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).

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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.
Graf: List of nobiliary titles containing the term -graf (at the end) ►



 

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Graf related Images and Photos (experimental)

Graf Workmen	Steffi Graf	The Graf Zeppelin	Graf Julias Zech-Burkersroda
Franz Joseph Graf Saurau	Johann Tserclaes Graf Von Tilly	Graf Zeppelin Flies over the Cathedral in Basel Switzerland	Portrait of Carl Graf Firmian at the Piano Formerly Thought to be Mozart (1756-91)
Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel Graf Von Waldstein Friend of Beethoven and Dedicatee	Ferdinand Adolf August Heinrich Graf Von Zeppelin German Soldier Aviator and Airship Constructor	Beatrice the White Arab Saddlehorse of Helmuth Graf Von Moltke 1855