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margrave

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Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany.

The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf; a marquis.

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1720 ) ** Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1677 until his death (d. Source: Internet

According to it, it was the attack of the Margrave that forced the Catholicization, which was to be an act of subordination to the Emperor, done without the mediation of the Pope. Source: Internet

After his death in 1763, many artists and craftsmen migrated to Berlin and Potsdam, to work for King Frederick the Great, because Frederick's successor, Margrave Frederick Christian had little understanding of art. Source: Internet

Although his self-promotion from margrave to king relied on his title to the Duchy of Prussia, Brandenburg was still the most important portion of the kingdom. Source: Internet

He also created artworks for emperor Maximilian I and for Margrave Casimir Hohenzollern von Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Source: Internet

Chronicler Thietmar described the event as follows: ::When Bolesław 's mother died his father married, without permission from the Church, a nun from the monastery in Kalbe, daughter of Margrave Dietrich. Source: Internet

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