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French title of nobility
This is a list of counts and dukes of the province of Maine prior to its annexation by France to the royal domain in the thirteenth century. Charivius
Counts_and_dukes_of_Maine
Rulers of the County (later Duchy) of Anjou
Illustrated History of France (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 124. ISBN 0-521-43294-4. Titles of the counts and dukes of Anjou in the 11–16th
Counts_and_dukes_of_Anjou
Topics referred to by the same term
Portland, Maine "Maine", a song by John Linnell from the album State Songs, 1999 Counts and Dukes of Maine Main (disambiguation) Maine Coon Maine law, an
Maine_(disambiguation)
Place in France
in Château-Gontier Panoramic view of Sainte-Suzanne, Mayenne Counts and Dukes of Maine Nègre, Ernest (1990). Toponymie générale de la France. Librairie
Maine_(province)
French nobles
Several counts and then royal dukes of Alençon, a French county in the Middle Ages, disputed between France and England during parts of the Hundred Years'
Counts_and_dukes_of_Alençon
French noble titles
elevated to a dukedom and peerage of France for him. The Dukes of Guise and their sons played a prominent role in the French Wars of Religion, during which
Counts_and_dukes_of_Guise
Duke of Burgundy Counts and Dukes of Étampes Dukes of Gascony Duc de Guise Duke of Lorraine Counts and Dukes of Maine Counts and Dukes of Montpensier Duc
Lists of political office-holders in France
Lists_of_political_office-holders_in_France
Family
of the House of Bourbon-Maine through the duc du Maine's younger brother, the comte de Toulouse) Second house of Bourbon-Vendôme (extinct) Counts and
House_of_Bourbon-Maine
appointed Hugh, Duke of Burgundy, as its first margrave. At the time, the premier counts in the region were the counts of Arles and those of Avignon. Those
List_of_rulers_of_Provence
Rulers of the French territory
The county of Perche was a medieval county lying between Normandy and Maine. It was held by a continuous line of counts until 1226. One of these, Geoffroy
Lords, counts and dukes of Perche
Lords,_counts_and_dukes_of_Perche
French noble
of Naples, pursued by his heirs during the next decades, thus leading to the Italian Wars. Counts of Maine Counts of Guise Count of Mortain Dukes of Anjou
Charles_IV_of_Anjou
kings of France, the dukes of Normandy, and the church of Reims. 975-995 Odo I, Count of Blois, († 995), Count of Chartres, and Reims (982-995), son of the
List of counts and dukes of Chartres
List_of_counts_and_dukes_of_Chartres
also consisted of the duchy of Narbonne and the March of Provence) there were at least 11 viscounts who were vassals of the counts, one of the rare cases
List of nobles and magnates of France in the 13th century
List_of_nobles_and_magnates_of_France_in_the_13th_century
King of Jerusalem from 1131 to 1143
in 1106 and sole count upon his father's death in 1109. Through his marriage with Countess Eremburga, he also became count of Maine in 1110. Fulk's rule
Fulk_V_of_Anjou
and Duchesses of Anjou were the wives of the ruling counts of Anjou and later the nominal French counts and dukes of Anjou. None None None Most dukes
List_of_Angevin_consorts
Rulers of the Duchy of Brittany
Hereditary dukes were sometimes a female ruler, carrying the title duchesse of Brittany. Its principal cities and regions were ruled by counts who often
List_of_rulers_of_Brittany
Lineage of Frankish nobility
father of two following dukes of Anjou and Charles, Count of Maine Louis III of Anjou, brother of René of Anjou, brother of Charles, Count of Maine, father
House_of_Ingelger
Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
non-Capetian peer was the Count of Flanders. The Montfort dukes of Brittany, the houses of Évreux and Bourbon, and the princes of the House of Valois, constituted
House_of_Valois
French count; grandson of Louis XIV (1701–1775)
the last member of the legitimised house of Maine branch of the House of Bourbon, a legitimised, cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. Born at his parents'
Louis_Charles,_Count_of_Eu
List of Counts and dukes of Maine, 8th–18th c., centered in Le Mans other cities in the Pays de la Loire region Timeline of Angers Timeline of Nantes Britannica
Timeline_of_Le_Mans
French duke; legitimized son of Louis XIV (1670–1736)
Maine (31 March 1670 – 14 May 1736) was an illegitimate son of Louis XIV and his official mistress, Madame de Montespan. He was later legitimized and
Louis_Auguste,_Duke_of_Maine
Duke of Anjou (1403-1434)
claimant to the Kingdom of Naples from 1417 to 1426, as well as count of Provence, Forcalquier, Piedmont, and Maine and duke of Anjou from 1417 to 1434
Louis_III_of_Anjou
Topics referred to by the same term
d'oïl spoken in Anjou Counts and Dukes of Anjou House of Ingelger, a Frankish noble family who were counts of Anjou between the 10th and 12th centuries, their
Angevin
European nobleman (1113–1151)
or Plantagenet, was the count of Anjou and Maine by inheritance from 1129, and also duke of Normandy by his marriage claim and conquest, from 1144. Geoffrey
Geoffrey_V_of_Anjou
Count of Alençon and Perche
eldest son Charles III. Coat of arms of the counts and dukes of Alençon of the House of Valois Coat of arms of the counts of Perche de Venette 1953, p. 312
Charles_II_of_Alençon
Count of Anjou (1339–1384)
first of the Angevin branch of the Valois royal house. His father appointed him count of Anjou and Maine in 1356, and then duke of Anjou in 1360 and duke
Louis_I_of_Anjou
French noble (1433–1477)
Louise of Anjou, daughter of Charles of Le Maine. Louis XI also recognized his title to the Duchy of Nemours, which he had disputed with the King of Navarre
Jacques_d'Armagnac
Counts who reigned over the county of Meaux include: c. 750: Helmgaud. 787: Richard, appeared in an inventory of Abbey of Saint Wandrille after the death
Counts_of_Meaux
Illegitimate branch of the House of Bourbon, descending from the Capetian dynasty
son of Louis Philippe I, King of the French.) At the death, in 1775, of Louis Charles, Count of Eu,[better source needed] son of the duc du Maine who
Bourbon-Penthièvre
Noble and Constable of France (1418–1475)
sub-division of France between Saint-Pol, the Dukes of Burgundy, Brittany, Bourbon and Nemours, the Count of Maine and King Edward. Saint-Pol then proceeded to
Louis,_Count_of_Saint-Pol
Ruler of the ancient region of Aquitaine
age of 20. As a consequence, male-preference primogeniture was the practiced succession law for the nobility. The Merovingian kings and dukes of Aquitaine
Duke_of_Aquitaine
Junior King of England from 1170 to 1183
he became titular King of England, Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and of Maine. Henry the Young King was the only English king since the Norman Conquest
Henry_the_Young_King
Duke of Brittany from 938 to 952
Judicael (Berengar), count of Rennes, and Hugh I, Count of Maine, his victory was made complete by defeating the Norse at the Battle of Trans-la-Forêt. Alan
Alan_II_of_Brittany
Medieval French county (861–1360)
of Anjou. Its capital was Angers, and its area was roughly co-extensive with the diocese of Angers. Anjou was bordered by Brittany to the west, Maine
County_of_Anjou
Topics referred to by the same term
House of Montfort, a French noble house, extinct in the 14th century Lords, counts and dukes of Montfort-l'Amaury, fief originally held by the House of Montfort
Montfort
Predecessor of France from 843 to 987
semi-independent regions. The Robertians, after becoming counts of Paris and dukes of Italy became kings themselves and established the Capetian dynasty after 987.
West_Francia
Medieval dynastic union of states in present-day England, France, Ireland, and Wales
empire to describe the assemblage of lands. The highest title was "king of England"; the other titles of dukes and counts of different areas held in France
Angevin_Empire
Ballot measure in Colorado regarding ranked-choice voting
to a system of blanket primaries and ranked choice general elections. Similar systems were adopted by Maine in 2016 and Alaska in 2020. The proposition
2024_Colorado_Proposition_131
Frankish noble (850–890)
King of Aquitaine and did so until 889 or his death, after which the title fell into abeyance. Ranulf was a son of Ranulf I and Adeltrude of Maine. He
Ranulf_II_of_Aquitaine
Frankish noble
the lay abbacy of Marmoutier in 852. In 853, king Charles granted the position of missus dominicus in the provinces of Maine, Anjou, and Touraine to Robert
Robert_the_Strong
Ducal office
cadet branch of the Este family. Later, they were also created marquesses of Modena and Reggio. The Duchy of Modena (in the dark purple) and of Ferrara (in
Duke_of_Ferrara_and_of_Modena
French duke; grandson of Louis XIV (1725–1793)
she ever loved, on the condition she make the Duke of Maine, the newly legitimised son of the king and Mme de Montespan, her heir. All she could be made
Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre
Louis_Jean_Marie_de_Bourbon,_Duke_of_Penthièvre
Former French province (1360–1482)
capital was Angers, and its area was roughly co-extensive with the diocese of Angers. Anjou was bordered by Brittany to the west, Maine to the north, Touraine
Duchy_of_Anjou
French count; legitimized son of Louis XIV (1678–1737)
until the death of the regent. He and his sisters tried to avoid the court and the intrigues of their brother, the duc du Maine, and his wife Anne Louise
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
Louis_Alexandre,_Count_of_Toulouse
Member of French nobility (1340–1416)
had his first attack of insanity, an affliction which would remain with him throughout his life. In the 1390s, the dukes of Berry and Burgundy would jockey
John,_Duke_of_Berry
Duke of Brittany from 1008 to 1035
Eudon refused to relinquish control of the Duchy. In 1054 Geoffrey, Viscount of Mayenne in Maine, affronted by William of Normandy's new fortifications at
Odo,_Count_of_Penthièvre
French prince and commander (1489–1525)
the duc de Lorraine and the duc de Châtellerault respectively. The comital lay peers were the counts of Champagne, Toulouse, and Flanders, while Flanders
Charles_IV_of_Alençon
Semi-royal family
though some of her titles had gone to Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, the founder of the illegitimate line of Bourbon du Maine, as a result of a scam by his
House_of_Bourbon-Montpensier
King of England from 1154 to 1189
cousin Stephen of Blois. Henry's father made him Duke of Normandy in 1150, and upon his father's death in 1151, Henry inherited Anjou, Maine and Touraine.
Henry_II_of_England
King of Naples (1435–1442) and Duke of Anjou (1434–1480)
lapse to the crown of the duchy of Anjou and the annexation of Provence was only postponed until the death of the Count of Le Maine. René died on 10 July
René_of_Anjou
Anonymous 17th-century spellbook
Pauline Art of Solomon (York Beach, Maine: The Teitan Press, 2016) Veenstra, Jan R. "The Holy Almandal. Angels and the intellectual aims of magic" in Jan
The_Lesser_Key_of_Solomon
11th-century bishop of Séez
linking him to Rotrou I, Viscount of Châteaudun, and his presence in the courts of the Norman dukes, Angevin counts and French kings. His relatively peaceful
Ivo of Bellême (bishop of Sées)
Ivo_of_Bellême_(bishop_of_Sées)
French château in the Brissac-Quincé area
French château in the Brissac-Quincé area of the commune of Brissac Loire Aubance, located in the department of Maine-et-Loire, France. The property is owned
Château_de_Brissac
Frankish noble (820–866)
Battle of Brissarthe against the Vikings (in which Robert the Strong also died). Ranulf married Adaltrude of Maine, a daughter of Rorgon I, and they had
Ranulf_I_of_Aquitaine
French noble title
by a son of the preceding Duke. The dukes of Cars since 1816: Château des Cars (Haute-Vienne), original seat of the Pérusse des Cars family. Château
Duke_of_Cars
Sourches au Maine et ses seigneurs (in French). H. Lecene & H. Oudin. Retrieved 5 November 2020. Ravitch, Norman (2019). Sword and mitre: Government and episcopate
Amédée-François-Régis de Pérusse des Cars
Amédée-François-Régis_de_Pérusse_des_Cars
Demon in the Ars Goetia
Ariton, and Amaymon are also listed in the Book of Abramelin as among the Eight Dukes or Sub-Princes alongside Astaroth, Asmodi/Asmodee (Asmodeus), and Beelzebub
Paimon
Medieval feudal state in northwest France
the dukes holding only limited power outside their own personal lands. The Duchy of Brittany had mixed relationships with the neighbouring Duchy of Normandy
Duchy_of_Brittany
Use of heraldic symbols in France
ostrich feathers: dukes had 7, counts had 5, barons had 3, and knights had 1. The number of lambrequins was also regulated: 3, 2, 1 and none respectively
French_heraldry
King of West Francia from 877 to 879
879) was the king of Aquitaine and later the king of West Francia. He was the eldest son of Emperor Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans. Louis the
Louis_the_Stammerer
King of Naples (1377-1417)
Philip II of Burgundy and John of Berry to continue the military campaign against Naples. Bernabò Visconti supported her efforts, but both dukes refused
Louis_II_of_Anjou
King of Naples from 1284 to 1309
of Naples, Count of Provence and Forcalquier (1285–1309), Prince of Achaea (1285–1289), and Count of Anjou and Maine (1285–1290); he also was King of
Charles_II_of_Naples
Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477
his son a knight of the Golden Fleece and granted him the title of count of Charolais, traditionally borne by the heirs of the dukes of Burgundy. Charles
Charles_the_Bold
Former administrative region in France
Edward Island, the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec and Maine. Their ancestors emigrated from the region in the 17th and 18th centuries. At first, these French
Poitou-Charentes
European dynasty of Longobard origin
centuries. The original House of Este's elder branch, which is known as the House of Welf, included dukes of Bavaria and of Brunswick. This branch produced
House_of_Este
Municipality in Centre-Val de Loire, France
United States Rizhao, China Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department List of counts and dukes of Vendôme Oratory of Jesus "Répertoire national des élus:
Vendôme
French noble family
favour of Charles de Bourbon. By 1527, Charles had outlived the dukes of Alençon and of Bourbon, and he became first prince of the blood, the head of the
Bourbon-Vendôme
Queen of Naples (1435–1442) and Duchess of Lorraine (1431–1453)
inherited the domains of Anjou, Provence and Maine from his brother as well as the position of heir to the throne of Naples, and on 2 February 1435, he
Isabella,_Duchess_of_Lorraine
French diplomat and officer
Sourches au Maine et ses seigneurs (in French). H. Lecene & H. Oudin. Retrieved 5 November 2020. Ravitch, Norman (2019). Sword and mitre: Government and episcopate
Jean-François de Pérusse des Cars
Jean-François_de_Pérusse_des_Cars
French noble (c. 1610–1666)
noblewoman and mother of Madame de Montespan. Diane was born sometime around 1610, she was the daughter of Jean de Grandseigne, Marquis of Marsillac, and Catherine
Diane_de_Grandseigne
French noble and general (1654–1712)
manipulative duc and duchesse du Maine hurriedly arranged the details of the wedding, probably for mercenary reasons. Even though the Dowager Princess of Condé was
Louis_Joseph,_Duke_of_Vendôme
List of French dukes
set up districts of command entrusted to representatives of the aristocracy, appointed and dismissed by the sovereign. These dukes often had authority
List_of_French_dukedoms
Title in the Peerage of France
now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nemours, Lords and Dukes of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press
Duke_of_Nemours
French countess (1415–1462)
Lorraine Dukes of Guise were directly descended. Helene of Luxembourg (died 23 August 1488), married Janus of Savoy, Count of Faucigny, Governor of Nice (1440–1491)
Jeanne of Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons
Jeanne_of_Bar,_Countess_of_Marle_and_Soissons
Duke of Brittany from 1196 to 1203
Arthur led a force to Anjou and Maine. From 18 April, he styled himself as Duke of Brittany, Count of Anjou and Earl of Richmond. On 18 September, John
Arthur_I_of_Brittany
Prefecture and commune in Pays de la Loire, France
300 km (190 mi) southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution
Angers
Cadet branch of the House of Valois
line of House of Capet. His paternal grandmother, countess Margaret of Anjou and Maine (d. 1299), had been a princess of the Capetian House of Anjou
House_of_Valois-Anjou
Grant to a younger child of a monarch
of several provinces. The prerogative of Burgundy is also the origin of the Belgian, Luxembourgeois and Dutch states, through the action of its dukes
Appanage
Cadet branch of French Capetian dynasty
of Valois died out and Antoine's son Henry III of Navarre became Henry IV of France. Dukes of Bourbon Counts of La Marche Counts of Vendôme Dukes of Vendôme
House_of_Bourbon
French noble family from Touraine
The House of Maillé is a surviving French noble family of knightly origin, originating from Touraine and later established in Anjou and Maine. The family
House_of_Maillé
8th-century Frankish Duke of Maine
Duke of Maine (dux Cenomannicus) in the early eighth century. His father was Chrotgar, Duke of Maine, son or grandson of Chrodbert, count Palatine of Chlothar
Charivius
Anglo-Norman noble family
the king, and as a reward Galéran (already comte de Meulan) was made Earl of Worcester. Counsel from the Beaumonts was important to the Dukes of Normandy
House_of_Beaumont
Breton noble family
House of Rohan (Breton: Roc'han) is a Breton family of viscounts, later dukes and princes in the French nobility, coming from the locality of Rohan in
House_of_Rohan
Carolingian Emperor from 817 to 855
Hugh the Count of Tours. In 822, he assumed the government of Italy, and at Easter, 5 April 823, he received the royal crown of Italy, and was again
Lothair_I
Prefecture and commune in Pays de la Loire, France
between the counts of Anjou and the dukes of Normandy. When the Normans had control of Maine, William the Conqueror successfully invaded England and established
Le_Mans
Duke of Brittany from 1199 to 1201
of Anjou, between August and October 1199 after her son Arthur entered Angers to be recognized as count of the three countships of Anjou, Maine and Touraine
Guy_of_Thouars
Queen of France (1137–52) and England (1154–89); Duchess of Aquitaine (1137–1204)
centuries, about one woman of whom we know so little". Eleanor was descended on her father's side from a long line of dukes of Aquitaine dating back to
Eleanor_of_Aquitaine
Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1413 (c. 1368–1447)
married secondly Catherine of Alençon, the daughter of Peter II of Alençon and Marie Chamaillart, Viscountess of Beaumont-au- Maine. They had a son: Johann
Louis_VII_of_Bavaria
King of England from 1189 to 1199
Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine, and Gascony; Lord of Cyprus; Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes; and was overlord of Brittany at various times during
Richard_I_of_England
17th Century Duke of Mortemart
of Mortemart (1600 – 26 December 1675) was a French nobleman and father of the Marquise de Montespan, mistress of King Louis XIV. He was a friend of Louis'
Gabriel de Rochechouart, 1st Duke of Mortemart
Gabriel_de_Rochechouart,_1st_Duke_of_Mortemart
Princess Romanovskaya-Ilyinskaya
November 25, 1971) was an American heiress and socialite who was the wife of one of the last Russian grand dukes. Audrey was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on
Audrey_Emery
King of Naples from 1496 to 1501
alliance between the Dukes of Burgundy and Milan, entrusted him as the master of arms and archery. He was stationed at Besançon at the end of February, when
Frederick_of_Naples
King of France from 1350 to 1364
the titles of Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy in 1332 when he came of age, as part of his father, King Philip VI of France, granting
John_II_of_France
Gallows of columns of stone that rested on a horizontal beam of wood
could have as many as he wished. In principle, dukes had eight, counts six, barons four, chatelains three, and simple high justiciars two. There were, however
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Duchess consort of Gascony and Aquitaine
married firstly to Alfonso VI of Leon and Castile and secondly to Elias I, Count of Maine William's birth was a cause of great celebration at the Aquitanian
Hildegarde_of_Burgundy
1462 to Louise d'Anjou[fr], daughter of Charles IV of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Isabella of Luxembourg. Executed in 1477 after being tried for treason
Count_of_Pardiac
1441 attempted peace treaty during the Hundred Years' War
kingdoms of England and France. In exchange for the marriage, Charles wanted the English-held area of Maine in northern France, just south of Normandy
Treaty_of_Tours
French noble and military officer
du Haut-Jussé, The Popes and the Dukes of Brittany, vol. II, p. 814-847 . JSC Bridge. A History of France since the Death of Louis XI, 1921-1936, t. I
Guy_XV_de_Laval
Roches) was a French knight and crusader who acted as Seneschal of Anjou, of Maine and of Touraine. After serving the Angevin kings of England, in 1202 he changed
William_des_Roches
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COUNTS AND-DUKES-OF-MAINE
COUNTS AND-DUKES-OF-MAINE
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : nickname for someone with a deformed hand or who had lost one hand, from Middle English hand, Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flaithimh (see Guthrie), resulting from an erroneous association of the Gaelic name with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, e.g. Claffey, Glavin, and McClave.Dutch : from a variant of hont ‘dog’, ‘hound’, either a derogatory nickname, or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a dog.
Male
Native American
Native American Hopi name CHUNTA means "cheating."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Coates.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : from Middle English duk(e) ‘duke’ (from Old French duc, from Latin dux, genitive ducis ‘leader’), applied as an occupational name for someone who worked in the household of a duke, or as a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces.English and Irish : possibly also from the personal name Duke, a short form of Marmaduke, a personal name said to be from Irish mael Maedoc ‘devotee (mael, maol ‘bald’, ‘tonsured one’) of Maedoc’, a personal name (M’Aodhóg) meaning ‘my little Aodh’, borne by various early Irish saints, in particular a 6th-century abbot of Clonmore and a 7th-century bishop of Ferns.Scottish : compare the old Danish personal name Duk (Old Norse Dūkr).In some cases, possibly an Americanized form of French Leduc or Spanish Duque.Possibly an Americanized spelling of Polish Duk, a nickname from dukac ‘to stammer or falter’.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Feminine Equivalent of Count; Titled
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : topographic name from Middle English, Old French court(e), curt ‘court’ (Latin cohors, genitive cohortis, ‘yard’, ‘enclosure’). This word was used primarily with reference to the residence of the lord of a manor, and the surname is usually an occupational name for someone employed at a manorial court.English : nickname from Old French, Middle English curt ‘short’, ‘small’ (Latin curtus ‘curtailed’, ‘truncated’, ‘cut short’, ‘broken off’).Irish : reduced form of McCourt.
Surname or Lastname
English (County Durham)
English (County Durham) : variant of Jameson.
Girl/Female
English
Titled. Feminine equivalent of Count.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoops and bands, etc., from Middle English band, bond, Middle High German, Middle Low German bant, German Band denoting something used for tying or binding: ‘hoop’, ‘metal band’, ‘fetter’, ‘shackle’.Old spelling of the Dutch cognates Bant, Bande, from Middle Dutch bant ‘band’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Countess.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from the medieval personal name Ponc(h)e, Pons (see Ponce).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Ponts in La Manche and Seine-Maritime, Normandy, from Latin pontes ‘bridges’ (see Pont).English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a fop or dandy, from points ‘laces for hose’ (see Pointer 1).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic form of Court.Americanized spelling of German Kurtz.
Surname or Lastname
Italian
Italian : from the title of rank conte ‘count’ (from Latin comes, genitive comitis ‘companion’). Probably in this sense (and the Late Latin sense of ‘traveling companion’), it was a medieval personal name; as a title it was no doubt applied ironically as a nickname for someone with airs and graces or simply for someone who worked in the service of a count.English : variant of Count, cognate with 1.French : nickname for someone in the service of a count or for someone who behaved pretentiously, from Old French conte, cunte ‘count’ (of the same derivation as 1).French (Conté) : variant of Comté (see Comte).
Surname or Lastname
Probably an Americanized spelling of the Swiss German surname Bunz (see Bunce).English
Probably an Americanized spelling of the Swiss German surname Bunz (see Bunce).English : possibly a variant of Bunt.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Dyke. The Scottish name may also derive in part from any of several places named Dykes, although Black singles out one in the barony of Avondale or Strathaven in Lanarkshire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Duke 1 or 2.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (County Donegal)
English and Irish (County Donegal) : variant spelling of Payton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English contas(e), Old French contesse ‘countess’, applied as a nickname for a proud, haughty woman or for an effeminate or foppish man, or as an occupational name for a servant of a countess.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly County Durham) and Scottish
English (chiefly County Durham) and Scottish : variant spelling of Louden.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : topographic name from Old English land, Middle High German lant, ‘land’, ‘territory’. This had more specialized senses in the Middle Ages, being used to denote the countryside as opposed to a town or an estate.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a forest glade, Middle English, Old French la(u)nde, or a habitational name from Launde in Leicestershire or Laund in West Yorkshire, which are named with this word.Norwegian : habitational name from any of three farmsteads so named, from Old Norse land ‘land’, ‘territory’ (see 1 above).
COUNTS AND-DUKES-OF-MAINE
COUNTS AND-DUKES-OF-MAINE
COUNTS AND-DUKES-OF-MAINE
COUNTS AND-DUKES-OF-MAINE
COUNTS AND-DUKES-OF-MAINE
COUNTS AND-DUKES-OF-MAINE
COUNTS AND-DUKES-OF-MAINE
pl.
of County
n.
An earldom; the domain of a count or earl.
n.
An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback.
a.
Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party, as opposed to city.
n.
The wife of an earl in the British peerage, or of a count in the Continental nobility; also, a lady possessed of the same dignity in her own right. See the Note under Count.
n.
Harbor dues; port dues.
v. i.
To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.
v. t.
One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner.
imp. & p. p.
of Count
n.
The artifices, intrigues, and plottings, at courts.
n.
A count; an earl or lord.
n.
In England, one of the highest order of nobility after princes and princesses of the royal blood and the four archbishops of England and Ireland.
prep.
Denoting identity or equivalence; -- used with a name or appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition; as, the continent of America; the city of Rome; the Island of Cuba.
adv.
A jury, as representing the citizens of a country.
v. i.
To play the duke.
a.
Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.
prep.
Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company.
v. i.
To number or be counted; to possess value or carry weight; hence, to increase or add to the strength or influence of some party or interest; as, every vote counts; accidents count for nothing.
prep.
Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he is of noble blood.
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