List of Hereditary Western European Titles of Nobility
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terms used to designate degrees of sovereignty, nobility, and honor. Emperor
The highest-ranking title, that of emperor, derived from the Latin imperator, was originally a military title; the leader of a victorious army was saluted imperator
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| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine |
| duke | duchess | Herzog | Herzogin | duc | duchesse | duca | duchessa | duque | duquesa |
| — | — | Prinz Fürst | Prinzessin Fürstin | prince | princesse | principe | principessa | principe | principesa |
| marquess | marchioness | Pfalzgraf Markgraf Landgraf | Pfalzgräfin Markgräfin Landgräfin | marquis | marquise | marchese | marchesa | marqués | marquesa |
| earl | countess | Graf | Gräfin | comte | comtesse | conte | contessa | conde | condesa |
| viscount | viscountess | — | — | vicomte | vicomtesse | visconte | viscontessa | visconde | viscondesa |
| baron | baroness | Baron Freiherr Freier | Baronin Freiherrin Freierin | baron | baronne | barone | baronessa | barón | baronesa |