Definitions
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- noun A German
count whose hereditary lands are in the Rheingau area north of the riverRhine , especially one descended from the counts of Salm.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Danube, they were under the necessity of recalling the Rhinegrave Otto
The Works of Frederich Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller 1782
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Danube, they were under the necessity of recalling the Rhinegrave Otto
The Thirty Years War — Volume 04 Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller 1782
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Danube, they were under the necessity of recalling the Rhinegrave Otto
The Thirty Years War — Complete Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller 1782
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The soldiery of the Rhinegrave have mutinied, plucked down the banners of their master, and set up an independent ensign, which they call the pennon of St. Nicholas, under which they declare that they will maintain peace with God, and war with all the world.
Anne of Geierstein 2008
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Gerold, not once doubting her, is resolved to share her death, when in the last critical moment the minstrel once more raises his voice and finishes the ballad, which the Rhinegrave had interrupted so violently.
The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Charles Annesley
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The unfortunate collier is made drunk with wine, and during his sleep they take his daughter away to the castle of the old Rhinegrave.
The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Charles Annesley
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Simon of Bestein had married the eldest daughter, the lord of Crony the second, and a German Rhinegrave the youngest.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 Various
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She begins her ballad, the contents of which terrify the Rhinegrave, for it is his own awful deed, which he hears.
The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Charles Annesley
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Everybody now looks with contempt on the low-born maiden, and the Rhinegrave commands them to be put into prison; but Gerold believing in his bride's innocence though appearances are against her, entreats her once more to defend herself.
The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Charles Annesley
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The Rhinegrave, full of remorse, embraces Silvana, beseeching her forgiveness, and the lovers are united.
The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Charles Annesley
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