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Margrave was originally the medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or a kingdom. That position became hereditary in certain feudal families in the Empire and the title came to be borne by rulers of some Imperial principalities until the abolition of the ...
A Margrave (German: Markgraf) is a German nobleman. Originally the Holy Roman Emperor would give a Markgraf an area of the borders (the Marches or German : Mark ) to look after. The Margrave would have to protect the people in the area from invaders, and at the same time protect the empire.
- DictionaryMar·grave/ˈmärˌɡrāv/
noun
- 1. the hereditary title of some princes of the Holy Roman Empire. historical
Marquess, marquess equivalentsa European title of nobility, ranking in modern times immediately below a duke and above a count, or earl. Etymologically the word marquess or margrave denoted a count or earl holding a march, or mark, that is, a frontier district; but this original significance has.
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The Margraviate of Baden ( German: Markgrafschaft Baden) was a historical territory of the Holy Roman Empire. Spread along the right banks of the Upper Rhine in south-western Germany, it was named a margraviate in 1112 and existed until 1535, when it was split into the two margraviates of Baden-Durlach and Baden-Baden.
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The feudal designation of the Margraviate of Brandenburg ended with the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, which made the Hohenzollerns de jure as well as de facto sovereigns over it. It was replaced with the Province of Brandenburg in 1815 following the Napoleonic Wars.
Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of the word margrave, which means a German noble or a military governor of a border province. See examples of margrave in sentences from recent sources and related words.
Margrave definition: (formerly) the hereditary title of the rulers of certain European states.. See examples of MARGRAVE used in a sentence.
