Viscount
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A viscount is a noble title in various European peerage systems, ranking below an earl or count and above a baron.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viscount canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocratic rank
ⓘ
noble title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
European aristocracy
ⓘ
feudal system ⓘ |
| category |
Peerage titles
ⓘ
Titles of nobility ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom |
Medieval Latin vicecomes
ⓘ
Old French visconte ⓘ |
| femaleEquivalentTitle | Viscountess ⓘ |
| genderForm | Viscountess ⓘ |
| hasTitleForm |
Viscount X
ⓘ
Viscount of X ⓘ |
| higherRank |
Count
ⓘ
Earl ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | evolved from administrative office to hereditary nobility ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
deputy to a count
ⓘ
local administrator ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOrigin | viscounty ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Vicomte (French)
ⓘ
Vikomt (Czech and other Slavic languages) ⓘ Visconde (Portuguese) ⓘ Vizconde (Spanish) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | deputy count ⓘ |
| lowerRank | Baron ⓘ |
| mayBe |
hereditary peer
ⓘ
life peer (in some systems) ⓘ |
| peerageRankOrder | fourth rank in British peerage ⓘ |
| rankInNobility |
above baron
ⓘ
below count ⓘ below earl ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress |
Lord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Right Honourable ⓘ The Viscount X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | courtesy title for heirs of higher peers (in some families) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Belgian nobility
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British peerage ⓘ Dutch nobility ⓘ English peerage ⓘ French nobility ⓘ Irish peerage NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian nobility ⓘ Japanese kazoku system ⓘ Peerage of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Peerage of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish peerage ⓘ Spanish nobility ⓘ |
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