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The article discusses the history of the double title of Count Bishop in Northern Central Italy in the 11th to 15th centuries, with reference to the Medieval origins of the phenomenon of Bishops with social ranking such as count, prince, or duke. Topics discussed include the role of the Count Bishop in the social and religious hierarchies, negotiations of the position between the social and religious spheres, and systems of hierarchical classifications of individual and group status in Italian society during this period.