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Meaning of landgraviate
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landgraviate (n.)
The territory held by a landgrave.
The office, jurisdiction, or authority of a landgrave.
landgraviate Sentence Examples
- The landgraviate of Thuringia played a pivotal role in the formation of the Holy Roman Empire.
- The Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ruled over one of the largest landgraviates in the German Confederacy.
- The landgraviate of Alsace was a strategic buffer zone between France and the German states.
- Landgraviates were often granted by the Holy Roman Emperor as fiefs to nobles and princes.
- The Landgrave of Brandenburg was one of the electors who chose the Holy Roman Emperor.
- The landgraviate of Luxembourg was a wealthy and prosperous territory due to its iron ore mining.
- The War of the Hesse Landgraviate pitted the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel against the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.
- The landgraviate of Baden was formed through the merger of several smaller territories.
- The Landgrave of Nassau was a powerful ruler who played a key role in the Protestant Reformation.
- Landgraviates gradually lost their political significance as the modern nation-state system developed.
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The territory held by a landgrave., The office, jurisdiction, or authority of a landgrave.
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The landgraviate of Thuringia played a pivotal role in the formation of the Holy Roman Empire.
The Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ruled over one of the largest landgraviates in the German Confederacy.
The landgraviate of Alsace was a strategic buffer zone between France and the German states.
Landgraviates were often granted by the Holy Roman Emperor as fiefs to nobles and princes.
