Encyclopedia > Rhinegrave

Article Content

Rhinegrave

(G. Rheingraf; Rhein, Rhine + graf, count)

A Rhinegrave was a nobleman with the status of a count in the 12th and 13th cent., the governor of one of the many castles or fortresses along the Rhine River in West Germany, who had the entitlement of levying tolls for passage along the river.

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Lake Ronkonkoma, New York

... 6,700 households, and 5,011 families residing in the town. The population density is 1,549.2/km² (4,010.1/mi²). There are 6,949 housing units at an average ...