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Occupational name and title from Old Dutch meaning Lord Protector or Governor. Derived from Latin advocatus. German variant Vogt, Polish variant Wójt, Swedish variant Fogde. When the Netherlands was controlled by the Holy Roman Empire and Kingdom of Spain it was governed by a Landvoogd. For example, the king's sister Landvoogdes Margaretha van Parma used the feminine form of the title.
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