What is the wife of a viscount called?

Answer 1

Oddly enough, she is a Countess. The Anglo-Saxon word Jarl was used in England to replace the Latin Comes - Comte in French, Count in English. The Comes was the head of a Comitatis - modern County. Under the Norman Conquest, the Earl became a local ruler, but his wife was described in Norman French, hence Countess.

Answer 2

the wife of a viscount is called viscountess

Answer 3

The wife of a marquess is a Marchioness.

Answer 4

the wife of a count is called a countess.

Answer 5

marchioness