The rulers were called counts; when they governed several counties they often took the name duke (Dux Gothiae).
Οι διοικητές ονομάζονταν Κόμητες, ενώ όταν διοικούσαν πολλές κομητείες συχνά έπαιρναν τον τίτλο του Δούκα (Dux Gothiae).