burgrave
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thumb|right|The Burggraf von Regensburg|Burgrave of Regensburg presiding over a [[trial, early 14th-century illustration in the Codex Manesse.]]
Burgrave, also rendered as burggrave (from , ), was since the medieval period in Europe (mainly Germany) the official title for the ruler of a castle, especially a royal or episcopal castle, and its territory called a Burgraviate or Burgravate (German Burggrafschaft also Burggrafthum, Latin praefectura).
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