Viscount (Title)

By Crusader1307

This is the 4th highest “rank” in Peerage. First created in 1444, it is debated that the title is MUCH older (and may go back to The Carolingian Empire as a “Vice-Comites”). A Viscount was considered a “Deputy” to a Count. They were not originally given any “specific” authority (but would later evolve into the Noble-Class). The wife of a Viscount is referred to as a “Viscountess”. The title is still seen in some Countries even today.