List of Nobiliary Titles Containing The Term graf
Some are approximately of comital rank, some higher, some lower. The more important ones are treated in separate articles (follow the links); a few minor, rarer ones only in sections below.
| German | English | Comment/ etymology |
|---|---|---|
| Markgraf | Margrave (only continental) | Mark: march (border province) + Graf. Exercised authority over territory on the border of the Empire |
| Landgraf | Landgrave | Land (country) + Graf. Exercised authority over an entire province |
| Reichsgraf | Count of the Empire | Reich i.e., (the Holy Roman) Empire + Graf. Imperial count, whose title was granted or recognised by the Emperor. |
| Gefürsteter Graf | Princely Count | German verb for "to make into a Reichsfürst" + Graf |
| Pfalzgraf | Count Palatine or Palsgrave (the latter is archaic in English) |
Pfalz (palatial estate, Palatinate) + Graf. Originally ruled "with the authority of the Imperial Palace", later, ruler of the "Palace-land", i.e., the Palatinate. |
| Rheingraf | Rhinegrave | Rhein (river Rhine) + Graf. Ruled territory bordering the Rhine River. |
| Burggraf | Burgrave | Burg (castle, burgh) + Graf. Ruled territory surrounding or dominated by a fortified castle. |
| Altgraf | Altgrave | Alt (old) + Graf. A count whose title pre-dated Imperial grants of the comital title. Unique to the Solms family. |
| Freigraf | Free Count | Frei = free (allodial?) + Graf; both a feudal title of comital rank and a more technical office |
| Wildgraf | Wildgrave | Wild (game or wilderness) + Graf. Ruled territory centered on a wilderness. |
| Raugraf | Raugrave | Rau (raw, uninhabited, wilderness) + Graf. Ruled territory centered on an undeveloped area of land. |
| Vizegraf | Viscount | Vize = vice- (substitute) + Graf |
Read more about this topic: Graf
Famous quotes containing the words list of, list, titles and/or term:
“A man’s interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Shea—they call him Scholar Jack—
Went down the list of the dead.
Officers, seamen, gunners, marines,
The crews of the gig and yawl,
The bearded man and the lad in his teens,
Carpenters, coal-passers—all.”
—Joseph I. C. Clarke (1846–1925)
“Lear. Dost thou call me fool, boy?
Fool. All thy other titles thou hast given away; that thou wast born with.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“I expect to maintain this contest until successful, or till I die, or am conquered, or my term expires, or Congress or the country forsakes me.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)