margraviate

Noun

Meaning

The territory or jurisdiction of a margrave.

Examples

Judith's oldest son, Otto II, inherited the Margraviate of Brandenburg after the death of his father in 1184. Source: Internet

It was taken by the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1316 and was restored to the Wettin dynasty after the death of Valdemar the Great in 1319. Source: Internet

Margraves of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1535–1571) main The short-lived Margraviate of Brandenburg-Küstrin was set up as a secundogeniture of the House of Hohenzollern. Source: Internet

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