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

A count is a nobleman in various European countries, equivalent in rank to 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.

Contents
1 Title
2 List of counts

2.1 Territory of today's France
2.2 In other continental European countries

3 See also

Title

Language Male Title Female Title
English Earl/Count Countess
Latin Comes Comitessa
French Comte Comtesse
German Graf Gräfin
Italian Conte Contessa
Spanish Conde Condesa
Swedish Greve Grevinna
Portuguese Conde Condessa


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 countries

See also


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Anjou - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3261 words)
From the outset of the reign of Charles the Bald, the integrity of Anjou was seriously menaced by a two-fold danger: from Brittany and from Normandy.
Hugh the Abbot succeeded him in the countship of Anjou as in most of his other duties, and on his death (886) it passed to Odo, the eldest son of Robert the Strong, who, on his accession to the throne of France (888), probably handed it over to his brother Robert.
Henceforward Henry succeeded in keeping the countship of Anjou all his life; for though he granted it in 1168 to his son Henry the Young King when the latter became old enough to govern it, he absolutely refused to allow him to enjoy his power.
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