Count signified a rank of male nobility. Dooku, a Sith Lord who led the Confederacy of Independent Systems politically during the Clone Wars, held the position of count for the world Serenno. After he departed from the Jedi Order, and after killing his brother Ramil (who had assumed the title after their father, Gora, passed away), Dooku regained his count title, along with his family's ancestral property and riches on Serenno. In the era when the Galactic Empire reigned, Chrodber also possessed the title of Serenno's count. The thorilide magnate Denetrius Vidian was also a count. Consequently, he was called "my lord." New Republic senator Jogurner was a count as well.