Swedish noble titles

thumb|Jan Zamoyski, an important 16th-century Polish magnate

thumb|Typical ' coronet with seven pearls, as used on a [[coat of arms]] (; male, abbreviated as ), (; his wife, abbreviated as , ) and (, his unmarried daughters and maiden aunts) are designations used as titles of nobility in the German-speaking areas of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and in its various successor states, including Austria, Prussia, Bavaria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, etc. Traditionally, it denotes the titled rank within the nobility above ' (knight) and ' (nobility without a specific title) and below ' (count or earl). The title superseded the earlier me

thumb | right | alt=Drawing of Jarl Haakon Sigurdsson, made by: Christian Krohg (C.E.1852-1925). | Drawing of Jarl Haakon Sigurdsson, made by Christian Krohg (C.E.1852-1925). Jarl () was a rank of the nobility in Scandinavia during the Viking Age and Early Middle Ages. The institution evolved over time and varied by region. In Old Norse, it meant "chieftain", specifically one appointed to rule a territory in a king's stead. It could also denote a sovereign prince. For example: During the Viking age the rulers of several of the petty kingdoms of Norway held the title of jarl, often wielding no

Speaker in the Swedish house of nobility