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A count is a nobleman in most European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is still a "countess" (for lack of an Anglo-Saxon term). The word count comes from French comte, itself from Latin comes— in its accusative comitem— meaning "companion, bound (by oath)", and later "bound to the emperor, delegate of the emperor". Count - Definition. Main article: Comes. In the late Roman Empire. the Latin title comes meaning (imp ...

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• Count - Definition
• Count - Comital Titles in different European languages
• Count - Etymological derivations from the Latin Comes
• Count - Etymological parallels of the German Graf some unclear
• Count - Related titles
• Count - Lists of counts
• Count - Territory of today's France - A - West- Francia proper
• Count - Territory of today's France - B - long within the German kingdoms of the Holy Roman Empire
• Count - In Germany
• Count - In Italy
• Count - In Austria
• Count - In the Low Countries
• Count - In Switzerland
• Count - In Iberia
• Count - In other continental European countries
• Count - Crusader states
• Count - Equivalents

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Count - Territory of today's France - A - West- Francia proper. Count of Angouleme Count of Auvergne Count of Bar Count of Blois Count of Boulogne Count of Champagne Count of Foix Count of Montpensier Count of Toulouse Count of Poitiers Count - Territory of today's France - B - long within the German kingdoms of the Holy Roman Empire. Freigraf ('free count') of Burgundy - See County of Burgundy / Franche-Comté Count of Provence Count of Savoy ...

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Count, Count - Definition, Count - Comital Titles in different European languages, Count - Etymological derivations from the Latin Comes, Count - Etymological parallels of the German Graf some unclear, Count - Related titles, Count - Lists of counts, Count - Territory of today's France - A - West- Francia proper, Count - Territory of today's France - B - long within the German kingdoms of the Holy Roman Empire, Count - In Germany, Count - In Italy, Count - In Austria, Count - In the Low Countries, Count - In Switzerland, Count - In Iberia, Count - In other continental European countries, Count - Crusader states, Count - Equivalents

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The Count debuted on Sesame Street in Season 4 (1972-73), performed by Jerry Nelson. He made an appearance in The Muppets Take Manhattan, then in the Sesame Street movies Follow That Bird and Elmo in Grouchland. In Season 33, the Count got a daily segment on Sesame Street, simply called The Number of the Day. ...

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Comes (genitive: comitis) is the Latin word for companion, either individually or as a member of a collective known as comitatus (compare comitatenses), especially the suite of a magnate, in some cases large and/or formal enough to have a specific name, such as a cohors amicorum. The word comes derives from com- "with" + ire "go." Comes - In the Roman pagan religion. Comes was a common epitheton (title, added to the name, as Catholicism still does with ...

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• Comes - In the Roman pagan religion
• Comes - Imperially bestowed court titles and various offices of Comites
• Comes - Horse guards corps of Comites
• Comes - Medieval usage

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The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility that exists in the United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. The term can be used to refer to the entire body of titles in a collective sense, or to a specific title. All British honours, including peerage dignities, spring from the Sovereign, who is considered the fount of honour. The Sovereign him or herself cannot belong to the Peerage as "the fountain and source of all dignities cannot hold a dignity from himself" (opinion of the House of Lords in the Buck ...

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• Peerage - Divisions of the Peerage
• Peerage - Ranks
• Peerage - Hereditary peers
• Peerage - Life peers
• Peerage - Styles and titles
• Peerage - Privilege of Peerage
• Peerage - History

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Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf, or Count Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf. (November 11, 1852 – August 25, 1925) was an Austrian soldier and Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army at the outbreak of World War I. Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf - Biography. Born in Penzing, a suburb of Vienna, Conrad's father was a retired Hussar Oberst, originally from south Moravia. His great grandfather had been raised to the nobility in 1816 adding the surname of his wife from the Palatinate - ...

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• Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf - World War I
• Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf - Notes

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The Battle of Lützen was the first major engagement of the War of the Sixth Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars. Following the disaster of Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, a new Coalition formed against Napoleon I of France. In response to this, he hastily assembled an army of just over 200,000 comprised largely of inexperienced, barely trained recruits and severely short of horses (A consequence of the Russian fiasco, where most of his veteran troops and horses had perished). He crossed the Rhine into Germany to link up with remn ...

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• Battle of Lützen 1813 - The Battle
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The Battle of Liège was the opening battle of the German invasion into Belgium, and the first battle of World War I. Battle of Liège - The plan. In 1870, soon after the German military defeated the French in the Franco-Prussian War, German military leader Helmuth von Moltke began formulating a plan to fight a two-front war, against France and Russia. Germany would have to invade one country while defending against the other. By the end of the 19th century, it was apparent that France was the more powerful ...

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• Battle of Liège - The plan
• Battle of Liège - The battle
• Battle of Liège - Belgian order of battle
• Battle of Liège - German order of battle

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Count von Count (b. October 9, 1,830,653 BC? [1,832,652 years old according to Sesame Street Unpaved]), often known as simply "The Count," is one of the Muppet characters on Sesame Street, performed by Jerry Nelson. The Count is a vampire. The Count's main purpose is educating children on simple mathematics concepts, most notably counting. The Count has a compulsive love of counting (arithmomania); he will count anything and everything, regardless of size, amount, or how much annoyance he is causing the oth ...

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Uman (Ukrainian: Умань, Uman’; Polish: Humań ), is a town in central Ukraine, Cherkasy Oblast (province). It is located at 48°45′N 30°13′E, a minor industrial center and capital of the Uman raion (administrative district). Currently about 100,000 people live in Uman. Uman - History. Uman is known since 1616 as a defensive fort built against Tatar raids and a prominent Cossack regiment was stationed in the town. In 1670–1674, Uman was a resi ...

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Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. Counts are called "earls" in post-Celtic Britain and Ireland - the term is from Old Norse jarl and was introduced by the Vikings - but there is no correlation between "county" and "earldom." Rather, the term "county," from French comté, was simply used by the Normans after 1066 to replace the native English term scir ("sheer") or "shire," in Modern English. A shire was an administrative division of an Anglo-Saxon kingdom ( ...

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• County - Overview
• County - Australia
• County - New South Wales
• County - Canada
• County - China
• County - Croatia
• County - Hungary
• County - Ireland
• County - Japan
• County - Lithuania
• County - New Zealand
• County - Norway
• County - Poland
• County - Romania
• County - Serbia and Montenegro
• County - Sweden
• County - United Kingdom
• County - United States
• County - Exceptions in Louisiana and Alaska
• County - New England
• County - Independent Cities in the U.S.
• County - Counties switching into Regional or Metropolitan Municipalities
• County - County seats overlapping two or more counties
• County - Atlanta and Fulton County
• County - Notes

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The Battle of Geonosis is a major conflict which occurred in the fictional Star Wars universe between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic. It was the enormous, opening battle of the Clone Wars, and was featured in the film Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. The battle occurred after Separatist forces captured Obi-Wan Kenobi on Geonosis, and he was charged with spying for the Republic. Anakin Skywalker and Senator Padmé Amidala attempted to rescue Kenobi and were also captured and sentenced to death. The Galactic Senate granted Chancel ...

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• Battle of Geonosis - Main Events of the Battle of Geonosis
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• Battle of Geonosis - Jedi and Republic Leadership
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The Counts of Champagne ruled the region of Champagne, France from 1022 to 1314. Hugues of Champagne was the first of the family to officially use the title "Count of Champagne". When Louis became King of France in 1314, upon the death of his father Philip IV, Champagne became part of the Crown's territories. The titular counts of Champagne also inherited the post of seneschal of France. Eudes I (or Odo) (1022–1037), son of Odo I of Blois Stephen II (1037–1048), son of Eudes I Eudes II (1048†...

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Varaždin (German: Warasdin, Hungarian: Varasd, Latin: Varasdinum) is a city in northwestern Croatia, 81 km north of Zagreb on the highway A4. With a population of 49,075 (2001), the centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at 46:18:02N Lat. and 16:20:06E Long.. It's mainly known for its baroque buildings, textile and food industy. Varaždin - History. The first written reference to Varaždin was in 1181, when King Bela III mentioned the nearby thermal springs (Varaž ...

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• Varaždin - History
• Varaždin - Heritage
• Varaždin - Economy
• Varaždin - Varaždin city guard

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Claus Philipp Maria Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg (born November 15, 1907 in Jettingen, Bavarian Swabia; died July 21, 1944 in Berlin) was a German aristocrat and army colonel during World War II. He was one of the leading figures of the July 20 Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Prior to being posted in Germany, he served with distinction in North Africa, where he lost an eye and an arm in action. As a senior staff officer in the Wehrmacht, with regular access to Hitler at his briefing meetings, Stauffenberg took a central role ...

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• Claus von Stauffenberg - The July 20 plot
• Claus von Stauffenberg - Execution
• Claus von Stauffenberg - Family
• Claus von Stauffenberg - Notes
• Claus von Stauffenberg - Reference
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Count Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna ▶ (help·info) (June 16, 1583 – August 28, 1654), Lord High Chancellor of Sweden, was born at Fånö in Uplandia, and received his education with his brothers at the universities of Rostock, Jena and Wittenberg. On returning home in 1603 he took up an appointment as kammarjunker to King Charles IX of Sweden. In 1606 he undertook his first diplomatic mission, to Mecklenburg, gained appointment to the Privy Council ( ...

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• Axel Oxenstierna - Chancellor
• Axel Oxenstierna - Thirty Years' War
• Axel Oxenstierna - Power behind the throne
• Axel Oxenstierna - Territorial gains for Sweden
• Axel Oxenstierna - Quotation

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1095 - Events. The county of Portugal is established for the second time. Pembroke Castle is built in Wales. The cathedral in Valence, France is consecrated. Coloman becomes King of Hungary. March - Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus sends ambassadors to Pope Urban II at the Council of Piacenza, to discuss sending mercenaries against the Seljuk Turks. November 18 - The Council of Clermont began. The council was called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the Fir ...

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• 1095 - Events
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A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship (or dirigible) pioneered by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on an earlier design by David Schwarz. Due to the outstanding success of the Zeppelin design, the term zeppelin in casual use came to refer to all rigid airships. This article, however, focuses on Zeppelins in the narrower sense of the word. For a broader discussion of this type of aircraft, see airship. These giant aircraft were used for passenger transport as well as for military purpose ...

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• Zeppelin - Principal characteristics
• Zeppelin - History of the Zeppelin
• Zeppelin - Early Zeppelin history
• Zeppelin - Zeppelins in World War I
• Zeppelin - Zeppelin history after World War I
• Zeppelin - Non-German Rigid Airships
• Zeppelin - Recent developments
• Zeppelin - Cultural influences

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The history of Abraham ben Abraham, also known as Count Valentine (Valentin, Walentyn) Potocki (Pototzki or Pototski) is a controversial subject. According to traditional Jews of the time and since then, he is regarded as someone known even to the revered Jewish Talmudic sage known as the Vilna Gaon (Rabbi Elijah (Eliyahu) Ben Solomon Kremer (1720-1797)). On the other hand, secular historians have questioned its factual accuracy because they claim that no other corroborating evidence of Potocki's existence has yet been discover ...

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• Abraham ben Abraham - Background
• Abraham ben Abraham - Historical evidence
• Abraham ben Abraham - Jewish tradition
• Abraham ben Abraham - Response to criticism
• Abraham ben Abraham - Historical background

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As most of modern Austria used to be part of the Holy Roman Empire, a very similar system of nobility applied as in what is today Germany. Austrian nobility - History. From 1453 onwards, the Archduke of Austria had the right to confer nobility on non-nobles, as did the Archbishop of Salzburg, which remained an independent territory. Beside the Holy Roman Emperor (an office which was almost uninterruptedly held by the Archduke of Austria from 1438 to 1806 anyway), only a few territoral rulers within t ...

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• Austrian nobility - History
• Austrian nobility - Burgenland
• Austrian nobility - Abolition of nobility in 1919
• Austrian nobility - Noble titles
• Austrian nobility - Erzherzog Archduke Erzherzogin Archduchess
• Austrian nobility - Herzog Duke Herzogin Duchess
• Austrian nobility - Fürst Prince Fürstin Princess
• Austrian nobility - Graf Count Gräfin Countess
• Austrian nobility - Freiherr Baron Freifrau Baroness Freiin Baroness unwed
• Austrian nobility - Ritter Knight or Esquire
• Austrian nobility - Edler Edle
• Austrian nobility - untitled noble families or status unknown

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