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
Old Prussian
Old Prussian was a Western Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European languages, which was once spoken by the Old Prussians, the Baltic peoples of the Prussian region. The language is called Old Prussian to avoid co ...
origin.
History
The family held many high commanding ranks in the Russian military, governorships and eventually the rank of
Count
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New Yor ...
of the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the List of Russian monarchs, Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended th ...
.
Notable members
*
Yelena Sheremeteva
Yelena Sheremeteva (c. 1553 – 4 January 1587), was a Russian noblewoman, tsesarevna of Russia as the third wife of Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, son of Ivan the Terrible.
Biography
Yelena Sheremeteva was the daughter of the boyar Ivan Va ...
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan IV Vasilyevich (russian: Ива́н Васи́льевич; 25 August 1530 – ), commonly known in English as Ivan the Terrible, was the grand prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584.
Iv ...
.
*
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 ...
Praskovia Kovalyova-Zhemchugova
Praskovia Ivanovna Kovalyova-Zhemchugova also Kovaleva or Kovalyova, Kovaleva-Zhemchugova, Zhemchugova-Sheremeteva, and Sheremeteva or Sheremetyeva (''Прасковья Ивановна Жемчугова'', ''Ковалёва'', ''Шерем ...
, 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
Sheremetev
The House of Sheremetev (russian: Шереме́тевы) was one of the wealthiest and most influential noble families in Russia descending from Feodor Koshka who was of Old Prussian origin.
History
The family held many high commanding ran ...
, noted patron of the
Conservatoire Rachmaninoff
The Conservatoire Serge Rachmaninoff de Paris ( English translation: Sergei Rachmaninoff Conservatory of Paris) is a professional music school in Paris, which conducts its courses in both French and Russian.
The Conservatoire offers individua ...
in Paris
* Romuald Szeremietiew (born 1945), Polish politician and independence activist in the
Confederation of Independent Poland
Confederation of Independent Poland (KPN, pl, Konfederacja Polski Niepodległej ) was a Polish nationalist political party founded on 1 September 1979 by Leszek Moczulski and others declaring support for the pre-war traditions of Sanacja and J ...
.
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
Tatar
The Tatars ()Tatar in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different and eastern origin for the family. One theory proposes that the name originated with the
Turkic
Turkic may refer to:
* anything related to the country of Turkey
* Turkic languages, a language family of at least thirty-five documented languages
** Turkic alphabets (disambiguation)
** Turkish language, the most widely spoken Turkic language
* ...
Chuvash language
Chuvash ( , ; , , ) is a Turkic language spoken in European Russia, primarily in the Chuvash Republic and adjacent areas. It is the only surviving member of the Oghur branch of Turkic languages, one of the two principal branches of the Tur ...
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
Tatar
The Tatars ()Tatar 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."