Rumyantsev
Sign in to savethumb|Coat of arms of Counts Rumyantsev The Rumyantsev family () was an old and prominent Russian noble family, whose members were involved in imperial politics in the 18th and early 19th century. They were granted the title of Count in Russia.
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thumb|Coat of arms of Counts Rumyantsev The Rumyantsev family () was an old and prominent Russian noble family, whose members were involved in imperial politics in the 18th and early 19th century. They were granted the title of Count in Russia.
== History == The family claimed descent from the boyar Rumyanets who broke his oath of allegiance and surrendered Nizhny Novgorod to Vasily I of Moscow in 1391.
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