Count facts for kids
A count is a nobleman in most of European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is also still a "countess" (for lack of an Anglo-Saxon term). The word count comes from French comte which in turn comes from the Latin comitas, "companion" (of the emperor). In feudalism the territory ruled by a count was a county.
A woman having this title or the wife of a count is called countess.
In fiction
The title "Count" in fiction is commonly given to evil characters or vampires:
- Count Nefaria
- Count Vertigo
- The Count (Sesame Street)
- Count Duckula
- Count Olaf
- Count Chocula
- Count Paris
- Count of Monte Cristo
- Count Dooku
- Count Dracula
- Count Orlok
Images for kids
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Count Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (1797–1854), the governor of the Vyborg Province, entomologist and the grandfather of Baron C. G. E. Mannerheim
See also
In Spanish: Conde para niños
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