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Title of nobility in the Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Count (German: Reichsgraf, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯çsˌɡʁaːf]) was a title in the Holy Roman Empire. During the medieval era, it was used exclusively
Imperial_Count
An imperial count palatine (Latin: comes palatinus caesareus, German: Kaiserlicher Hofpfalzgraf) was an official in the Holy Roman Empire with quasi-monarchical
Imperial_count_palatine
Historical title of the German nobility
included those counts who ruled immediate imperial territories of "princely size and importance" for which they had a seat and vote in the Imperial Diet. The
Graf
High noble title
official attached to a royal or imperial palace or household and later a nobleman of a rank above that of an ordinary count. The title originated in the
Count_palatine
German polity
Gebhard (1238–1275), brother, Count of Murach 1238–1272, Imperial Count of Ortenburg 1257–1275, and Diepold (1238–1272), Count of Murach 1238–1272 Rapoto
Imperial_County_of_Ortenburg
Noble family
as Danish count and the position of Lensgrave. He inherited the county of Langeland which was later inherited by his cousins, Imperial Counts von Ahlefeldt
Ahlefeldt_(noble_family)
Group of hereditary titles
Habsbourg-Lorraine in 1978 and 1983, respectively. Prince of Ligne, Imperial Count 1549, Imperial prince 1601, mediatized 1803, 1923 Belgian recognition of title
Belgian_nobility
German noble family
Wilflinger branch was raised to the rank of hereditary Reichsgraf (Imperial Count) by Emperor Leopold II in 1785. Since the Wilflinger branch also became
Stauffenberg_family
Japanese imperial family
to the imperial throne. Count Uji. Had no right to succession to the imperial throne. Count Tatsuda. Had no right to succession to the imperial throne
Imperial_House_of_Japan
British military officer, scientist and inventor
Bavarian Army. Thompson was rewarded for his efforts by being made an Imperial Count in 1792 before dying in Paris in 1814. Thompson was born in rural Woburn
Benjamin_Thompson
Nobility title in European countries
Count Nefaria Count Vertigo Count von Count Count Duckula Count Olaf Count Chocula Count Paris Count of Monte Cristo Count Dooku Count Dracula Count Orlok
Count
German noble family
divided itself into the Imperial Counts of Hohenems-Lustenau and Hohenems-Vaduz in 1646. The Vaduz line was subject to Imperial execution and debt due
Hohenems_family
Noble family in northern Swabia
The lords, imperial knights, counts, and imperial counts of Neipperg are an ancient noble family from northern Swabia. The Franconian-Swabian family of
Neipperg_(noble_family)
Self-ruling city of the Holy Roman Empire
Empire, the collective term free and imperial cities (German: Freie und Reichsstädte), briefly worded free imperial city (Freie Reichsstadt, Latin: urbs
Free_imperial_city
in the 16th century. The Silesian branch was elevated to the rank of Imperial Count in 1700 and to the rank of Prince in the Kingdom of Prussia, in 1741
House_of_Schoenaich-Carolath
Historical Augsburg-based family of European bankers
nobility of the Holy Roman Empire in May 1511 and assumed the title Imperial Count of Kirchberg and Weissenhorn in 1514. Today, he is considered to be
Fugger_family
Deliberative body of the Holy Roman Empire
individual vote (Virilstimme), while lesser estates such as imperial counts and imperial abbots, were merely entitled to a collective vote (Kuriatstimme)
Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire)
Imperial_Diet_(Holy_Roman_Empire)
of Imperial Counts (German: schwäbisches Reichsgrafenkollegium or schwäbische Reichsgrafenbank) was the gathering of the Imperial Counts and Imperial Lords
Swabian College of Imperial Counts
Swabian_College_of_Imperial_Counts
Surname list
sovereign Counts of the imperially immediate Lordship of Reichenstein [de]. The Reichenstein line were made Imperial barons in 1653 and Imperial Counts in 1702
Nesselrode
Wetterau Association of Imperial Counts was an association of comital families in the Wetterau and surrounding areas. It originated in the late Middle
Wetterau Association of Imperial Counts
Wetterau_Association_of_Imperial_Counts
Austrian noble family
the House of Habsburg achieved the rank of Freiherren in 1551, of Imperial Counts in 1682 and of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire in 1804. As a mediatised
House_of_Windisch-Graetz
Count of Savoy
Count'), was Count of Savoy from 1285 until his death. In recognition of his service to the Holy Roman Empire, he was granted the titles of Imperial Count
Amadeus_V_of_Savoy
King of Germany from 1247 to 1256
William II (February 1227 – 28 January 1256) was the Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1234 until his death. He was elected anti-king of Germany in 1248
William_II_of_Holland
Constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire with representation in the Imperial Diet
Kurfürstenrat), the college of imperial princes (Reichsfürstenrat) and the college of imperial cities. Counts and nobles were not directly represented
Imperial_Estate
Bohemian noble family
George of Poděbrady, king of Bohemia. His sons were elevated to imperial counts and Counts of Glatz, and established the Silesian branch of the family, the
Poděbrady_family
Surname list
originates from Saxony-Anhalt. Members of the family held the title of Imperial Count. They had multiple political and military roles in the history of Germany
Schulenburg_(surname)
Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire
promoted to the status of Imperial County and became part of the College of Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Imperial Counts [de] in the Imperial Diet. Lippe was a centre
County_of_Lippe
Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
daughter of a non-noble chancery counselor. They had two sons: Frederick ["Imperial Count of Bährnfeld" from 12 June 1723] (b. Harzgerode, 13 March 1712 - d.
Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
Karl_Frederick,_Prince_of_Anhalt-Bernburg
Count Simon VI of Lippe (15 April 1554 in Detmold – 7 December 1613 in Brake (now part of Lemgo)) was an imperial count and ruler of the County of Lippe
Simon_VI_of_Lippe
German princely dynasty
flames I rise'). The Lords of Hohenlohe were elevated to the rank of Imperial Counts in 1450, and from 1744, the territory and its rulers were princely
Hohenlohe
Count of Oldenburg (1603–1667)
Anthony Günther, Count of Oldenburg (aka Anton Günther, 10 November 1583 – 19 June 1667) was an Imperial Count and a member of the House of Oldenburg
Anthony Günther, Count of Oldenburg
Anthony_Günther,_Count_of_Oldenburg
15th-century Czech nobleman
(29 May 1443 in Cieszyn – 30 August 1500 in Cieszyn) was an Imperial Count from 1459 and Count of Kladsko. From 1462 until his death, he was Duke of Münsterberg
Victor,_Duke_of_Münsterberg
ennobled he was created Reichsgraf (Imperial Count) von der Leyen und zu Hohengeroldseck. With most of the count's territories lost to Napoleon France
Fürst von der Leyen und zu Hohengeroldseck
Fürst_von_der_Leyen_und_zu_Hohengeroldseck
Ernest Johann Nepomuk (20 April 1731 – 17 March 1788), Imperial Count von Herberstein, was the first bishop of the diocese of Linz from 1785 to 1788. Ernest
Ernest_Johann_Nepomuk
Carinthian noble family
Khevenhüller-Frankenburg, Imperial Counts (i.e. immediate counts of the Holy Roman Empire) from 1593, and Khevenhüller-Hochosterwitz, raised to Imperial Counts in 1725
Khevenhüller_family
Prince of Dietrichstein
November 1655), was a German prince member of the House of Dietrichstein, Imperial Count (Reichsgraf) of Dietrichstein and owner of the Lordship of Nikolsburg
Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein
Maximilian,_Prince_of_Dietrichstein
Surname list
military positions within the Kingdom of Prussia. They held the title of Imperial Count, granted to them on 23 February 1687 by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Lehndorff
German noble family
the Ezzonids, going back to the 9th century. The Limburg-Stirum were imperial counts within the Holy Roman Empire, until they were mediatised in 1806 by
House_of_Limburg-Stirum
Bavarian Field-marshal
(Ernst Egon; 21 March 1588 in Speyer – 24 August 1635 in Constance) was Imperial Count of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (1618–1635) and Bavarian Field-marshal,
Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
Egon_VIII_of_Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst (1531-1573)
Anthony I, Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst (1505 – 22 January 1573) was a member of the House of Oldenburg and was the Imperial Count of the Counties
Anthony_I_of_Oldenburg
Weilburg on the Lahn. John was elevated by Emperor Charles IV in 1366 to Imperial Count. He died on September 20, 1371. John I was married twice. His first
John_I_of_Nassau-Weilburg
Imperial Office in the Holy Roman Empire
An imperial vicar (German: Reichsvikar) was a prince charged with administering all or part of the Holy Roman Empire on behalf of the emperor. Later, an
Imperial_vicar
Topics referred to by the same term
Imperial County is a place in California. Imperial County may also refer to: Imperial county, a fief held by an imperial count of the Holy Roman Empire
Imperial County (disambiguation)
Imperial_County_(disambiguation)
German and Danish noble family
landowners in Denmark today. Males of the family carry the title Baron or Imperial Count. The Lüttichau family played a prominent role in Danish politics throughout
Lüttichau
Aristocratic family of Livonian origin
title of imperial count was bestowed upon the family in 1805 by Francis II, and in 1898, members of the family also became counts in Imperial Russia. In
Koskull_family
German politician
Finckenstein came from ancient Prussian nobility or according to the Imperial Count Diploma originally from Carinthia and was the son of a Prussian chamberlain
Albrecht Konrad Finck von Finckenstein
Albrecht_Konrad_Finck_von_Finckenstein
Noble family
16th century. There they were raised to barons in 1588, imperial counts in 1727 and imperial princes (in primogeniture) in 1763. They obtained Opočno
House_of_Colloredo-Mannsfeld
the Reichsfreiherren (Imperial Barons) of Keselstatt to the status of Reichsgrafen (Imperial Counts) in 1776. The title of Count of Kesselstatt (German:
Counts_of_Kesselstatt
Members of the electoral college that elected the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
the Count Palatine and the Duke of Bavaria over who should hold the Wittelsbach seat. Meanwhile, the King of Bohemia, who held the ancient imperial office
Prince-elector
German statesman and historian
Imperial Count Heinrich von Bünau (German: Heinrich Reichsgraf von Bünau; 2 June 1697 – 7 April 1762) was a politician and historian from the Electorate
Heinrich_von_Bünau
Territory in the Holy Roman Empire
foundation for the foundation of a new imperial county; Emperor Frederick III raised Ulrich to the status of imperial count in 1464. This new county was far
County_of_East_Frisia
German naturalist (1739–1810)
Society Numerous honors were bestowed on him, including the office of an imperial count palatine. Schreber also wrote on entomology, notably Schreberi Novae
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
Johann_Christian_Daniel_von_Schreber
Former honorary title or title of ruler (1180–1806)
the Reichsgrafen (imperial counts), Freiherren (barons) and Reichsprälaten (imperial prelates), who formed with them the Imperial Diet assemblies, but
Prince of the Holy Roman Empire
Prince_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
Former German noble family
nobility), whose members have historically held the ranks of Imperial Count and Imperial Prince. Since circa. 1100, the seat of the Edelherren of Solms
House_of_Solms
Byzantine military official
Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos, during Imperial campaigns through the provinces (themes), the Imperial Count of the Tent and his subordinates, the kortinarioi
Count_of_the_Tent
Belgian noble family of German origin
son for generations. Count of Grobbendonk, by Imperial Decree, Ferdinand III since 1638. Count of the Holy Roman Empire, by Imperial Decree, Ferdinand III
Ursel_family
Nationality of the Holy Roman Empire
emperor would travel between them, as there was no imperial capital. In the empire, the term count palatine was also used to designate the officials who
Palatines
Isenburg-Braunsberg) was the Count of Isenburg-Braunsberg from 1327 until 1383. In 1338 William was raised to an Imperial Count. Wilhelm was the only son
William I of Isenburg-Braunsberg
William_I_of_Isenburg-Braunsberg
Surname list
while the elder branch of the family got elevated to the title of Imperial Count on 20. March 1698 by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor with the name Lerchenfeld
Lerchenfeld_family
1802–14 territorial restructuring in Germany
the imperial immediacy, and therefore the de facto independence, of the prince-bishops and imperial abbots, free imperial cities, imperial counts, as
German_mediatisation
of Imperial Count in 1464. The most important ruler from the House of Cirksena was Edzard the Great (1462–1528), under whose leadership the Imperial County
List_of_counts_of_East_Frisia
Spanish and Austrian noble family
the rank of Imperial counts in 1682 and survived until today. Members of the younger line were also elevated to the dignity of Imperial counts in 1628, but
Hoyos_family
Hungarian aristocrat
were Count János Zichy and Maria Anna von Thalheim. His great-grandfather, Count István Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő, obtained the title of Imperial Count for
Károly_Zichy
Austrian noble family
to the rank of Imperial Barons. In 1636, Johann Christoph von Paar received confirmation of his elevation to the rank of Imperial Count, but died that
Paar_family
Prussian noble family
to Imperial Counts (Reichsgrafen) and Counts (Grafen) in Prussia as 'Finck von Finckenstein' in 1710. The Finck von Finckenstein's Imperial Count Diploma
Finck_von_Finckenstein
Count of East Frisia
Ulrich to the rank of Imperial Count and transformed his territories into the County of East Frisia, thereby granting imperial legitimacy to his rule
Ulrich_I_of_East_Frisia
death, around 1511. In 1528, he was raised to Imperial Count and Lippe became one of about 140 Imperial Counties. Since 1518, the Reformation had prevailed
Simon_V_of_Lippe
Bohemian military leader and statesman (1583–1634)
Wallenstein became an imperial count palatine and made himself ruler of the lands of the Duchy of Friedland in northern Bohemia. An imperial generalissimo by
Albrecht_von_Wallenstein
Archduke of Further Austria from 1564 to 1595
Austria (14 June 1529 – 24 January 1595) was ruler of Further Austria and Imperial Count of Tyrol since 1564. The son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, he
Ferdinand_II_of_Austria
Medieval Carinthian comital family with Bavarian roots
Though they had roots in Bavarian nobility, an affiliation with the Imperial Counts of Ortenburg, a branch line of the Rhenish Franconian House of Sponheim
Counts_of_Ortenburg
Surname list
of Esztergom. The family received the title of Imperial Count in 1697 by Emperor Leopold I. In 1777 Count Ferenc Széchényi purchased the lands of Sárvár
Széchenyi_family
Russian noble family
occupied by the Russian Imperial Army in 1914 and 1915). Count Vladimir Alekseyevich Bobrinsky (1868–1927) was the third son of Count Aleksey Pavlovich. He
Bobrinsky
Hereditary rank in various European peerages
of the imperial diet just as a British peerage did (until the House of Lords Act 1999), with the ranks usually rendered as baron, viscount, count, marquis
Marquess
Imperial circle of the Holy Roman Empire
Hohenzollern Burgraves of Nuremberg, Counts of Henneberg, the Castell and Hohenlohe, the three episcopal cities, and the imperial cities of Nuremberg and Rothenburg
Franconian_Circle
Historical description of certain medieval German rulers
this period only Rudolph I, Adolphus of Nassau and Henry VII were imperial counts; all the other kings were dukes or (Bohemian) kings and prince-electors
Count-kings
Scottish soldier
the positions of Imperial Field Marshal, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Governor on the Croatian-Slavonian Military Frontier, Imperial Ambassador to Naples
Walter_Leslie_(field_marshal)
Belgian noble family
(1732-1755), heiress of the Counts of Glymes. He was elevated to the rank of Duke in the Austrian Netherlands in 1782 and to Imperial count in 1789. He was the
Beaufort-Spontin
German philologist, writer, mathematician and astronomer
he was rewarded with the laureateship, and in 1577 he was made an imperial count palatine (Comes palatinus Caesareus) or Pfalzgraf. In 1582 his unguarded
Philipp_Nicodemus_Frischlin
German humanist and court physician
Crato and a year later raised him to the rank of "Count Palatine." In his position as an imperial count palatine, Crato bestowed patents of nobility on:
Johannes_Crato_von_Krafftheim
State of the Holy Roman Empire
faith in the middle of the 16th Century. In 1628 Philip was made an Imperial Count for services rendered during the Thirty Years' War. Philip died without
Pappenheim-Alesheim
Japanese general (1837–1922)
Count Kabayama Sukenori (樺山 資紀; 9 December 1837 – 8 February 1922) was a Japanese samurai military leader and statesman. He was a general in the Imperial
Kabayama_Sukenori
German princely title
duke, duke, margrave, landgrave, count palatine (Pfalzgraf), burgrave, Imperial prince (Reichsfürst) or Imperial count (Reichsgraf). Usually included in
Fürst
Polish-Lithuanian noble
Leszczyński (October 1579 – 29 March 1636) was a Polish–Lithuanian noble and Imperial count. He was the castellan of Kalisz starting in 1618, he became the voivode
Rafał_Leszczyński_(1579–1636)
Imperial military commander
Nicholas, Count of Salm (1459 – Salmhof, Marchegg, Lower Austria, 4 May 1530) was a German soldier and an Imperial senior military commander (German: Feldherr)
Nicholas,_Count_of_Salm
French noble family
Gueltdorf, Bologna, hereditary solicitor of the Marquisate of Franchimont, Imperial Count, Knight of the King's Orders, son of François-Antoine de La Marck │
House_of_Rohan-Chabot
Surname list
suffix Teleki de Szék. Members of the Teleki family bear the title Imperial Count which was given to them by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor in 1697. Teleki
Teleki
Czech prince
Münsterberg or Heinrich I. von Oels; 1448 – 1498, Kłodzko) was an Imperial Count and Count of Kladsko. He was also Duke of Silesian duchies Münsterberg and
Henry_I_of_Münsterberg-Oels
Prince of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim
1831) was a Prussian major general. He was Ruling Imperial Count from 1798 to 1804, became Ruling Imperial Prince in 1804 and was mediatized in 1806, and
Franz, 1st Prince of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim
Franz,_1st_Prince_of_Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim
Bohemian noble family
provided for her family's social advancement and was awarded the rank of Imperial Count (Reichsgraf) for herself and her four sons in 1790. The social and political
Coudenhove-Kalergi_family
Lord of Harlingerland (1455-1473)
the Guesthouse Church in Emden where Ulrich Cirksena was raised to Imperial Count and was knighted during that ceremony. After his death, a magnificent
Sibet_Attena
Historic military and noble title in Europe
Karoline Geyer von Geyersberg, only legally shared their mother's title of Imperial Count von Hochberg from 1796, and were not officially elevated to the title
Margrave
Dutch noble family
Nijenburg (Imperial Barons; extinct in 1747) and Egmond van Cranenburch. Today there are still the extramarital lines of the Imperial Counts of Geldern-Egmond
House_of_Egmond
German businessman
Fugger (24 October 1489 – 3 December 1535) was a German businessman, Imperial Count and art collector of the 'of the Lily' (von der Lilie) branch of the
Raymund_Fugger
Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
the lordship Biberbach in 1514. The emperor granted him the title of Imperial Count in 1514 so the former burgher could operate his business without interference
Illerkirchberg
Surname list
an old German noble family. Members of the family held the title of Imperial Count, granted to them on 23 February 1723 by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Kielmansegg
Austrian noble and court official (1738–1775)
Auersperg. She was born as the third child and the youngest daughter of Imperial Count Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg and his wife, Countess Maria Franziska
Maria_Wilhelmina_von_Neipperg
Bohemian noble family
among the Bohemian nobility to be promoted to Graf (count) status, then to Reichsgraf (imperial count) two years later. After uniting with the extinct line
Waldstein_family
Czech nobleman and poet (1452–1492)
Poděbrady or Hynek z Minstrberka; 18 May 1452 – 1 July 1492) was an Imperial Count and Count of Glatz. From 1462 to 1471, he served as Duke of Münsterberg jointly
Henry the Younger of Poděbrady
Henry_the_Younger_of_Poděbrady
Austrian princely family
Johann Weikhard was raised to the rank of imperial prince of the Holy Roman Empire (Reichsfürst) and to imperial count palatine (Großes Palatinat) with the
House_of_Auersperg
Hungarian noble family
Roman Emperor. Members of this family were upgraded to the title of Imperial Count (Hungarian: grof), granted to them on 28 December 1722 by Charles VI
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