Count of Geneva

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The Count of Geneva was a medieval noble title associated with the rulers of the historical County of Geneva in what is now southeastern France and western Switzerland.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Count of Geneva canonical 5
Counts of Geneva 4

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval countship
noble title
associatedDynasty House of Geneva
associatedWith County of Geneva
country County of Geneva
dissolvedOrAbolished Late Middle Ages
feudalSystem feudalism
governmentForm feudal county
hasCapital Geneva
hasHistoricalSignificance regional power in western Alps
hasJurisdictionOver County of Geneva
hasTitleHolder House of Geneva
historicalTerritoryNowIn France
Switzerland
inception High Middle Ages
languageOfOfficialName Latin
Old French
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity southeastern France
western Switzerland
linked to: Western Switzerland
locatedInTime medieval period of European history
nobilityType hereditary title
nobleRank count
partOf medieval nobility of Savoy and Geneva region
precedes later rule of the House of Savoy in Geneva region
region Lake Geneva region
Rhône valley (upper)
linked to: Rhône valley
seatOfPower Geneva
titleHeldBy secular rulers
titleScope regional ruler
usedInPeriod Middle Ages

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Felix V nobleTitle Count of Geneva
Louis, Duke of Savoy nobleTitle Count of Geneva
Lord of Faucigny relatedTo Counts of Geneva
linked to: Count of Geneva
Countess of Geneva genderFormOf Count of Geneva
Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy conflictWith Counts of Geneva
linked to: Count of Geneva
Tour des Comtes de Genève namedAfter Counts of Geneva
linked to: Count of Geneva
Tour des Comtes de Genève ownerInThePast Counts of Geneva
linked to: Count of Geneva
County of Geneva rulingTitle Count of Geneva