Count (continental Europe)

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Count (continental Europe) is a noble title historically ranking below a marquis and above a viscount, roughly equivalent to an earl in the British peerage system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
noble title
associatedWith European nobility
associatedWithTerritorialUnit county (feudal)
correspondsToTitle Graf
surface form: Graf (German)

comte (French)
conde (Portuguese)
conde (Spanish)
conte (Italian)
graaf (Dutch)
developedFrom Roman imperial administration title comes
etymologyFrom Latin comes
hasFeminineForm countess
hasJurisdictionOver county
historicallyUsedFor feudal lord
high-ranking noble
linkedTo feudal system
medieval Europe
oftenHereditaryIn noble families
rankedAbove viscount
rankedBelow marquis
rankInNobilityHierarchy high nobility
roughlyEquivalentTo earl (British peerage)
titleHolderCalled count
titleHolderSpouseCalled countess
traditionallyConferredBy emperor
monarch
usedIn continental Europe
usedInLanguage Dutch
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish

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Earl equivalentTo Count (continental Europe)