Other authors of the Gogol's era included Vladimir Fyodorovich Odoevsky ( The Living Corpse, written 1838, published 1844, The Ghost, The Sylphide, and other stories ), Count Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy ( The Family of the Vourdalak, 1839, and The Vampire, 1841 ), Mikhail Zagoskin ( Unexpected Guests ), Józef Sękowski / Osip Senkovsky ( Antar ), Yevgeny Baratynsky ( The Ring ).

* George, Count Brasov ( 1910 – 1931 ), son of Grand Duke Mikhail Romanov and Princess Brasova ( Natalia Sheremetyev-Romanov )

* Mikhail Kuzmin wrote a novella called The Marvelous Life of Giuseppe Balsamo, Count Cagliostro ( 1916 ).

Eventually Nicholas, the new Tsar, appeared in person, at the square, and sent Count Mikhail Miloradovich, a military hero who was greatly respected by ordinary soldiers, to parley with the rebels.

His title of Count was awarded to him in 1839, with his daughter being permitted by special Imperial decree to carry the title into her marriage in the family of Prince Mikhail Cantacuzène.

Count Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov (, ; ; – ) was a Russian-Armenian statesman, General of the Cavalry, and Adjutant General of H. I. M. Retinue.

The earliest known ancestors of Count Mikhail Loris-Melikov hail from the Armenian monarchic dynasty of Bagratids, whose blood line is linked to Zakharian prince, hereditary commanders of Georgian armies in the 12th and 13th centuries.

Count Mikhail Tariel Loris-Melikov was an outstanding statesman of Russian Empire, General-Adjutant, Member of the State Council.

Left to right: Prince Pyotr Dmitrievich Sviatopolk-Mirskii, Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia and Count Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov in 1877

In Switzerland live continuers of the female line V. N. Argutinskaya-Dolgorukova – Count Aleksander Mikhail Loris Melikov ( 1926 ) and his four children Anna-Elizabeth, ( 1959 ), Dominica, ( 1961 ), Natalya ( 1963 ) and Mikhail ( 1964 ).

Nicholas and Count Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov, his foreign minister, were instrumental in initiating the conference.

His wider family included several distant cousins, among them Count Pavel Potemkin, another decorated military figure, whose brother Mikhail married Potemkin's niece Tatiana Engelhardt.

Alexander's nephew Alexander II entertained reformist ideas, culminating in a project initiated by Count Mikhail Loris-Melikov, who had been appointed his Minister of Interior in August 1880.

Count Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov ( Russian: Михаи ́ л Илларио ́ нович Воронцо ́ в ) ( July 12, 1714 – February 15, 1767 ) was a Russian statesman and diplomat, who laid foundations for the fortunes of the Vorontsov family.

* Count Mikhail Muravyov-Vilensky ( 1796-1866 ), known for his suppression of the Polish-Lithuanian January Uprising of 1863

* Count Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov ( 1845-1900 ), Russian diplomat and statesman, known for his activities in the Russian Far East

* Prince Mikhail Cantacuzène, Count Spiransky: Russian Representative to the U. S. 1892-1895 ; Russian representative to Rome 1895-1899 ; aide-de-camp to Nicholas II, last Tsar of Russia 1900-1917

Count Mikhail Fedotovich Kamensky () ( 8 May 1738 – 12 August 1809 ) was a Russian Field Marshal prominent in the Catherinian wars and the Napoleonic campaigns.

Count Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov or Muraviev () ( – ) was a Russian statesman who advocated transferring the attention of Russian foreign policy from Europe to the Far East.

Mikhail Muravyov was the son of General Count Nicholas Muravyov ( governor of Grodno ), and grandson of Count Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov-Vilensky, who became notorious for his drastic measures in stamping out the Polish insurrection of 1863 in the Lithuanian provinces.

Alfonso Jordan () ( 1103 – 1148 ) was the Count of Tripoli from 1105 until 1109 and thereafter Count of Toulouse ( as Alfonso I ) until his death.

D. Vasco da Gama () ( c. 1460 or 1469 – 24 December 1524 ), 1st Count of Vidigueira, was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.

Amadeus VI ( January 4, 1334, Chambéry – March 1, 1383 ), nicknamed the Green Count () was Count of Savoy from 1343 to 1383.

Geoffrey V ( 24 August 1113 – 7 September 1151 ), called the Handsome () and Plantagenet, was the Count of Anjou, Touraine, and Maine by inheritance from 1129 and then Duke of Normandy by conquest from 1144.

The Count of Monte Cristo () is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas ( père ).

On 30 April 2008, shortly before the wedding of his younger son, Prince Joachim, to Miss Marie Cavallier, the title " Count of Monpezat " () was conferred by the Queen on both of her sons, and made hereditary for their male-line descendants, both male and female.

The counties were established in 1634 on Count Axel Oxenstierna's initiative, superseding the historical provinces of Sweden () to introduce a modern administration.

The Battle of Mingolsheim () was fought on April 27, 1622, near the German village of Wiesloch, 14 miles south of Heidelberg ( and 5 miles south of Wiesloch ), between a Protestant army under General von Mansfeld and the margrave of Baden against a Roman Catholic army under Count Tilly.

Count of Paris () was a title for the local magnate of the district around Paris in Carolingian times.

Count Andrey Ivanovich Osterman () ( June 9, 1686 – May 31, 1747 ) was a German-born Russian statesman who came to prominence under Tsar Peter I of Russia ( Peter the Great ) and served until the accession of the Tsesarevna Elizabeth.

Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly () ( February 1559 – 30 April 1632 ), commanded the Catholic League's forces in the Thirty Years ' War.

Count Alexey Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin () ( 1 June 1693 – 21 April 1768 ), Grand Chancellor of Russia, was one of the most influential and successful European diplomats of the 18th century.

Count Sergei Vasilievich Saltykov () ( c. 1726 – 1765 ) was a Russian officer ( chamberlain ) who became the first lover of Empress Catherine the Great after her arrival to Russia.

Theobald III () ( 13 May 1179 – 24 May 1201 ) was Count of Champagne from 1197 to his death.

Count Hans Karl Friedrich Anton von Diebitsch und Narden or Graf Ivan Ivanovich Diebitsch-Zabalkansky () ( 13 May 1785, Groß Leipe near Obernigk, Lower Silesia – 10 June 1831, near Pułtusk ) was a German-born soldier serving as Russian Field Marshal.

The title Count of Wisborg () is a noble title that has been granted by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to some former princes of Sweden and their descendants.

Salomon () ( died 874 ) was Count of Rennes and Nantes from 852 and Duke of Brittany from 857 until his death by assassination.

Wrhwant, Gurwant, Gurwent or Gurvand () ( died 876 ) was a claimant to the Duchy of Brittany from 874 until his death in opposition to Pascweten, Count of Vannes.

Baji Prabhu Deshpande () was a Minister / Count ( also known as Sardar ) of Chattrapati Shivaji, founder of the Maratha empire.

Albert I () ( c. 1175 – 7 October 1260 ) was a Duke of Saxony, Angria, and Westphalia ; Lord of Nordalbingia ; Count of Anhalt ; and Prince-elector and Archmarshal of the Holy Roman Empire.

Count Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust () ( 13 January 1809 – 24 October 1886 ) was a German and Austrian statesman.

Count Dmitry Andreyevich Tolstoy () ( March 13, 1823 – May 7, 1889 ) was a Russian statesman, a member of the State Council of Imperial Russia ( 1866 ).