Margravial Titles in Various Western Languages
The title of margrave is translated below in languages which distinguish margrave from marquis, the latter being the English term for a Continental noble of rank equivalent to a British marquess. In languages which sometimes use marquis to translate margrave, that fact is indicated below in parentheses):
| Language | Equivalent of margrave | Equivalent of margravine |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Markgraaf/Markies | Markgraafin/Markiezin |
| Catalan | Marcgravi/Marquès | Marcgravina/Marquesa |
| Croatian | Markgrof/Markiz | Markgrofica/Markiza |
| Czech | Markrabě/Markýz | Markraběnka/Markýza |
| Danish | Markgreve | Markgrevinde |
| Dutch | Markgraaf/Markies | Markgravin/Markiezin |
| English | Marquess/Marchioness | |
| Estonian | Markkrahv | - |
| Finnish | Rajakreivi/Markiisi | Rajakreivitär/Markiisitar |
| French | Margrave | Margrave |
| German | Markgraf | Markgräfin |
| Greek | Μαρκήσιος/Μαργράβος | Μαρκησία |
| Icelandic | Markgreifi | Markgreifin |
| Italian | Margravio/Marchese | Margravia/Marchesa |
| Japanese | 辺境 | 辺境 |
| Korean | 변경백 | 변경백부인 |
| Latin | Marchio | Marcisa |
| Latvian | Markgrāfs | Markgrāfiene |
| Lithuanian | Markgrafas | Markgrafienė |
| Magyar | őrgróf/Márki) | - |
| Norwegian | Markgreve | - |
| Persian | Marzban | - |
| Polish | Margrabia | Margrabina |
| Portuguese | Margrave/Marquês | Margravina/Marquesa |
| Romanian | Margraf | - |
| Spanish | Margrave/Marqués | Margravina/Marquesa |
| Swedish | Markgreve | - |
| Vietnamese | Hầu | - |
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