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Markgraf (margrave) is a Germanic title, equivalent of marquis (marquess)
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Markgraf (margrave) is a Germanic title, equivalent of marquis (marquess)
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A marquess is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (Margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife of a marquess is a marchioness or marquise. These titles are also used to translate equivalent Asian styles, as in Imperial China and Imperial Japan.
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 of 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 Empire in 1806. Thereafter, those domains were absorbed in larger realms or the titleholders adopted titles indicative of full sovereignty.
In medieval Europe, a march or mark was, in broad terms, any kind of borderland, as opposed to a national "heartland". More specifically, a march was a border between realms or a neutral buffer zone under joint control of two states in which different laws might apply. In both of these senses, marches served a political purpose, such as providing warning of military incursions or regulating cross-border trade.
Marquis (marquess) is a hereditary title of nobility.
A marchioness (marquise) is a noblewoman with the rank of marquess (marquis), or the wife of a marquess.
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The March of Tuscany was a frontier march of the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages. Located in northwestern central Italy, it bordered the Papal States to the south, the Ligurian Sea to the west and Lombardy to the north. It comprised a collection of counties, largely in the valley of the Arno River, originally centered on Lucca.
A marquise (marchioness) is a noblewoman with the rank of marquess, or the wife of a marquess (marquis).
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Johann Markgraf von Pallavicini, was an Austro-Hungarian diplomat, notably serving as ambassador at the Sublime Porte during World War I.
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Margrave Philip of Hachberg-Sausenberg was the son of the Margrave Rudolf IV of Hachberg-Sausenberg and Margaret of Vienne. Philip reigned in 1487–1503 as Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg and Count of Neuchâtel. From 1466 he called himself Lord of Badenweiler.
Niccolò III may refer to:
Marquess (marquis) is a hereditary title of nobility.
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Marquis Wen or Marquess Wen may refer to these ancient Chinese rulers:
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Margrave (markgraf) was a medieval title, equivalent of marquis (marquess)