Boris Sheremetev

Count Boris Petrovich Sheremetev
Portrait by P. Krasovskiy
Born	(1652-05-05)5 May 1652 Moscow, Tsardom of Russia
Died	28 February 1719(1719-02-28) (aged 66) Moscow, Tsardom of Russia
Allegiance	Tsardom of Russia
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1681–1719
Rank	Field Marshal
Battles/wars	Russo-Polish War Russo-Turkish War Crimean campaigns Azov campaigns Great Northern War Battle of Varja Battle of Narva (1700) Battle of Rauge Battle of Erastfer Battle of Hummelshof Siege of Nöteborg (1702) Battle of Systerbäck Battle of Gemauerthof Battle of Holowczyn Battle of Poltava Pruth River Campaign
Awards	Titles: Boyar (1686) Count (1706) Orders: Order of St. Andrew Order of the White Eagle Order of the Black Eagle

Count Boris Petrovich Sheremetev (Russian: Граф Бори́с Петро́вич Шереме́тев, tr. Borís Petróvič Šeremétev; 5 May [O.S. 25 April] 1652 – 28 February [O.S. 17 February] 1719) was an Imperial Russian diplomat and general field marshal during the Great Northern War. He became the first Russian count in 1706. His children included Pyotr Sheremetev and Natalia Sheremeteva.