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| | Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Knyaz |
 | | Kniaz’ or knyaz is a word found in some Slavic languages, denoting a nobility rank. |
 | | When Kievan Rus' became fragmented in the 13th century, the title Kniaz continued to be used in Ruthenian states, including Novgorod, Vladimir-Suzdal', Muscovy, Tver, Halych-Volynia, and in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. |
 | | Kniaz continued as a hereditary title of Russian nobility patrilineally descended from Rurik (e.g., Repnin, Gorchakov) or Gediminas (e.g., Galitzine, Troubetzkoy). |
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