Counts

thumb|160px|Image of a , the heraldic coronet of a titular thumb|160px|Heraldic headpiece of a mediatised houses|mediatised ' (; feminine: ' ) is a historical title of the German nobility and later also of the Russian nobility, usually translated as "count". Considered to be intermediate among noble ranks, the title is often treated as equivalent to the British title of "earl" (whose female version is "countess").

In the German nobility, margrave was a rank equivalent to marquess. It originated as the medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or a kingdom. That position became hereditary in certain feudal families in the Empire and the title came to be borne by rulers of some Imperial principalities until the abolition of the Empire in 1806 (e.g., Margrave of Brandenburg, Margrave of Baden). Thereafter, those domains (originally known as marks or marches, later as margraviates or margravates) were absorbed into larg

A marquess (; ) is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German-language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave) and the Italian-language equivalent Marchese. A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or widow) of a marquess is a marchioness () or marquise (). These titles are also used to translate equivalent Asian styles, as in Imperial China and Imperial Japan. thumb|A portrait of William Kerr, 4th Marquess of Lothian|the 4th Marquess of Lothian, wearing his [[British Army uniform.]]

thumb|upright|Count Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (naturalist)|Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (1797–1854), the [[governor of the Vyborg Province, entomologist and the grandfather of Baron C. G. E. Mannerheim.]] Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Especially in earlier medieval periods the term often implied not only a certain status, but also that the count had specific responsibilities or offices. The etymologically related English term "county" denoted the territories

thumb|Heraldic crown of a landgrave

high administrative and military function in the middle ages, later noble title

thumb|right|The Burggraf von Regensburg|Burgrave of Regensburg presiding over a [[trial, early 14th-century illustration in the Codex Manesse.]]

(1480–1547) Founder of the Theatines

Russian Diplomat, General-feldmarshal and noble (1652-1719)

administrator commissioned by the Frankish king or Holy Roman Emperor

Byzantinian Governor of Ceuta

Croatian politician and poet (1770-1856)

historical county (855-1487)

Russian philanthropist (1733-1811)

duke of Gandía

(1622/23–1671) politician

Spanish count

900-950

German noble (1739-1814)

French noble

German general (1683-1742)

Abt 1375 - 1441

Frodoald (died in 814) was the Count of Vannes from 799 to around 814.

Freigraf is a title of Germany nobility. It is derived from the German words frei ("free") and the feudal title graf ("count").

Danish noble title

German general

count of Chaligny (1570-1600)