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comtat, condado, Grafschaft, graafschap, etc. (cf. conte, comte, conde, Graf). The title of Count also continued to exist in cases which are not connected to any specific to a geographical "county".

In the United Kingdom, the equivalent "Earl" can also be used as a courtesy title for the eldest son of a duke or marquess. In the Italian states, by contrast,

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