Sheremetev
The House of Sheremetev (Russian: Шереме́тевы) was one of the wealthiest and most influential noble families in Russia descending from Feodor Koshka.
| The coat of arms of Count Sheremetev | |
|---|---|
| Crest | Issuant from the coronet of rank an oak tree proper between two mullets of six points argent |
| Blazon | 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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