# der Burggraf

der Burggraf is a German noun meaning “a male burgrave (a military governor or commander of a castle, fortress or medieval fortified town, especially within the Holy Roman Empire), similar to a French chatelain or Late Middle English castellan”. Forms: des Burggrafen, die Burggrafen.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Burggrafen
- Plural: die Burggrafen

## In other languages

- Русский: истор. бургграф

## Meanings

1. _historical_ a male burgrave (a military governor or commander of a castle, fortress or medieval fortified town, especially within the Holy Roman Empire), similar to a French chatelain or Late Middle English castellan
2. _historical_ burgrave
   - „Möglicherweise hat bereits König Konrad III. nach dem Tode des Wendenfürsten zur Wahrung der Rechte des Reiches einen Burggrafen eingesetzt.“

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