Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The rank and office of a landgrave or landgravine.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The territory held by a landgrave, or his office, jurisdiction, or authority.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The territory held by a landgrave.
- noun The office, jurisdiction, or authority of a landgrave.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
countship of alandgrave , a rare type ofprincipality in theHoly Roman Empire .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word landgraviate.
Examples
-
In 1469 he bought the landgraviate of Alsace and the countship of Ferrette from the archduke
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
-
Charles is said to have beaten well the messenger who brought him the news of this trial and execution, in the very presence of Sigismund who had not yet bought back his rights in the landgraviate, where he had appointed Oswald von Thierstein as governor, and where he was thus presuming to use sovereign power.
Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 Ruth Putnam
-
He counted the landgraviate as definitely his by the treaty of St. Omer as Brabant by heritage or Liege by conquest.
Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 Ruth Putnam
-
Charles ordered a review at Ensisheim, the official capital of the landgraviate.
Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 Ruth Putnam
-
Although the conqueror of all his enemies Charles still entertained mighty projects, and in 1469 he obtained the possession of the landgraviate of Alsace and the county of Ferrette
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
-
Despite the rigorous opposition of William of Honstein and Erasmus of Limburg (1541-68), all the secular lordships of the diocese in Lower Alsace adopted the new doctrine, except the landgraviate; even part of the cathedral chapter became Protestant.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
-
He counted the landgraviate as definitely his by the treaty of St. Omer as Brabant by heritage or Liege by conquest.
Charles the Bold Putnam, Ruth, 1856-1931 1908
-
Charles ordered a review at Ensisheim, the official capital of the landgraviate.
Charles the Bold Putnam, Ruth, 1856-1931 1908
-
Charles is said to have beaten well the messenger who brought him the news of this trial and execution, in the very presence of Sigismund who had not yet bought back his rights in the landgraviate, where he had appointed Oswald von Thierstein as governor, and where he was thus presuming to use sovereign power.
Charles the Bold Putnam, Ruth, 1856-1931 1908
-
Among the acquisitions of _France_ were the three bishoprics, _Metz_, _Toul_, and _Verdun_, and the landgraviate of _Upper_ and _Lower
Outline of Universal History George Park Fisher 1868
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.