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thumb|Heraldic crown of a landgrave

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Instance of
noble title
Subclass of
count
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male form of label
ландгроф
Commons category
Landgraves
female form of label
landgrevinne
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thumb|Heraldic crown of a landgrave

Landgrave (, , , ; , ', ', ', ', ') was a rank of nobility used in the Holy Roman Empire, and its former territories. The German titles of ', ' ("margrave"), and ' ("count palatine") are of roughly equal rank, subordinate to ' ("duke"), and superior to ' ("count").

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