Count of Artois

County of Artois
Coat of arms of the Counts of Artois
Creation date850 (850) (fief)
1681 (1681) (courtesy title)
PeeragePeerage of France
First holderOdalric
Last holderFrancis II, Holy Roman Emperor (fief)
Charles, Count of Artois (courtesy title)
StatusExtinct
Extinction dateNovember 6, 1836 (1836-11-06)

The count of Artois (French: Comte d'Artois, Dutch: Graaf van Artesië) was the ruler over the County of Artois from the 9th century until the abolition of the countship by the French revolutionaries in 1790.

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