secret office major reforms of the elizabethan era. including the ab