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  Palatinate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A palatinate is a territory administered by a count palatine, originally the direct representative of the sovereign, but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crown's overlordship.
In the Golden Bull of 1356, the Palatinate was recognized as one of the secular electorates, and given the hereditary offices of Archsteward (Erztruchseß) of the Empire and Imperial Vicar (Reichsverweser) of the western half of Germany.
Wigeric of Lotharingia, count of the Bidgau (abt.
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 Palatinate
A Palatinate is an area administered by a palatine count, originally the direct representative of the sovereign but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crown's overlordship.
That part of the old Rhenish Palatinate which lay on the Right Bank of the Rhine was annexed by Baden at the beginning of the Nineteenth century, and is now part of the state of Baden-Württemberg, including the cities of Mannheim and Heidelberg, which had been the capitals of the old electorate.
In the Golden Bull of 1356, the Palatinate was made one of the secular electorates, and given the hereditary offices of Archsteward of the Empire and Imperial Vicar of the western half of Germany.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pa/Palatinate.html   (668 words)

  
 Palatine - LoveToKnow 1911
Instead of remaining near the person of the king, some of the counts palatine were sent to various parts of his empire to act as judges and governors, the districts ruled by them being called palatinates.
We hear of a count palatine in Saxony, and of others in Lorraine, in Bavaria and in Swabia, their duties being to administer the royal estates in these duchies.
The exception was the count palatine of the Rhine, who became one of the four lay electors and the most important lay official of the empire.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Palatine   (910 words)

  
 Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry (born 1175, died 28 April 1227) was count palatine of the Rhine from 06 Aug 1195 to 1213.
He grew up in England and became count palatine of the Rhine through his 1193 marriage to Agnes, heir to the Staufen count.
In 1193, Henry married Agnes (died 1204), daughter of Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_V,_Count_Palatine_of_the_Rhine   (238 words)

  
 Genealogy of the Royal Family of Bavaria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
HRH Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand Crown Prince of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria, Franken and Swabia, Count Palatine of the Rhine
Duke of Bavaria, Franken and Swabia, Count Palatine of the Rhine
HRH Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Duke of Bavaria, Franken and Swabia, Count Palatine of the Rhine
www.geocities.com /henrivanoene/genbavaria01.html   (1905 words)

  
 HISTORY OF THE HOUSE OF WITTELSBACH - ROYAL HOUSE OF BAVARIA AND PRINCELY HOUSE OF LÖWENSTEIN
son Otto II, Count of Dachau acquired the castle of Wittelsbah, and was father of Otto IV, Count Palatine in Bavaria (d 1156), whose son Otto V was invested with the Duchy of Bavaria as Otto I, after the fall of Henry the Lion, 16 Sep 1180.
Maximilian was elevated to the dignity of Elector of the Empire with the deprivation of that title from the Elector Palatine 25 Feb 1623 (this title restored by the Treaty of Westphalia 1648, increasing the number of Electors).
The achievement is borne on a mantle purpure, fringed and tasselled or, doubled ermine and surmounted by the Royal Crown of Bavaria.
www.chivalricorders.org /royalty/gotha/bavarhis.htm   (1463 words)

  
 Early Germans
The Palatinate was originally a feudal district whose ruler, the Count Palatine, a prince of the Holy Roman Empire, exercised all prerogatives of a king.
The first Count Palatine ruled from 945 until 996, and although the office was not hereditary it appears to have been held mainly by his descendants until the death of Count Herman III in 1155.
In 1214, on the death of the reigning count, the Palatinate was given by the German King Frederick II to Otto, the infant son of Louis I, Duke of Bavaria.
www.enerspace.com /early_germans.htm   (2701 words)

  
 The Imperial Diet
During the Thirty Years war (1618-1648) the Count Palatine of Rhine was deprived of his status of Elector which was conferred on his distant cousin the Duke of Bavaria.
With the end of the War settled by the Treaty of Westphalia (1638), an 8th Electorate was created and given to the Count Palatine of the Rhine (1648).
In 1777, the dynasty of Bavaria died out and the Count Palatine of the Rhine inherited Bavaria, whereupon the Electoral voices (votes) of Bavaria and Palatinate were merged.
www.chivalricorders.org /nobility/holyroman/hrediet.htm   (138 words)

  
 Paradox Interactive Forums - - ARCHIVE - Principal Court of the Palatinate
The current Count Palatine, Frederick von Wittelsbach enjoys unusual respect and tranquility in the Rhineland thanks to the steady hand of his predecessor the Emperor as well as the continuation of the administration of the lands by locals like Cornelius von Adler.
Fraconia West of the Rhine- Count Palatine Ludwig III von Wittelsbach inherited the ducal coronet of Franconia in 1229, and the Count Palatine's right as Archsteward of Franconia was later confirmed in the Bulla Aurae.
Noble Erich von Wittelsbach, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Prince-Elector and Archsteward of the Empire, Grandmaster of the Knights of St. Henry the Lion.
www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?t=45084   (7410 words)

  
 palatinate - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Palatinate, in German history, name of two imperial regions not related geographically, the western Rhenish, or Lower, Palatinate (German Rheinpfalz...
- territory of German Empire: a part of the German Empire ruled by the Count Palatine of the Rhine, or the part of modern Germany corresponding to this
- palatine's territory: the territory, office, or responsibilities of a feudal palatine
ca.encarta.msn.com /palatinate.html   (116 words)

  
 The Avalon Project : The Golden Bull of the Emperor Charles IV 1356 A.D.
The count palatine of the Rhine, moreover, shall be obliged to offer food, and the duke of Saxony shall perform the office of marshal as has been the custom from of old.
The count palatine must know, nevertheless, that every kind of alienation or obligation of imperial possessions, in the time of such administration, is expressly forbidden to him.
But the count palatine, carrying the imperial orb, shall march in the same line on the right side, and the margrave of Brandenburg, bearing the sceptre, on the left side of the same duke of Saxony.
www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/medieval/golden.htm   (5228 words)

  
 Stall-Plates of the Knights of the Garter
1661 (445) Edward, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria.
Brother of the Emperor Charles V. 1612 (408) Frederick Casimir, Duke of Bavaria, Count Palatine of the Rhine.
Daughter of Philip (the Bold), Duke of Burgundy, K.G. Married William of Bavaria, Duke of Holland and Count of Ostrevant, K.G. 1408 Blanch, Duchess of Bavaria.
www.heraldica.org /topics/orders/garterstalls.htm   (12928 words)

  
 MOO GHOSTS file list
To terminate the brawls between the occupants of the different students' halls, the three halls were, in accordance with the elector's desire, united in 1546 with the college of arts and by this means with the university proper, and were thus consolidated under their own statutes and administration.
With the consent of Pope Julius III it was established in 1560 in the abandoned Augustinian monastery.
The foundation of this residence had been laid by the Palatine Count Rudolph I (1294-1319), who built for himself a castle on the Jettenbühl above the city, which is the oldest part of the entire structure.
www.cwrl.utexas.edu /~bump/VSA/Heidelberg.html   (2397 words)

  
 Prince Rupert, count palatine of the Rhine, duke of Bavaria, duke of Cumberland, earl of Holderness (1619-1682)
Rupert, Prince, count palatine of the Rhine, duke of Bavaria, duke of Cumberland, earl of Holderness (1619-1682)
The third son of Frederick V, elector Palatine and his wife Elizabeth, the sister of Charles I, and thus a nephew of Charles I, perhaps the best known Royalist general of the Civil War.
Rickard, J. (26 April 2001) Rupert, Prince, count palatine of the Rhine, duke of Bavaria, duke of Cumberland, earl of Holderness (1619-1682), http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_prince_rupert.html
www.historyofwar.org /articles/people_prince_rupert.html   (2208 words)

  
 Page2.html
Counts of Palatine of the Holy Roman Empire
Louis ruled Palatinate of the Rhine; John ruled the Upper Palatinate (i.e.
Palatinate and Bavaria came under the domination of France.
www.remmick.org /Palatinate/Page2.html   (472 words)

  
 Titles of European hereditary rulers
< Rudolf I (+1319), Duke of the Upper Bavaria 1294; Count Palatine of the Rhine >
Charles-Theodor (+1799), Elector of the Palatinate, inherited Bavaria (1777).
Maximilian-Joseph (+1825), Count Palatine of Zweibücken and Birkenfeld, Count of Rappolstein and Lord of Hohenack, succeeded Charles-Theodor in Bavaria (1799).
www.geocities.com /eurprin/bavaria.html   (4035 words)

  
 THIRTEENTH GENERATION
She was married to Frederick V of BOHEMIA-PALATINE Elector of Palatine (son of Frederick IV of PALATINE Elector) on 14 Feb 1613 in London, ENGLAND.
Rupert of PALATINE Prince was born in 1619 in Prague - son of Elector Frederick V of Palatine.
He was christened in Palatine - Count Palatine of the Rhine.
home.att.net /~hamiltonclan/hamilton/gilbert/d4097.htm   (172 words)

  
 The Palatinate (Early Coonrod Migration)
There were 3000 Palatines on 10 ships that sailed for NY and approximately 470 died on the voyage or shortly after their arrival.
The Duke of Marlborough was assigned by Queen Anne to transport the immigrants to England.
Many Londoner's welcomed the Palatines, but the poor were not, as they felt their English food was being taken from them to feed the Germans.
www.coonrod.net /palat.htm   (1966 words)

  
 Lauser Notes
The Pfaltz Valley is in the Palatinate, in the southwestern part of Germany, dissected by the Rhine River.
In the early 13th century, the territory fell to the Wittelsbach Dukes of Bavaria, who were also count palatine of Bavaria.
In 1619 Elector Frederick V (the "Winter King") (the son-in-law of King James I of England) accepted the throne of Bohemia from rebellious Protestant noblemen.
www.ortlauserfamilies.org /lauser_notes.htm   (894 words)

  
 Find in a Library: A Christian confession of the late moste noble and mightie prince, Friderich of that name the third, ...
Find in a Library: A Christian confession of the late moste noble and mightie prince, Friderich of that name the third, Count Palatine by [ye] Rhein, one of the electours of the holy Empire, and Duke in Bauire: wherein constantlie and meekelie he departed out of this world the 26.
A Christian confession of the late moste noble and mightie prince, Friderich of that name the third, Count Palatine by [ye] Rhein, one of the electours of the holy Empire, and Duke in Bauire: wherein constantlie and meekelie he departed out of this world the 26.
by Friedrich, Elector Palatine; Johann Casimir, Count Palatine of the Rhine; Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse
worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/03fdf49efeb933f6a19afeb4da09e526.html   (299 words)

  
 Germany
19 Oct 1813 Confederation of the Rhine dissolves.
They were specified to be the count palatine of the Rhine (Pfalzgraf bei Rhein) and the count palatine of Saxony (Pfalzgraf von Sachsen).
By the time period covered, the count palatine of Saxony was the duke of Saxony, elector; and the count palatine of the Rhine was the elector with that title, until the interregnum of 1657, when the electorate in question, and with it the county palatine, were in dispute with Bavaria.
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 The Avalon Project : Count Palatinate as Judge Over the Kings. Decree of the Nuremberg Diet, November 19, 1274.
And it was defined by all the princes and barons who were present, that the count Palatine of the Rhine has held of old, and does hold, the right of judging in processes which the emperor or king wishes to bring against a prince of the empire.
Future candidates were to be bound more and more by engagements and promises, to submit more and more to the arrogant assumptions of the electoral college.
And in certain questions the Count Palatine of the Rhine, and not the King of the Romans was to speak the decisive word.
www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/medieval/countpal.htm   (185 words)

  
 Wilhelm Ruland. Legends of the Rhine. The Emperor Wenzel
Finding that a good drink tasted better at the place of its origin, he often visited the brave Count Palatine of the Rhine who dwelt in this blissful country, and who had more casks in his cellar than there are saints' days in a year.
This proof of imperial confidence was by no means disagreeable to the very noble Elector Ruprecht of the Palatinate, and he neglected no opportunity of striving to ingratiate himself more and more in the emperor's favour.
Wenzel kept his word and ceded his crown to Ruprecht of the Palatinate who, in his turn, made the emperor a present of six waggon-loads of Bacharacher wine.
www.kellscraft.com /LegendsRhine/legendsrhine071.html   (469 words)

  
 BBC - History - Prince Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Bavaria (1619 - 1682)
BBC - History - Prince Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Bavaria (1619 - 1682)
Prince Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Bavaria (1619 - 1682)
In 1642, at 22 years of age, Prince Rupert joined the army of his uncle, Charles I, in the Civil War against Parliament - having gained experience as an officer in the Thirty Years War (1618-1648).
www.bbc.co.uk /history/historic_figures/rupert_prince.shtml   (642 words)

  
 TimeRef - History Timelines - Rupert (Prince, count Palatine of the Rhine)
TimeRef - History Timelines - Rupert (Prince, count Palatine of the Rhine)
Rupert was the son of Frederick (the Winter King), elector of the Palatine and Elizabeth (the Winter Queen), daughter of James I and sister of Charles I. He was born in Prague in 1619 and was forced into exile from Bohemia to Holland with his family where he spent most of his childhood.
The town surrendered without a fight and the Prince Rupert took control of the nearby Broughton Castle.
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 electors
Charles IV to issue (1356) the Golden Bull (so called because of its golden seal), which regulated the procedure of elections and coronations and confirmed the electoral rights of the archbishops of Mainz, Trier, and Cologne, the king of Bohemia, the count palatine of the Rhine, the duke of Saxony, and the margrave of Brandenburg.
In 1692 a ninth vote (formally recognized, 1708) was created for Hanover; thus the kings of England became (1714) electors.
Frederick III, elector palatine - Frederick III (Frederick the Pious), 1515–76, elector palatine (1559–76).
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