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families were called princes when they ruled tiny quasi-sovereign medieval principalities. After their demesnes were absorbed by
Muscovy, they settled at the Moscow court and were authorised to continue with their princely titles.
1687:(also known as the Belgrade Pashaluk). The obor-knez was senior chief and responsible for his district's people and was their spokesman (intermediary) in direct relations with the Pasha, though usually through the
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was the only hereditary title that was officially recognised and officially used in the Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth. Notable holders of the title
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990:. From the mid-18th century onwards, the title Velikii Kniaz was revived to refer to (male-line) sons and grandsons of Russian Emperors. See
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1412:) titles, for Bosnian rulers. One of the first such ruler, recorded in historic documents and later historiography, was
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and other Slavic titles as "duke" of "prince" can be traced back to
Medieval Lithuania and Poland. The rulers of the
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Mihaljčić, R. (1999) Knez. in: Ćirković S.i R.Mihaljčić Leksikon srpskog srednjeg veka, Beograd, str. 299–301
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29:(852–889), the title of the Bulgarian monarchs was
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2014:. London: Routledge. p. 21.
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1256:became a recognised title in the
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1945:. Scarecrow Press. p. 119.
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820:(Великий Князь) (translated as
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1021:patrilineally descended from
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1232:As noted above, the title
810:soon in 913. According to
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1870:Oxford English Dictionary
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