Ok, perhaps here. You are correct in using the singular:
Neither his father nor his paternal grandfather was calling themselves Counts. I'm pretty sure "himself" would be more correct here. Easiest fix would be to remove the "was" -- oh dear. I've been out of college for more than three decades. And the rules have changed anyway. Webster's accepted "impact" as a verb in the early 1980s, and language evolves, and trivial nits just don't seem to concern 99.9% of readers anyway, so why bother? I declare your English to be exemplary, and that's my final verdict. :)
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Thank you for your comments. However, I think I will leave themselves.
You are the first one to send any comment about my English and I really appreciate that.