palatine
A palatinate is a territory ruled by a palatine or a native or inhabitant of such a territory.
a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine.
A palatinate was a county subject to a count palatine. There were various meanings of this in different places. The meaning of the term comes from the fact that the count palatinate had the right to have his own palace. In the Holy Roman Empire, the term County Palatine of the Rhine referred to a specific territory in several pieces, mostly on or near the Rhine. The person who governed this territory was the the Count Palatine, and was one of the Prince Electors of the Holy Roman Empire. As such, he was at at rank above most dukes, and was one of seven men who had the right to cast a vote in the election of an emperor. In England, the term referred to a count who had an army of his own, for the protection of the rest of the country from incursion by the Welsh or Scots; it designated a marcher lord, the equivalent of a marquess. There were other similar counties in Hungary, Greece, and Poland. There are links below.
The Palatine Hill was one of the seven hills of Rome. It was at the centre of the city and it was a favoured place of residence of the Roman aristocracy. Because of this, the Roman emperors called the chamberlain of the imperial court palatinus. Constantine the great called the imperial palace guard Scholae Palatinaeand this term was used from then to the end of the days of the Romans. In the Middle Ages the titlecomes palatinus (count patine) was used for a variety of high ranking royal officials. It was used by the Merovingians and the Carolingians and was revived by Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor. In the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church used the title judices palatini (papal palace judges) for the highest administrative officers of the pope's household.
Palatinate-Neuburg was created in 1505.
Palatinate-Neuburg ended in 1808.
Palatinate campaign happened in 1622.
The population of Upper Palatinate is 1,085,216.
Margaret of the Palatinate was born in 1376.
Electorate of the Palatinate was created in 1085.
Electorate of the Palatinate ended in 1803.
Palatinate-Lützelstein was created in 1598.