The House of Sheremetev (russian: Шереме́тевы) was one of the wealthiest and most influential noble families in Russia descending from

Feodor Koshka Fedor Andreevich Kobylin, byname "Koshka" ("the Cat") (russian: Фёдор Андре́евич Кобылин (Ко́шка)) (died 1407), was the youngest son of Andrei Ivanovich Kobyla and progenitor of the Romanov dynasty and Sheremetev family. ...

who was of

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origin.

History

The family held many high commanding ranks in the Russian military, governorships and eventually the rank of

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Notable members

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, third wife of Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich (1554–1581), son of

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Fedor Sheremetev Fyodor Ivanovich Sheremetev (russian: Фёдор Ива́нович Шереме́тев, c. 1570–1650) was a Russian statesman in Tsar Mikhail's times, head of government in 1613–18 and 1642–46. Life Sheremetev descended from the same old ...

(1570–1650) cousin of Tsar Michael I and head of government in 1613–18 and 1642–46 *

Vasily Borisovich Sheremetev Vasily Borisovich Sheremetev (russian: Василий Борисович Шереметев) (1622 - 24 April 1682)Chukhlib, Taras. Vasily Borisovich Sheremetev (ШЕРЕМЕТЄВ ВАСИЛЬ БОРИСОВИЧ)'. Encyclopedia of History of Ukra ...

(1622–1682) fought in Ukraine * Count Boris Sheremetev (1652–1719) military leader and diplomat during the Great Northern War * Count Pyotr Borisovich Sheremetev (1713—1788) son of Boris; courtier and noted patron of Russian theater * Princess Natalia Borisovna Dolgorukova, daughter of Boris and wife of Prince Ivan Dolgorukov * Count Nikolai Petrovich Sheremetev (1751–1809) son of Pyotr; noted patron of Russian theater *

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, a serf woman belonging to the Sheremetev family, who became an actress in the Sheremetev Serf Theatre and later married Nikolai Sheremetev * Count Aleksandr Dmitriyevich Sheremetev (1859–1931) grandson of Nikolai and son of Dmitri; conductor, composer and entrepreneur * Count Pierre

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, noted patron of the

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in Paris *

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(born 1945), Polish politician and independence activist in the

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. The village of

Sheremetevo Sheremetyevo Alexander S. Pushkin International Airport ( rus, links=no, Международный аэропорт Шереметьево имени А. С. Пушкина, p=ʂɨrʲɪˈmʲetʲjɪvə ''Mezhdunarodny aeroport Sheremetyevo imen ...

, which in turn gave name to the

Sheremetyevo International Airport Sheremetyevo Alexander S. Pushkin International Airport ( rus, links=no, Международный аэропорт Шереметьево имени А. С. Пушкина, p=ʂɨrʲɪˈmʲetʲjɪvə ''Mezhdunarodny aeroport Sheremetyevo imen ...

, is named after the family.

Etymology

Russian surnames are gender sensitive, the masculine form of the name being ''Sheremetev'' (''Шереметев'') and the feminine being rendered as ''Sheremeteva'' (''Шереметева''). There are three theories about the origin of the surname, all of them indicate a

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and eastern origin for the family. One theory proposes that the name originated with the Turkic

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word ''seremet'' (''шеремет''), meaning "poor man". Another theory translates the nickname ''Seremet'' as "having light steps", "hot" (about a horse), while the third theory suggests that the name originates with the

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in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

/Turkic-Persian ''shir Akhmat,'' which literally translates to "Tiger Ahmet" and can be read as both "brave Ahmet" and "Pious Ahmet."

References

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