Who was the sovereign of the lowest title?
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The ranking of German nobility place Burgrave equivalent to the English Viscount. In the Holy Roman Empire the holders of this title were Imperial Princes, and thus sovereign.
There were four hereditary burgraviates ranking as principalities within the Holy Roman Empire, those of Antwerp, Magdeburg, Freidburg, and Nuremberg. The Burgrave of Meissen was hereditary but not entitled to the privileges of an Imperial Prince in the H.R.E.
The four unique titles of Rhinegrave, Waldgrave, Raugrave, and Altgrave were equivalent in prestige and privilege to Burgrave, but acquired unique titles prior to the creation of the more generic Burgrave title.
Here are the rankings of the nobility and sovereigns of the Holy Roman Empire.
Note that there are many more then we are accustomed to in the English and British peerages. The main equivalencies, in descending order, are:
Duke (British, ruler of a duchy) to Herzog (German, ruler of a Herzogtum)
Marquess (British, ruler of a march) to Margraf (German, ruler of a Markgrafschaft)
Earl (British, ruler of a county) to Reichsgraf (German, ruler of a Grafschaft)
Viscount (British) to Burgraf (German, ruler of a Burgraviate)
Baron (British, ruler of a barony) to Reichsfreiherr (German, ruler of a Freiherrschaft)
Baronet (British, no land) to Ritter (German, no land)
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