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Countesses

Scope note

Use for Continental European noblewomen holding a countship, English noblewomen holding an earldom, or the wives or widows of counts and earls. They rank after duchesses and marchionesses.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000251944

Broader Terms used

noblewomen

Equivalent Terms used

countess
countess's
countesses'

Created

13yrs ago

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