Count of the Empire
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Count of the Empire was a noble title in Napoleonic France granted by Emperor Napoleon I as part of his new imperial aristocracy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Count of the Empire canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary title
ⓘ
noble title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | French Empire and its annexed territories ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| conferredBy |
Napoleon Bonaparte
ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon I
|
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | First French Empire ⓘ |
| endCause | fall of the First French Empire ⓘ |
| endTime |
1814
ⓘ
1815 ⓘ |
| follows | Revolutionary abolition of feudal titles in France ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
Grand Chancery of the Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Chancellery of the Legion of Honour (for nobility administration)
|
| grantedFor |
civil service
ⓘ
loyalty to Napoleon I ⓘ military merit ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
hereditary in the male line under conditions
ⓘ
linked to specific majorat (entailed estate) ⓘ often accompanied by a coat of arms of the Empire ⓘ |
| hasGenderForm | Comtesse de l’Empire ⓘ |
| higherRank |
Duke of Franconia
ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of the Empire
|
| historicalPeriod | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | decrees of Napoleon I on the imperial nobility ⓘ |
| lowerRank |
Baron of the Empire
ⓘ
Chevalier of the Empire ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
André Masséna
ⓘ
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord ⓘ
surface form:
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Jean Lannes ⓘ Joseph Fouché ⓘ Louis-Alexandre Berthier ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic nobility
ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleonic imperial nobility
nobility of the First French Empire ⓘ |
| rankInNobility | count ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Baron of the Empire
ⓘ
Chevalier of the Empire ⓘ Duke of Franconia ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of the Empire
Napoleonic nobility ⓘ |
| replaces | Ancien Régime title of comte in imperial context ⓘ |
| startTime | 1808 ⓘ |
| successor | restored Bourbon peerage system in France ⓘ |
| titleHolderStyle | Comte de l’Empire ⓘ |
| usedIn |
French Empire
ⓘ
First French Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleonic France
|
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