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Fürst
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Also known as reigning prince, sovereign prince, prince

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  • Fürst in comparison with Prince
  • Use of the title in German
  • Other uses in German
  • Derived titles
  • Origins and cognates
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

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''''' (, female form , plural ''; from Old High German ', "the first", a translation of the Latin ') is a German word for a ruler as well as a princely title. ' were, starting in the Middle Ages, members of the highest nobility who ruled over states of the Holy Roman Empire and later its former territories, below the ruling ' (emperor) or ' (king).

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