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The '''''Burgvogt''''' was the administrator of a castle in the [[Holy Roman Empire]].<ref>Dimitz (2013), p. 346.</ref>
== Duties and powers ==
The ''Burgvogt'' organized life in a castle, its general operation, husbandry and military defence. He was also in charge of jurisdiction within a castle district, i.e. within the castle and the surrounding area belonging to it. His office was known as a ''Burgvogtei''.<ref name=Ebers>Ebers (1796), pp. 502–503.</ref>
== History ==
Castles had been administered since the [[Early Middle Ages]] by castle commanders, captains or governors (''Burghauptmänner''), also known as castellans  (''Kastellane''). This led to the development of the terms ''Burgvoigt'', the man specifically in charge of organisation and jurisdiction, and ''Burggraf'' (English: [[burgrave]]), who ruled over the wider territory around a castle, the ''Burggrafschaft'' (English: [[burgraviate]]).<ref name=Ebers/>
The title of ''Burgvogt'' retained its importance after the Middle Ages, as an influential administrator of a castle or palace, until around the end of the 18th century.
In the present day, the term ''Burgvogt'' is still used in German-speaking countries as the term for the administrator of a castle, usually one that serves tourist purposes.
== References ==
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== Literature ==
* Dimitz, August (2013). ''History of Carniola Volume III: From Ancient Times to the Year 1813'', Volume 3, tr. by Andrew J. Witter. Slovenian Genealogy Society International.
* Ebers, John (1796), ''The New and Complete Dictionary of the German and English Languages'', Volume 1. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Haertel.
== External links ==
* [https://www.alemannische-seiten.de/wissen/burgvogt.php Burgvogt] Alemannic pages
* [https://drw-www.adw.uni-heidelberg.de/drw-cgi/zeige?index=lemmata&term=burgvogt Burgvogt] in the ''Deutsches Rechtswörterbuch'' (DRW).
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