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Title of nobility

English	French	Italian	Spanish	German	Norwegian	Swedish	Finnish	Russian
Duke	Duc	Duca	Duque	Herzog	Hertug	Hertig	Herttua³	князь	Kniaz[?]⁴
Prince¹	Prince¹	Principe¹	Príncipe¹	Fürst	Furst³	Furst³	Ruhtinas³	князь	Kniaz[?]⁴
Marquess	Marquis	Marchese	Marques	Markgraf²	Marki	Markis³	Markiisi³	Boyar⁴
Earl / Count	Comte	Conte	Conde	Graf	Greve	Greve	Kreivi
Viscount	Vicomte	Visconte	Vizconde		Visegreve
Baron	Baron			Freiherr	Baron	Friherre	Paroni
Baronet
Knight	Chevalier			Ritter	Ridder		Ritari
Notes: 1) Prince/principe can also be a royal title, Prinz in German 2) In the German system by rank approximately equal to Landgraf and Pfalzgraf 3) Not in current domestic use. 4) For domestic Russian nobility only the two titles Kniaz and Boyar were used.