Elector Palatine

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Elector Palatine was a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire who ruled the Palatinate region along the Rhine and held the prestigious right to participate in the election of the emperor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf noble rank
prince-elector
title
associatedWith Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire
coatOfArmsIncludes lion rampant
existedDuring Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages
feudalStatus immediate vassal of the emperor
governed imperial immediacies within the Palatinate
grantedBy Holy Roman Emperor
hadCapital Heidelberg
Mannheim (later period)
hadObligations attend imperial diets
provide military contingents to the empire
hasPrecedence high among secular princes of the empire
hasReligion Calvinism (for some electors)
Lutheranism (for some electors)
Roman Catholicism (originally)
hasRight participate in imperial election
vote in election of Holy Roman Emperor
hasTerritorialBase Electoral Palatinate
heldImperialFief Electoral Palatinate
surface form: Palatinate of the Rhine
heldOffice Arch-chamberlain of the Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Archsteward of the Holy Roman Empire
heldTitleOver County Palatine of the Rhine
historicalRegion Rhineland
southwestern Germany
influenced imperial politics
isOneOf Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
surface form: prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
languageUsed German
legalBasis Golden Bull of 1356
surface form: Golden Bull of 1356 (for electoral status)
linkedToDynasty House of Palatinate-Neuburg
House of Palatinate-Simmern
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
House of Wittelsbach
lostInfluenceAfter dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806
numberOfVotesInImperialElection one
participatedIn Imperial Diet
surface form: Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
partOf Holy Roman Empire
rankedAs imperial prince
relatedOffice Elector of Bavaria (later personal union for some rulers)
ruled Electoral Palatinate
surface form: Palatinate

territories along the Rhine
sovereigntyLevel semi-sovereign within the empire
symbolizedBy lion of the Palatinate
surface form: Golden Lion of the Palatinate
typeOfMonarchy hereditary principality
wasSecularElector true

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House of Wittelsbach heldTitle Elector Palatine
Prince-elector of Cologne coEquals Elector Palatine
Edesheim, Electoral Palatinate sovereignDuringEarlyModernPeriod Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Prince-Elector of the Palatinate
Prince-elector hasPart Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector of the Palatinate
Heiliggeistkirche associatedWith Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Palatinate electors
Winter King associatedWithTitle Elector Palatine
Carl associatedWithTitle Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine
Charles II, Elector Palatine positionHeld Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine
Charles II, Elector Palatine title Elector Palatine
Elizabeth of Bohemia spousePosition Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine
Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel spouseTitle Elector Palatine
Rupert I, Elector Palatine positionHeld Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine
Louis VI, Elector Palatine positionHeld Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine
Louis VI, Elector Palatine succeededAsElector Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine
arms of the Elector Palatine represents Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine
arms of the Elector Palatine usedBy Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine
Frederick III the Pious positionHeld Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine
Frederick III the Pious title Elector Palatine
County Palatine of the Rhine electoralDignity Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector of the Palatinate
Otto Henry, Elector Palatine positionHeld Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine
Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine nobleTitle Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine
Schloss Oggersheim usedBy Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Electors of the Palatinate
Offices of the Holy Roman Empire hasPart Elector Palatine
Rupert, King of Germany nobleTitle Elector Palatine
Comes Palatinus Rheni associatedWithTitle Elector Palatine
Comes Palatinus Rheni titleHolderCouldBe Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine
lion of the Palatinate usedBy Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Electors Palatine
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine positionHeld Elector Palatine
this entity surface form: Elector Palatine of the Rhine
Duke of Berg unitedWithTitle Elector Palatine
Heidelberg Tun commissionedBy Elector Palatine