landgrave

[ land-greyv ]

/ ˈlændˌgreɪv /

(in medieval Germany) a count having jurisdiction over a large territory.

(usually initial capital letter) the title of certain German princes.

Origin of landgrave

From Middle Low German, dating back to 1510–20; see origin at land, margrave

Besides, Bucer was all the more displeased, because he had already written to the same purport to the Landgrave.

Letters of John Calvin, Volume I (of 4) |Jules Bonnet
John Frederick and the Landgrave Philip were at liberty again.

The Life of Philip Melanchthon |Karl Friedrich Ledderhose
An allusion to the siege of Erfurt by the Landgrave Herman in 1203.

Parzival (vol. 1 of 2) |Wolfram von Eschenback
But the Landgrave was firm; and finding that a denial would not be taken, tried to avoid his importunate guests by flight.

The Thirty Years' War |Samuel Rawson Gardiner

The Landgrave of Hesse declared he would have nothing to do with a project intended solely to sow divisions in the empire.

History of the Rise of the Huguenots |Henry Baird

landgrave

/ (ˈlændˌɡreɪv) /

(from the 13th century to 1806) a count who ruled over a specified territory

(after 1806) the title of any of various sovereign princes in central Germany

C16: via German, from Middle High German lantgrāve, from lant land + grāve count