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Definition of MARGRAVE

Margrave
Margrave Mar"grave, n. [G. markgraf, prop., lord chief justice of the march; mark bound, border, march + graf earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth. gagr["e]fts decree: cf. D. markgraaf, F. margrave. See March border, and cf. Landgrave, Graff.] 1. Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany. 2. The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf; a marquis.

Meaning of MARGRAVE from wikipedia

- Margrave was originally the medieval title for the military commander ****igned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman...
- ruled Romania from 1866 to 1947. Members of the Franconian branch became Margrave of Brandenburg in 1415 and Duke of Prussia in 1525. The Margraviate of...
- Look up margrave in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Margrave (markgraf) was a medieval title, equivalent of marquis (marquess) Margrave may also refer...
- Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (Maximilian Andreas Friedrich Gustav Ernst August Bernhard Prinz und Markgraf von Baden; 3 July 1933 – 29 December 2022)...
- This article lists the Margraves and Electors of Brandenburg during the period of time that Brandenburg was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire...
- ruling Hohenzollern princes of the land were known as margraves, as their ancestors were margraves (so the prin****lity was a margraviate but not a march)...
- 940; died after 1014) was Margrave of Milan. A member of the Obertenghi family, he succeeded his father, Otbert I, as margrave after his father's death...
- Baden-Durlach and Baden-Baden. The two parts were reunited in 1771 under Margrave Charles Frederick, even if the three parts of the state maintained their...
- Dietrich II (c. 970 – 19 November 1034) was Margrave of Lusatia from 1032 to 1034, the first of the Wettin dynasty. Dietrich was the only son of Count...
- Margrave War is a term applied to several conflicts within the Holy Roman Empire: Margraves' War [de] (1308–1317) First Margrave War (1449–1450) Second...