Earl
An Earl or Jarl was an Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian title, meaning chieftain and it referred especially to chieftains set to rule a territory in a king's stead. In Scandinavia, it became obsolete in the Middle Ages, whereas, in Britain, it became synonymous with count.
See also
- List of Earls in order of precedence
- Earl of Bute
- Earl of Chesterfield
- Earl of Cork
- Earl of Derby
- Earl of Norfolk
- Earl of Pembroke
- Earl of Shrewsbury
- Earl of Strathmore
- Earl of Warwick
- Earl of Holland
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