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Noun Concept

Categories: German noble titles, Heads of local government, Counts, Burgraves

burgrave Burggraaf Burggraf Burggrave Burggraviate

A nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right WordNet 3.0

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A nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Burgrave, also rendered as burggrave, was since the medieval period in Europe the official title for the ruler of a castle, especially a royal or episcopal castle, and its territory called a Burgraviate or Burgravate. Wikipedia

The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status. Wiktionary

Governor. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

Lord

imperial, royal and noble ranks

Graf

HAS KIND

burgrave de Cracovie

purkrabí Hradeckého kraje

Burgraviate of Nuremberg

APPLIES TO JURISDICTION

Belgium

Kingdom of The Netherlands

DIFFERENT FROM

viscount

SAID TO BE THE SAME AS

castellan

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