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Graf
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thumb|160px|Image of a , the heraldic coronet of a titular thumb|160px|Heraldic headpiece of a mediatised houses|mediatised ' (; feminine: ' ) is a historical title of the German nobility and later also of the Russian nobility, usually translated as "count". Considered to be intermediate among noble ranks, the title is often treated as equivalent to the British title of "earl" (whose female version is "countess").
A Graf is a historical title of German and Russian nobility, typically translated as "count," that ranked between other noble titles in the social hierarchy. The title is generally considered equivalent to the British rank of "earl" and was used to denote members of the aristocracy across Central and Eastern European regions.
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- Etymology and origin
- History
- Nobiliary titles containing the term {{lang|de|Graf}}
- {{lang|de|Reichsgraf}}
- Margrave
- Landgrave
- Burgrave/Viscount
- {{anchor|rhinegrave}}Rhinegrave, Wildgrave, Raugrave, Altgrave
- In Scandinavia
- Modern usage in German surnames
- Other uses
- See also
- Sources and references
- External links
thumb|160px|Image of a , the heraldic coronet of a titular thumb|160px|Heraldic headpiece of a mediatised houses|mediatised ' (; feminine: ' ) is a historical title of the German nobility and later also of the Russian nobility, usually translated as "count". Considered to be intermediate among noble ranks, the title is often treated as equivalent to the British title of "earl" (whose female version is "countess").
The German nobility was gradually divided into high and low nobility. The high 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.