Vorontsov
Vorontsov (Woronzow, Worontzow, Vorontzov): BОРОНЦОB
On a Maltese Cross arg and encircled by the collar of the Order
of St John with its pendant:
Per bend gu and arg a fleur de lys between two roses arranged and tilted in bend
all counterchanged; on a chief sa a chevron or charged with three grenades and
accosted by as many mullets arg.¹
On a chief gu a cross arg.
Vorntzov-Dashkov: BОРОНЦОB-ДАШКОВ
On a Maltese Cross arg and encircled by the collar of the Order of St John with its pendant:
Quarterly:
1 and 4: per bend gu and arg a fleur de lys between two roses arranged and tilted in bend all counterchanged; on a chief sa a chevron or charged with three grenades and accosted by as many mullets arg.
2 and 3: az Michael the Archangel, vested arg, his dexter arm
embowed holding a sword of the last and on his sinister arm a shield.
Surtout on an escucheon: arg a crescent reversed arg between a crosslet and a
mullet of 6 points or.2
On a chief gu a cross arg.
The Vorontsov Family Achievement2
Sources (Blazon):
1. Rietstap, J.B.: ARMORIAL GÉNÉRAL [2éme ed., G.B van Goor Zonen, Gouda 1884]
2. Mandrich, Donald R. & Placek, Joseph A.: Russian Heraldry and Nobility [Dramco Publishers, Boynton Beach, Florida 1992]
3. Unattributed
