Sheremetev
Russian noble family of Prussian origin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The House of Sheremetev (Russian: Шереме́тевы) was one of the wealthiest and most influential noble families in Russia descending from Feodor Koshka.
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Quick Facts The coat of arms of Count Sheremetev, Crest ...
The coat of arms of Count Sheremetev | |
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Crest | Issuant from the coronet of rank an oak tree proper between two mullets of six points argent |
Shield | Or in chief on a torteau surrounded by a wreath of laurel a royal crown and two crosses pattée argent in pale and in base between a boyar's hat fesswise and a crescent charged with a representation of a man's face argent a sword and spear crossed in saltire proper, the whole ensigned by the coronet of a Count of the Russian Empire. |
Supporters | Two lions salient guardant Or the dexter one holding in his interior paw a sceptre and in his mouth a laurel branch proper the sinister one holding in his interior paw a globus cruciger and in his mouth an olive branch proper upon a grassy compartment proper |
Motto | Deus conservat omnia, Latin for "God preserves all". |
Other elements | The mantling, or doubled gules. |
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