List of Nobiliary Titles Containing The Term graf
Some are approximately of comital rank, some higher, some lower. The more important ones are treated in separate articles (follow the links); a few minor, rarer ones only in sections below.
| German | English | Comment/ etymology |
|---|---|---|
| Markgraf | Margrave (only continental) | Mark: march (border province) + Graf. Exercised authority over territory on the border of the Empire |
| Landgraf | Landgrave | Land (country) + Graf. Exercised authority over an entire province |
| Reichsgraf | Count of the Empire | Reich i.e., (the Holy Roman) Empire + Graf. Imperial count, whose title was granted or recognised by the Emperor. |
| Gefürsteter Graf | Princely Count | German verb for "to make into a Reichsfürst" + Graf |
| Pfalzgraf | Count Palatine or Palsgrave (the latter is archaic in English) |
Pfalz (palatial estate, Palatinate) + Graf. Originally ruled "with the authority of the Imperial Palace", later, ruler of the "Palace-land", i.e., the Palatinate. |
| Rheingraf | Rhinegrave | Rhein (river Rhine) + Graf. Ruled territory bordering the Rhine River. |
| Burggraf | Burgrave | Burg (castle, burgh) + Graf. Ruled territory surrounding or dominated by a fortified castle. |
| Altgraf | Altgrave | Alt (old) + Graf. A count whose title pre-dated Imperial grants of the comital title. Unique to the Solms family. |
| Freigraf | Free Count | Frei = free (allodial?) + Graf; both a feudal title of comital rank and a more technical office |
| Wildgraf | Wildgrave | Wild (game or wilderness) + Graf. Ruled territory centered on a wilderness. |
| Raugraf | Raugrave | Rau (raw, uninhabited, wilderness) + Graf. Ruled territory centered on an undeveloped area of land. |
| Vizegraf | Viscount | Vize = vice- (substitute) + Graf |
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