Comte (France)

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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.

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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

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Earl isComparableRankTo Comte (France)