Leuchtenberg is a
municipality
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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, and a larger historical region in the
Holy Roman Empire
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governed by the
Landgraves of Leuchtenberg.
Royal (noble) and notable (not noble) Leuchtenbergers
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Landgraves of Leuchtenberg
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Thomas Mohr, Wisconsin farmer and local official
See also
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Duke of Leuchtenberg
References
Neustadt an der Waldnaab (district)
Bavarian Circle
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