Comte (France)
E95841
Comte (France) is a French noble title historically used for a count, ranking below a marquis and above a vicomte in the hierarchy of the French aristocracy.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocratic rank
ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ noble title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French aristocracy
ⓘ
French peerage system ⓘ |
| continuedInPostRevolutionaryFrance | true ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| equivalentTo | count ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning | companion or associate (of the ruler) ⓘ |
| femaleEquivalentTitle | comtesse ⓘ |
| genderedForm | masculine title ⓘ |
| grantedBy | French monarch ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Ancien Régime social hierarchy
ⓘ
Ancien Régime ⓘ
surface form:
feudal France
|
| historicalFunction | denoted a noble rank often linked to territorial lordship ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| nobleRankOrder |
above vicomte in French hierarchy
ⓘ
below marquis in French hierarchy ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Latin comes ⓘ |
| rankedAbove | vicomte ⓘ |
| rankedBelow | marquis ⓘ |
| relatedTitle |
baron
ⓘ
duc ⓘ marquis ⓘ vicomte ⓘ |
| socialStatus | high nobility ⓘ |
| titleType | non-royal nobility ⓘ |
| typicalFormOfAddress | Monsieur le Comte ⓘ |
| usedBeforeFrenchRevolution | true ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancien Régime France
French nobility ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.