Graf

Graf (from the Latin Grafio 'scribe' from the Greek) is a German noble title equal in rank to a count (derived from the Latin Comes, with a history of its own) or a British earl (an original Anglo-Saxon title).

Related Topics:
German - Noble - Count - Comes - Earl

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• A Graf (Count) rules over a territory known as a grafschaft (also rendered as county).
• The comital titles awarded in Holy Roman Empire often related to the jurisdiction or domain of responsibility and represented special concessions of authority or rank. Only the more important titles remained in use until modern times. Many counts were titled Graf without any additional qualification.
• For a list of the titles of the rank of Count etymologically related to Graf (and for other equivalents) see article Count.
 
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