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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.
John Manners, Marquess of Granby was a general who rewarded his long serving sergeants on their retirement with enough money to open up inns in various parts of England. In gratitude to their benefactor or more likely as a condition of the grant of money they named their inns "the marquess of granby"
King, Prince, Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, Baron.
There are no Counts in the UK. However, the wife of an Earl is a Countess. The ranks (top to bottom) of the nobility are: Duke Marquess Earl (aka count) Viscount Baron