margrave
German border noble
A margrave was a military governor of a border province in medieval Germany, ranking above a count.
The title evolved into a hereditary noble rank equivalent to marquis elsewhere in Europe.
The female equivalent is margravine.
The Margrave of Brandenburg ruled territories that would later become Prussia.
Nobleman below duke
- landgraveGerman territorial noble rank
- countReckon a total
- dukeHighest-ranking nobleman
- baronLow-ranking peer
earl · viscount · palatine · archduke · nobleman · aristocrat · peer · lord
Visible impression or sign
- borderlandTerritory at a boundary
- frontierEdge of settlement
- provinceRegional administrative district
- domainArea of control
shire · county · region · district · realm · land · demesne · principality
Fortified medieval residence
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
heraldry · chivalry · crusade · Holy Roman Empire · Carolingian · Brandenburg · Baden · Austria
Legal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
dominion · command · oversight · regency · stewardship · lordship · suzerainty · power
marquess
Nobleman below duke
baron · earl · viscount · palatine · archduke · nobleman · aristocrat · peer · lord · titled
mark
Visible impression or sign
- borderlandTerritory at a boundary
- frontierEdge of settlement
- provinceRegional administrative district
domain · shire · county · region · district · realm · land · demesne · principality · holding
castle
Fortified medieval residence
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- strongholdFortified place of defense
court · heraldry · chivalry · crusade · Holy Roman Empire · Carolingian · Brandenburg · Baden · Austria · Moravia
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- governanceHow authority is exercised
administration · dominion · command · oversight · regency · stewardship · lordship · suzerainty · power · mandate
vassal
Land-holding sworn subordinate
homage · allegiance · oath · knight · retainer · bannerman · suzerain · overlord · sworn · investiture
- governorsstate governor, viceroy, governor's office, lieutenant governor, proconsul
- noblesbaron, baroness, count, countess, duke
- royal titlesqueen, king, prince, princess, emperor
- european peerageduke, duchess, earl, count, countess
- feudal lordsbaron, count, earl, duke, lord
- feudal ranksbaron, lord, earl, count, knight