Count Palatine
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A Count Palatine was a high-ranking noble title in the Holy Roman Empire and other European realms, typically denoting a count with special judicial and administrative powers granted directly by the sovereign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Count Palatine canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feudal title
ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ noble title ⓘ |
| associatedWith | palace of the sovereign ⓘ |
| decline | lost many powers with rise of centralized monarchies ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Roman comes palatii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Latin comes palatinus ⓘ |
| governs | county palatine ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
emperor
ⓘ
king ⓘ sovereign ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administration of royal or imperial domains
ⓘ
presiding over regional courts ⓘ representation of sovereign authority in a region ⓘ |
| hasPower |
administrative authority
ⓘ
fiscal authority ⓘ judicial authority ⓘ right of high justice ⓘ right of low justice ⓘ |
| hasPrivilege |
autonomous jurisdiction
ⓘ
immediate vassalage to the emperor ⓘ imperial immediacy ⓘ right to collect certain taxes ⓘ right to hold courts ⓘ |
| hasRank | high-ranking noble ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Pfalzgraf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
comes palatinus NERFINISHED ⓘ palatine count ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Count Palatine of Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Count Palatine of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Palatine of the Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
duke
ⓘ
margrave ⓘ prince-elector ⓘ |
| roleInEmpire | prince-elector in the Holy Roman Empire (for the Count Palatine of the Rhine) ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
emperor
ⓘ
king ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early modern period
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| typicalTerritory | county palatine GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ German states ⓘ Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.