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The Palatinate (/ p ə ˈ l æ t ɪ n ɪ t /; German: Pfalz; Palatine German: Palz), or the Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz), is a historical region of Germany.The Palatinate occupies most of the southern quarter of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), covering an area of 2,105 square miles (5,450 km 2) with about 1.4 million inhabitants.
Palatines (Palatine German: Pälzer) were the citizens and princes of the Palatinates, Holy Roman States that served as capitals for the Holy Roman Emperor. [1] [2] [3] After the fall of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the nationality referred more specifically to residents of the Rhenish Palatinate, known simply as "the Palatinate".
Palatinate-Landsberg was definitely reannexed to the Palatinate-Zweibrücken: Palatinate-Zweibrücken (with Landsberg) was briefly annexed to the Kingdom of France (1677–1693) Charles Louis (Karl I. Ludwig) 22 December 1617: 24 October 1648- 28 August 1680: 28 August 1680: Electoral Palatinate (Simmern line restored) Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel ...
Rhineland-Palatinate was established in 1946 after World War II, from parts of the former states of Prussia (part of its Rhineland and Nassau provinces), Hesse (Rhenish Hesse) and Bavaria (its former outlying Palatinate kreis or district), by the French military administration in Allied-occupied Germany.
The French repeatedly invaded and occupied the area, residing in Kaiserslautern in 1686–1697. Nevertheless, after the treaty of Utrecht it was restored to be part of the Palatinate. During the unquiet episodes in the 18th century, the Palatinate was the scene of fighting between French and German troops of different states.
On June 30, 2005, the population of Trier according to official records of the Rhineland-Palatinate state authorities was 99,685 (registered only by Hauptwohnsitz and after comparison with other regional authorities). The following overview illustrates the city's different population levels, according to the current size of the city area.
The Duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg was created in 1505 as the result of the Landshut War of Succession and existed until 1799 or 1808. After the so-called Kölner Spruch (Verdict of Cologne) the duchy was created from the territories north of the Danube for Otto Henry and Philipp, the sons of Ruprecht of the Palatinate.
Pages in category "History of the Palatinate (region)" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.