Count Nikolay Rumyantsev funded Russia's first naval circumnavigation under the joint command of Adam Johann von Krusenstern and Nikolai Rezanov in 1803 – 1806, and was instrumental in the outfitting of the voyage of the Riurik's circumnavigation of 1814 – 1816, which provided substantial scientific information on Alaska's and California's flora and fauna, and important ethnographic information on Alaskan and Californian ( among others ) natives.

In August 1858 Bakunin received a visit from his second cousin, General Count Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky, who had been governor of Eastern Siberia for ten years.

Under the patronage of Tsar Alexander I, Count Nikolay Petrovich Rumyantsev and the Russian-American Company, Krusenstern led the first Russian circumnavigation of the world.

In 1815, Chamisso was appointed botanist to the Russian ship Rurik, fitted out at the expense of Count Nikolay Rumyantsev, which Otto von Kotzebue ( son of August von Kotzebue ) commanded on a scientific voyage round the world.

On promotion to lieutenant, Kotzebue was placed in command of an expedition, fitted out at the expense of the imperial chancellor, Count Nikolay Rumyantsev, in the brig Rurik.

On August 14, Count Nikolay Kamensky decided to use this numerical superiority to launch a new offensive.

* Count Nikolay Adlerberg ( 1866 – 1881 )

Count Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev ( historical spelling Nicolai Ignatieff ; ; 17 January Old Style ( 29 January on Western calendar ) 1832 – 20 June Old Style ( 3 July on Western calendar ) 1908 ) was a Russian statesman and diplomat.

The edict itself was advocated by Count Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev not only on the grounds that " the inhabitants of the countryside may know the government is protecting them from the Jews ", but also because " governmental power is unable to defend Jews against pogroms which might occur in scattered villages.

Through the intervention of Count Nikolay Zubov, the delegation obtained from the empress the exemption from the " Jewish " taxes, some land grants, and other privileges which had not been asked for.

Count Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky | Nikolay N. MuravyovThe area was ceded by China to Russia as a result of the Treaty of Aigun of 1858 and the Treaty of Peking of 1860.

* Count Nikolay Saltykov ( 1736-1816 ), a Russian Field Marshal

It comprised the closest associates of the tsar ( the so called " young friends "), including Count Pavel Stroganov, Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Counts Viktor Kochubey and Nikolay Novosiltsev.

Count Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy ( 1883 – 1945 ) belonged to a different branch of the family.

* Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy wrote the supernatural love story Count Cagliostro where the Count brings to life a long dead Russian Princess, materializing her from her portrait.

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

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

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.

Count Vladimir Nikolayevich Lamsdorf ( Russian: Владимир Николаевич Ламсдорф, Lamsdorf, ) was a Russian statesman of Baltic German descent who served as Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire from 19001906, a crucial period which included the Russo-Japanese War and the Russian Revolution of 1905.

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.

Count Mikhail Mikhailovich Speransky () ( – ) was probably the greatest of Russian reformers during the reign of Alexander I of Russia.

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 ).