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This page is about the European nobility; for the baseball term, see count (baseball).

A count is a nobleman in various European countries, of the equivalent rank of a British earl. Originally the title denoted the rank of a high official in the late Roman Empire and later in many German kingdoms in the early Middle Ages, as well as the Holy Roman Empire in Central Europe. It was often conferred by the head of a country as an honorific title for special services rendered.

Table of contents
1 Title
2 List of counts
3 See also

Title

Language Male Title Female Title
English Earl/Count Countess
French Comte  
German Graf Gräfin
Italian Conte Contessa
Spanish Conde  
Swedish Greve Grevinna

In German kingdoms the title was combined with the word for the jurisdiction or domain the nobleman was responsible for, such as "Landgraf" - landgrave, "Burggraf" - burgrave (burg = castle).

List of counts

Territory of today's France

In other continental European contries

See also


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