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 Christopher de Paus, a Norwegian convert to Roman Catholicism, a papal chamberlain and a relative of Henrik Ibsen, was conferred the title of count by Pope Pius XI |
Count (male) or Countess (female) is a title in European countries for a noble of varying status, but historically deemed to convey an approximate rank intermediate between the highest and lowest titles of nobility. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is "comital". The British and Irish equivalent is an earl (whose wife is a "countess", for lack of an English term). Alternative names for the "Count" rank in the nobility structure are used in other countries, such as Graf in Germany and Hakushaku during the Japanese Imperial era.
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| Heraldica.org - here the French peerage Heraldica.org - here the French peerage www.heraldica.org/topics/france/peerage.htm - Web |
| Italian Titles of Nobility Italian Titles of Nobility www.regalis.com/nobletitles.htm - Web |
| Webster's 1828 Dictionary Webster's 1828 Dictionary 65.66.134.201/cgi-bin/webster/webster.exe?firstp=10661 - Web |
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