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 or ...
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
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Palatinate (colour)
Palatinate or palatinate purple is a purple colour associated with Durham University and the City of Durham. The term has been used to refer to a number of different shades of purple. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as a "light purp ...
, a shade of purple used by the City of Durham and Durham University
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''Palatinate'' (newspaper), student newspaper of Durham University
Germany
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Electoral Palatinate
The Electoral Palatinate (german: Kurpfalz) or the Palatinate (), officially the Electorate of the Palatinate (), was a state that was part of the Holy Roman Empire. The electorate had its origins under the rulership of the Counts Palatine of ...
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
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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
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Palatinate (region) (', former '), in Rhineland-Palatinate
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Palatinate (wine region), in Rhineland-Palatinate
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Palatinate Forest
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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:
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House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld, based in
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Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, based in
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Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen, based in
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Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken, based in
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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 ...
, based in
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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, ...
, based at Landsberg Castle in
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Palatinate-Lautern
Palatinate-Lautern was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Lautern and Neustadt an der Weinstrasse in the south of modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Palatinate-Lautern was partitioned from the Electorate of the Palatinate in 1576 ...
, based in and
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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 ...
, based in
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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 ...
, based 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
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House of Palatinate-Neumarkt
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...
, based in
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House of Palatinate-Simmern
The House of Palatinate-Simmern (german: Pfalz-Simmern) was a German- Bavarian cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach. The house was one of the collateral lineages of the Palatinate.
The Palatinate line of the House of Wittelsbach was divided i ...
, based in
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Palatinate-Simmern and Zweibrücken
Palatinate-Simmern and Zweibrücken (german: Pfalz-Simmern-Zweibrücken) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based in the Simmern and Zweibrücken in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Palatinate-Simmern and Zweibrücken was created in 1410 o ...
, based in
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Palatinate-Simmern-Kaiserslautern
Palatinate-Simmern-Kaiserslautern was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based in the Counties Palatine of Simmern and Kaiserslautern, and the Palatinian portion of the County of Sponheim in modern Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( ...
, based in
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Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim
Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim (german: Pfalz-Simmern-Sponheim) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based in the County Palatine of Simmern and the Palatinian portion of the County of Sponheim in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Palatinate-Si ...
, based in
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Palatinate-Sulzbach Palatinate-Sulzbach was the name of two separate states of the Holy Roman Empire located in modern Amberg-Sulzbach, Bavaria, Germany, ruled by a branch of the House of Wittelsbach.
Palatinate-Sulzbach (1569–1604)
Palatinate-Sulzbach was p ...
, based in
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Palatinate-Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein
Palatinate-Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Hilpoltstein in modern central Bavaria, Germany.
Palatinate-Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein was created in 1614 out of the partition of the territories of Philip Louis of Pa ...
, based in
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Palatine Zweibrücken, based in
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Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Birkenfeld within the Upper Rhenish Circle. It was formed in 1569, after the partition of Palatine Zweibrücken and was reincorporated into that state in 1731.
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, based in
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Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein
Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Vohenstrauß and Parkstein in modern northeastern Bavaria, Germany.
Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein was created in 1569 out of the p ...
, 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
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Palatine of Hungary
The Palatine of Hungary ( hu, nádor or , german: Landespalatin, la, palatinus regni Hungariae) was the highest-ranking office in the Kingdom of Hungary from the beginning of the 11th century to 1848. Initially, Palatines were repres ...
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List of palatines of Hungary
Poland
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Voivodeships of Poland
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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 Co ...
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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (also known as voivodeships)
See also
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Palatine (disambiguation)
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Pfalz (disambiguation)
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Pfaltz (disambiguation)
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