Landgraf

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Landgraf was a noble title in the Holy Roman Empire and other German-speaking regions, typically denoting a count with territorial authority over a larger or more autonomous region than a regular Graf.

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Landgraf canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal title
noble title
associatedWith German nobility
feudalism in Central Europe
associatedWithTerritoryType Landgrafschaft
country Holy Roman Empire
denotes count with territorial authority
etymology from Middle High German "lantgrāve"
governs Landgrafschaft
semi-sovereign principality
governsType immediate territory of the Empire
hasAttribute hereditary title
hasAuthorityType territorial sovereignty (Landeshoheit)
hasCharacteristic greater autonomy than a regular Graf
larger territorial jurisdiction than a regular Graf
hasGenderedForm Landgräfin
hasLegalStatus imperial immediacy in some cases
hasPluralForm Landgrafen
hasTitleStyle Landgrave in English
higherRankThan Graf
jurisdictionOver territorial lordship
languageOfOrigin German
mayBeVassalOf Duke
Prince-elector
partOf feudal hierarchy of the Holy Roman Empire
rankInNobility above count
below duke
relatedTo Graf
similarTo Count palatine
Margrave
subordinateTo Holy Roman Emperor
King of the Romans
timePeriod Early modern period
Middle Ages
translatedAs landgrave
typicalRank equivalent to a sovereign count
usedIn German-speaking regions
Hesse
Landgraviate of Hesse NERFINISHED
Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt NERFINISHED
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel NERFINISHED
Landgraviate of Thuringia NERFINISHED
Rhineland NERFINISHED
Thuringia
Upper Saxony NERFINISHED
usedUntil 19th century in some German states

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Referenced by (3)

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Graf hasVariant Landgraf
Burggraf contrastedWith Landgraf