Leuchtenberg is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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, essentially a suburb of nearby
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Weiden in der Oberpfalz (official name: Weiden i.d.OPf.; Northern Bavarian: ''Weidn in da Owapfalz'') is a district-free city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located east of Nuremberg and west of the Czech border. A branch of the German Army is locat ...
, and a larger historical region in the
Holy Roman Empire
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governed by the
Landgraves of Leuchtenberg
The Landgraves of Leuchtenberg were a Bavarian ruling dynasty of the Middle Ages, originally based in Leuchtenberg and later in Pfreimd. Their area of influence extended far beyond the borders of their home in the Upper Palatinate: the Landgravat ...
.
Royal (noble) and notable (not noble) Leuchtenbergers
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Landgraves of Leuchtenberg
The Landgraves of Leuchtenberg were a Bavarian ruling dynasty of the Middle Ages, originally based in Leuchtenberg and later in Pfreimd. Their area of influence extended far beyond the borders of their home in the Upper Palatinate: the Landgravat ...
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Thomas Mohr, Wisconsin farmer and local official
See also
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Duke of Leuchtenberg
Duke of Leuchtenberg was a title created twice by List of rulers of Bavaria, the monarchs of Bavaria for their relatives. The first creation was awarded by Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria to his son Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus, upon whose death ...
References
Neustadt an der Waldnaab (district)
Bavarian Circle
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