Electoral Palatinate

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The Electoral Palatinate was a significant principality of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a prince-elector who held the prestigious right to participate in the election of the emperor and played a key role in early modern European politics.

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instanceOf former principality
prince-electorate
state of the Holy Roman Empire
alliedWith Protestant Union
capital Heidelberg
Mannheim
coatOfArms Palatine lion
continent Europe
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolvedBy German mediatization
electoralStatusConfirmedBy Golden Bull of 1356
endTime 1803
governmentForm monarchy
princely state
hasTitleHolder Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
surface form: Prince-elector of the Palatinate
heldRight vote in election of Holy Roman Emperor
historicalRegion Electoral Palatinate self-linksurface differs
surface form: Palatinate (Pfalz)
importantCity Heidelberg
Mannheim
Neustadt an der Weinstraße
language German
legalSystem Roman law influenced
locatedIn Alsace
surface form: Upper Rhine region

present-day Baden-Württemberg
present-day Germany
present-day Rhineland-Palatinate
mergedInto Electorate of Bavaria
notableInstitution Heidelberg University
notableRuler Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine
Frederick III, Elector Palatine
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
Frederick V, Elector Palatine
partOf Holy Roman Empire
playedRoleIn Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation

Thirty Years' War
precededBy Electoral Palatinate self-linksurface differs
surface form: County Palatine of the Rhine
religion Calvinism
Lutheranism
Roman Catholicism
rulingDynasty House of Wittelsbach
significantEvent Golden Bull of 1356
startTime 1356
successorState Electorate of Bavaria
Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Kingdom of Bavaria
territoryLostIn French Revolutionary Wars
territoryOn left bank of the Rhine
right bank of the Rhine

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War of the Spanish Succession belligerent Electoral Palatinate
Sophia of the Palatinate countryOfCitizenship Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
Electoral Palatinate precededBy Electoral Palatinate self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: County Palatine of the Rhine
Electoral Palatinate historicalRegion Electoral Palatinate self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Palatinate (Pfalz)
Heidelberg Catechism countryOfOrigin Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
Heidelberg wasCapitalOf Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine placeOfBirth Electoral Palatinate
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine placeOfDeath Electoral Palatinate
Diet of Worms location Electoral Palatinate
subject surface form: Diet of Worms (1521)
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
Philip Melanchthon countryOfCitizenship Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
Philip Melanchthon placeOfBirth Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken originatesFrom Electoral Palatinate
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken region Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Palatinate
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken associatedWith Electoral Palatinate
House of Palatinate-Simmern region Electoral Palatinate
House of Palatinate-Simmern region Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Palatinate
House of Palatinate-Simmern ruled Electoral Palatinate
House of Palatinate-Simmern ruled Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Palatinate-Simmern
Elizabeth Stuart associatedPlace Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Palatinate
Electress of Hanover citizenship Electoral Palatinate
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
Kingdom of Bavaria includedRegion Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Palatinate (Rhenish Palatinate)
Upper Rhenish Circle includesTerritory Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
Upper Palatinate historicalAffiliation Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
Electorate of Bavaria borderedBy Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
Prince Rupert of the Rhine citizenship Electoral Palatinate
Christoph Willibald Gluck countryOfBirth Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
Second Helvetic Confession approvedBy Electoral Palatinate
Protestant Union member Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
Palatine lion associatedWith Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz borderedBy Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Palatinate
Rudolf I of Germany deathPlace Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
Prince-Archbishopric of Trier borderedBy Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Palatinate
Zacharias Ursinus deathPlace Electoral Palatinate
House of Wittelsbach ruled Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
House of Wittelsbach associatedWith Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Palatinate
Oggersheim hasHistoricalAffiliation Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
Count Palatine of the Rhine heldTitleOver Electoral Palatinate
Count Palatine of the Rhine ruledRegion Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Palatinate
Count Palatine of the Rhine territorialBase Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Lower Palatinate
Edesheim, Electoral Palatinate country Electoral Palatinate
Edesheim, Electoral Palatinate locatedIn Electoral Palatinate
Heidelberg Castle locatedIn Electoral Palatinate
this entity surface form: Electoral Palatinate (historical)
Heiliggeistkirche associatedWith Electoral Palatinate