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Margraviate of Burgau

Burgau
Coat of arms of Burgau
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Burgau   is located in Germany
Burgau
Burgau
Coordinates: 48°25′56″N 10°24′25″E / 48.43222°N 10.40694°E / 48.43222; 10.40694Coordinates: 48°25′56″N 10°24′25″E / 48.43222°N 10.40694°E / 48.43222; 10.40694
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Swabia
District Günzburg
Government
 • Mayor Konrad Barm (FW)
Area
 • Total 25.92 km2 (10.01 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 9,579
 • Density 370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 89331
Dialling codes 08222
Vehicle registration GZ
Website www.burgau.de
Margraviate of Burgau
Markgrafschaft Burgau
Fief of Holy Roman Empire
before 1147–1805


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Capital Burgau
Languages Swabian
Government Principality
Historical era Middle Ages
 •  Lordship first mentioned 1147 the 12th century
 •  Raised to margraviate 1212
 •  Margravial line extinct,
    to Habsburg Austria

1301
 •  Ceded to Bavaria 26 December 1805 1805
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Swabia
Kingdom of Bavaria


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Burgau is a town in the district of Günzburg in Swabia, Bavaria. Burgau lies on the river Mindel, and has a population of just under 10,000.

The territory around Burgau was originally part of the stem duchy of Swabia. The death of Conradin and the resulting extinction of the Hohenstaufen line in 1268 led to collapse of the integrity of the duchy and its division into reichsfrei lands, after local nobles resisted the Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph's attempts to annex the duchy. The Lords of Burgau are first found in documentary mention in 1147, as Herren von Burguo. Burgau was raised to a margraviate in 1212.

With the death of Margrave Henry III in 1301, the margravial line fell extinct and the Empire claimed the fief. Albert I of Germany transferred the feudal rights to his two sons, thereby permanently adding the territory to the Habsburg dominions, with Henry III's widow purchasing the allodial rights. Four different titles were awarded: that of allodial rights, Imperial feudal rights (German: ), manorial rights (German: ) and guardianship (German: , usually translated as bailiwick).


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