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A '''viscount''' (feminine: ''viscountess'') is a noble [[peer]] ranking below a [[count]] and above a [[baron]]. It was one of the least-awarded titles in the [[Peerage of Westarctica]] until 2018, when it exploded in popularity. Westarctican viscountcies are named after and are associated with individual geographic features of Westarctica. | |||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word viscount comes from Old French ''visconte'', itself from Medieval Latin ''vicecomitem'', accusative of vicecomes, from Late Latin ''vice''- "deputy" + Latin ''comes'' (originally "companion"; later Roman imperial courtier or trusted appointee, ultimately count). | The word viscount comes from Old French ''visconte'', itself from Medieval Latin ''vicecomitem'', accusative of vicecomes, from Late Latin ''vice''- "deputy" + Latin ''comes'' (originally "companion"; later Roman imperial courtier or trusted appointee, ultimately count). | ||
== | ==History of the title in Westarctica== | ||
From 2001-2004, during the time Westarctica was known as the [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica]], no viscounts were created. Although the title was authorized under Article 34 of the [[Achaean Royal Charter]], the article only permitted the title to be bestowed upon the child of an [[Earl]] or [[Countess]]. Curiously, the law also described the land ruled by a viscount as a "vichy" and that it should be comprised of two or more baronies combined. | |||
From 2001 - 2004, during the time Westarctica was known as the [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica]], no viscounts were created. Although the title was authorized under Article 34 of the [[Achaean Royal Charter]], the article only permitted the title to be bestowed upon the child of an Earl or Countess. Curiously, the law also described the land ruled by a viscount as a "vichy" and that it should be comprised of two or more baronies combined. | |||
In June 2004, when the Achaean Territory transitioned to the [[Westarctica|Grand Duchy of Westarctica]], [[Grand Duke Travis]] altered all existing peerage titles, lowering them in [[Order of Precedence in Westarctica|precedence]]. The first viscount created at this time was the [[Viscount of Whitmore]], who had originally been granted the title Duke of Whitmore, a title derived both from his name and from the [[Whitmore Mountains]]. Shortly after, on 26 June 2004, Emilio Garcia was granted the title [[Viscount of Siple]], and given autonomous control over [[Siple Island]]. This title was later [[mediatization|mediatized]] and placed under the authority of the [[Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis|Prince of Siple]]. | In June 2004, when the Achaean Territory transitioned to the [[Westarctica|Grand Duchy of Westarctica]], [[Grand Duke Travis]] altered all existing peerage titles, lowering them in [[Order of Precedence in Westarctica|precedence]]. The first viscount created at this time was the [[Viscount of Whitmore]], who had originally been granted the title Duke of Whitmore, a title derived both from his name and from the [[Whitmore Mountains]]. Shortly after, on 26 June 2004, Emilio Garcia was granted the title [[Viscount of Siple]], and given autonomous control over [[Siple Island]]. This title was later [[mediatization|mediatized]] and placed under the authority of the [[Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis|Prince of Siple]]. |
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