Viscount
C27784
concept
A Viscount is a noble title ranking below an earl and above a baron, historically granted by a monarch to signify intermediate aristocratic status and associated land or responsibilities.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viscount canonical | 7 |
| Viscount Cobham | 1 |
| viscount in the Peerage of Great Britain | 1 |
| viscount in the Peerage of Ireland | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Viscount
Generated description
A Viscount is a noble title ranking below an earl and above a baron, historically granted by a monarch to signify intermediate aristocratic status and associated land or responsibilities.
Instances (10)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Richard FitzWilliam, 6th Viscount FitzWilliam | — |
| William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure | — |
| Gerald Balfour | — |
| John Graham of Claverhouse | — |
|
John Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort
linked to:
John Vereker, Baron Gort
|
viscount in the Peerage of Ireland |
|
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
linked to:
5th Viscount Howe
|
viscount in the Peerage of Great Britain |
| Gaston IV of Foix | — |
| John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure | — |
| John Denton Pinkstone French | — |
| John Lyttelton, 9th Viscount Cobham | Viscount Cobham |