County
Count (male) or countess (female) is a title for a noble of varying status, but historically deemed to convey an approximate rank intermediate between the highest and lowest titles of nobility. [URL=/help/org/mnob:county][…][/URL]
. Sphere: temporal. 240 arpents. Prerequisite: District. Possible outlets: Marquisate / Margraviate / County palatine / Principality / Landgraviate / Duchy / Emirate / Viceroyalty.
Marquisate
A marquess is a nobleman of hereditary rank in various peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The theoretical distinction between a marquess and other titles has faded into obscurity. [URL=/help/org/mnob:marquis][…][/URL]
. Sphere: temporal. 320 arpents. Prerequisite: County. Possible outlets: Margraviate / Duchy / Viceroyalty.
Margraviate
Margrave is the title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of an Empire. A margrave functions as the military governor of a march, a border province. [URL=/help/org/mnob:margrav][…][/URL]
. Sphere: temporal. 320 arpents. Prerequisite: Marquisate / County. Possible outlets: Duchy.
County palatine
A county palatine or palatinate is an area ruled by a hereditary nobleman enjoying special authority and autonomy from the rest of a kingdom or empire. The name derives from the Latin adjective palātīnus, [URL=/help/org/mnob:cpalat][…][/URL]
. Sphere: temporal. 240 arpents. Prerequisite: County. Possible outlets: Duchy.