Reichsvogt

Reichsvogt (German: [ˈʁaɪçsˌfoːkt]; Imperial Advocate) was the term for the office of a Vogt that was nominated by the king of the Holy Roman Empire as his representative. Especially in what is now Switzerland, the Reichsvogt was a very influential position in the High Middle Ages.

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