Count (continental Europe)
E89025
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.
Statements (34)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.