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Palatinate or county palatine may refer to: *the territory or jurisdiction of a
count palatine A count palatine (Latin ''comes palatinus''), also count of the palace or palsgrave (from German ''Pfalzgraf''), was originally an official attached to a royal or imperial palace or household and later a nobleman of a rank above that of an ord ...


United Kingdom and Ireland

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County palatine In England, Wales and Ireland a county palatine or palatinate was an area ruled by a hereditary nobleman enjoying special authority and autonomy from the rest of a kingdom. The name derives from the Latin adjective ''palātīnus'', "relating to ...
in England and Ireland * Palatinate (award), student sporting award of Durham University *
Palatinate (colour) Palatinate or palatinate purple is a purple colour associated with Durham University and the Durham, England, City of Durham. The term has been used to refer to a number of different shades of purple. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it ...
, a shade of purple used by the City of Durham and Durham University * ''Palatinate'' (newspaper), student newspaper of Durham University


Germany

* Electoral Palatinate 1085–1803, or County Palatine of the Rhine 1085–1803 (german: Kurpfalz, links=no), a historic state of the Holy Roman Empire **preceded by Electoral Palatinate#County Palatine of Lotharingia 915–1085 *
Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
('), federal state in western Germany **
Palatinate (region) The Palatinate (german: Pfalz; Palatine German: ''Palz'') is a region of Germany. In the Middle Ages it was known as the Rhenish Palatinate (''Rheinpfalz'') and Lower Palatinate (''Unterpfalz''), which strictly speaking designated only the wes ...
(', former '), in Rhineland-Palatinate **
Palatinate (wine region) Palatinate (german: Pfalz) is a German wine-growing region (''Weinbaugebiet'') in the area of Bad Dürkheim, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, and Landau in Rhineland-Palatinate. Before 1993, it was known as Rhine Palatinate (''Rheinpfalz''). With und ...
, in Rhineland-Palatinate ** Palatinate Forest *
Upper Palatinate The Upper Palatinate (german: Oberpfalz, , ) is one of the seven administrative districts of Bavaria, Germany, and is located in the east of Bavaria. Geography The Upper Palatinate is a landscape with low mountains and numerous ponds and lakes ...
('), administrative region in Bavaria *Several sub-branches of the Palatine branch of the House of Wittelsbach: **
House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld The House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld (German: ''Pfalz-Birkenfeld''), later Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, was the name of a collateral line of the Palatine Wittelsbachs. The Counts Palatine from this line initially ruled over only a relatively u ...
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Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Bischwiller. It was formed in 1600, after the separation from Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and was incorporated into Palatine Zweibrücken in 1731. Hist ...
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Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen was a state of the Holy Roman Empire seated in Gelnhausen in the south of modern Hesse, Germany. Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen was partitioned from Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler in 1654. It was a mediate st ...
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Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around the Duchy of Zweibrücken in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken was created in 1731 when Christian III of Palatinate-Zweibr ...
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Palatinate-Kleeburg Palatinate-Kleeburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, which centered on the Alsatian lordship of Kleeburg. Palatinate-Kleeberg was the younger partition of Palatinate-Zweibrücken in 1604 for John Casimir, the youngest son of John I, Co ...
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Palatinate-Landsberg Palatinate-Landsberg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Landsberg in northeastern France. Palatinate-Landsberg was the intermediate partition of Palatinate-Zweibrücken in 1604 for Frederick Casimir, the youngest son of John I, C ...
, based at Landsberg Castle in ** Palatinate-Lautern, based in and **
Palatinate-Mosbach Palatinate-Mosbach was a state of the Holy Roman Empire centred on Mosbach and Eberbach in the north of modern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Palatinate-Mosbach was created in 1410 out of the partition of the Palatinate after the death of King ...
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Palatinate-Mosbach-Neumarkt Palatinate-Mosbach-Neumarkt was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Mosbach and Eberbach in the north of modern Baden-Württemberg, and Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate of Bavaria, Germany. Palatinate-Mosbach-Neumarkt was created in ...
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Palatinate-Neuburg Palatinate-Neuburg (german: Herzogtum Pfalz-Neuburg) was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1505 by a branch of the House of Wittelsbach. Its capital was Neuburg an der Donau. Its area was about 2,750 km², with a population of ...
, based in ** House of Palatinate-Neumarkt, based in ** House of Palatinate-Simmern, based in ** Palatinate-Simmern and Zweibrücken, based in ** Palatinate-Simmern-Kaiserslautern, based in ** Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim, based in ** Palatinate-Sulzbach, based in ** Palatinate-Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein, based in **
Palatine Zweibrücken Palatine Zweibrücken (), or the County Palatine of Zweibrücken, is a former state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Zweibrücken (french: Deux-Ponts). Its reigning house, a branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was also the Royal House of ...
, based in ** Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, based in ** Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein, based in


Greece

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County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos The County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos existed from 1185 to 1479 as part of the Kingdom of Sicily. The title and the right to rule the Ionian islands of Cephalonia and Zakynthos was originally given to Margaritus of Brindisi for his serv ...


Hungary

* Palatine of Hungary *
List of palatines of Hungary This is a list of palatines of Hungary. A palatine (Kingdom of Hungary), palatine (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''nádorispán'' or ''nádor''; also: Croatian language, Croatian: ''ugarski palatin''; German language, German: ''Palatin''; Slo ...


Poland

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Voivodeships of Poland A voivodeship (; pl, województwo ; plural: ) is the highest-level administrative division of Poland, corresponding to a province in many other countries. The term has been in use since the 14th century and is commonly translated into English as ...


Ukraine

*Subdivisions of
Zaporozhian Sich The Zaporozhian Sich ( ua, Запорозька Січ, ; also uk, Вольностi Вiйська Запорозького Низового, ; Free lands of the Zaporozhian Host the Lower) was a semi-autonomous polity and proto-state of Cos ...


See also

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Palatine (disambiguation) A palatine (palatine guard) was a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in Europe since Roman times. Palatine may also (or more specifically) refer to: Personal titles *Palatine (Kingdom of Hungary), vice-regent of Hungary *C ...
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Pfalz (disambiguation) Pfalz, Pfälzer, or Pfälzisch are German words referring to Palatinate. They may refer to: Places *Pfalz, the Palatinate (region) of Germany **Nordpfalz, the North Palatinate **Vorderpfalz, the Anterior Palatinate **Südpfalz, the South Pa ...
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Pfaltz (disambiguation) Pfaltz, an obsolete spelling of ''Pfalz'', may refer to: * Ober Pfaltz or Upper Palatinate, a district in Bavaria, Germany People with the surname * Andreas Pfaltz (born 1948), Swiss chemist * Hugo Pfaltz (1932–2019), American politician See ...
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