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A viscount is a noble of varying status in certain European countries, such as France, Belgium and the UK. The title comes from Latin vicecomes, meaning deputy or companion, and was originally an administrative or judicial role in the Carolingian Empire.
Learn about the five ranks of the British peerage, from duke to baron, and their origins, styles, and privileges. A viscount is the fourth rank, created in 1440 and styled as "viscount" or "viscountess".
17 wrz 2019 · A viscount is a member of the peerage, the class of powerful nobles in the United Kingdom. The title was created in 1440 and is below earl in the hierarchy, with 115 viscounts currently existing.
Viscount, a European title of nobility, ranking immediately below a count, or earl. It is one of the five ranks of British nobility and peerage, which, in descending order, are duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.
A viscount is a vice-count, the next rank below a count or an earl in the European aristocracy. Learn the meanings and differences of royal, aristocratic, and common titles in this comprehensive guide by Richard Bruce.
A Viscount is the fourth most significant rank in the British peerage hierarchy, directly below Earl and directly above a Baron. Recent statistics reveal the existence of 270 Viscountcies across the British nobility network.
The British peerage has five descending, hereditary degrees. They are Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts and Barons. A Viscount (do not pronounce the S) is the fourth highest grade of the peerage. A wife of a Viscount is styled Viscountess.
