countships

Aristocratic families gradually improved their economic position, and countships often became hereditary in one family, “though not usually in patrilinear succession.

795-96 2001

His thoughts were still turned to the East, and his main interest in the individual countships was as sources of supply for his Holy War.

Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 Ruth Putnam

The style _Freiherr_ (_liber dominus_) implied originally a dynastic status, and many _Freiherren_ held countships without taking the title of count.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various

Nothing loth to dispose of his future chickens, Edward, in his turn, pledged himself to cede to Charles and his heirs, without any lien of vassalage, the duchy of Bar, the countships of Champagne, Nevers,

Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 Ruth Putnam

On his side the king of England gave up the duchies of Normandy and Touraine, the countships of Anjou and

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various

Guelderland, these counties and duchy have lapsed to me, and by the same token the offices of the land have escheated to our disposition, and among others the office of master of the moneys of those countships ... using the rights, etc., escheated to me, and in consideration of the good and agreeable services already rendered and continually rendered by our knight, etc.,

Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 Ruth Putnam

In the constitutions he drew up each nation or people was left the use of its own laws; gradually the duchies were divided into countships, the counts being vassals iof the king, and having in turn valvassori (vassi-vassorum) who looked up to them as liege-lords, while ranking over all were the missi dominici who in the king's name saw to it that justice was meted out to everyone.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

The latter was split up among numerous small countships and the dioceses of Metz, Toul, and Verdun, which from early times had been immediate fiefs of the empire.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

On the dissolution of the old countships in the tenth century, the bishopric, subject only to the imperial government, enlarged its possessions and acquired sovereignty in the old District of Moselle, in the Saar District, and in the Blies District.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

IV; during his long episcopate (1043-72) he brought nearly all the countships (Grafschaften) within the limits of the archdiocese under the jurisdiction of the Church of Bremen.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913