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Landgrave vs Burggrave - What's the difference?

landgrave | burggrave |

As nouns the difference between landgrave and burggrave

is that landgrave is (rare) specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the holy roman empire, in present germany while burggrave is (historical|germany) one appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle).

landgrave

English

(wikipedia landgrave)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rare) specific nobiliary title ranking as count in certain feudal countships in the Holy Roman Empire, in present Germany.
  • County nobleman in the British, privately held North American colony Carolina, ranking just below the proprietary (chartered equivalent of a royal vassal).

    • Related terms

    * landgraviate * landgravine

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    burggrave

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical, Germany) One appointed to the command of a burg (fortress or castle).
  • (Germany) One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg.