Fürst

German title of nobility

Also known as reigning prince · sovereign prince · prince

Instance of: noble title
Subclass of: prince
Country: Holy Roman Empire

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Fürst is a German word for a ruler as well as a princely title. Fürsten 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 Kaiser (emperor) or König (king).

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Different from: territorial lord
imperial prince
prince
Female form of label: Fürstin
Fyrstinde
kneginja

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