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n. - The military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries; A nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right.

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  • Prussia, whose ancestors were burgraves of Nuremberg for over 200 years, is still styled burgrave of Nuremberg.
  • Hohenzollern, burgrave of Nuremberg, was invested with the margravate of Brandenburg and the electoral dignity.
  • Now did Arnold bring Birdalone to the town hall, wherein yet sat the deputy of the burgrave, who himself was in the leaguer at the
  • Libuša's foundation on the Hradšany and extending down to the river, probably under the rule of the King's lieutenant or burgrave, and finally the Old Town on the right...
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