Editing Viscount (section)

==In fiction==
{{Main|List of fictional viscounts and viscountesses}}
Viscounts and viscountesses appear in fiction, notably in [[Julia Quinn]]'s [[Bridgerton (novel series)|''Bridgerton'' series]] where Anthony, Viscount Bridgerton is the eldest son and head of the [[Bridgerton (novel series)#Bridgerton family tree|eponymous family]]. He is also the focus of the second novel of the series, the #1 ''The New York Times'' Bestseller ''[[The Viscount Who Loved Me]]'', published in 2000''.''<ref>{{Cite web |last1=March 27 |first1=Maureen Lee Lenker Updated |last2=EDT |first2=2022 at 01:26 AM |title=How 'Bridgerton' season 2 differs from the novel 'The Viscount Who Loved Me' |url=https://ew.com/tv/bridgerton-season-2-differences-novel-the-viscount-who-loved-me/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> The viscount is portrayed by [[Jonathan Bailey]] in the Netflix television adaptation ''[[Bridgerton]]'' released in 2020.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Season 2 has officially cemented its place as the #1 English TV series on Netflix. One month after its premiere on Netflix, the secrets of Lady Whistledown have amassed a whopping 656.16M hours viewed. |url=https://about.netflix.com/,%20https://about.netflix.com/en/news/top-10-week-of-april-18-anatomy-of-a-scandal-is-the-weeks-most-viewed-title |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=About Netflix}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=2022-04-19 |title=''Bridgerton'' Season 2 Overtakes Season 1 in Netflix's All-Time TV Rankings |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/bridgerton-season-2-beats-season-1-netflix-viewership-ratings-1235235479/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |magazine=Variety}}</ref>

Another prominent fictional viscount is [[Viscount Raoul de Chagny|Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny]], one of the love interests in [[Gaston Leroux]]'s classic novel ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (novel)|Le Fantôme de l'Opéra]]''. He is a notable viscount in France and a patron of the [[Opera Populaire]], the fictional opera house based on the real [[Palais Garnier]]. When Raoul marries [[Christine Daaé]] she becomes the Vicomtesse de Chagny.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Leroux |first=Gaston |title=le Fantôme de l'Opera |publisher=Pierre Laie |year=1909 |language=fr}}</ref>