Palatinate (disambiguation)
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United Kingdom
- County palatineCounty palatineA county palatine or palatinate is an area ruled by an hereditary nobleman possessing special authority and autonomy from the rest of a kingdom or empire. The name derives from the Latin adjective palatinus, "relating to the palace", from the noun palatium, "palace"...
in England - Palatinate (newspaper)Palatinate (newspaper)Palatinate is the award-winning official student newspaper of Durham University and is one of Britain's oldest and best-known student publications, having celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2008. The paper was named NUS/Independent Student Newspaper of the Year in 2001...
, student newspaper of Durham University - Palatinate (Award)Palatinate (award)The University of Durham awards Palatinates to its athletes or former athletes who demonstrate the following qualities: 'Ability of a High Standard' , 'Service to a Club' and 'Attitude and Commitment'....
, student sporting award of Durham University - Palatinate (colour)Palatinate (colour)Palatinate is a colour associated with the University of Durham A separate colour, 'Palatinate Blue', is derived from the Coat of Arms of the County of Durham...
, a shade of purple used in the colours of the County of Durham
Germany
- Electoral Palatinate or County Palatine of the Rhine (German: Kurpfalz), a historic state of the Holy Roman Empire, including
- County Palatine of Lotharingia 915–1085
- County Palatine of the Rhine 1085–1803
- Rhineland-PalatinateRhineland-PalatinateRhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
(Rheinland-Pfalz), federal state in western Germany- Palatinate (region) (Pfalz, former Rheinpfalz), in Rhineland-Palatinate
- Palatinate (wine region)Palatinate (wine region)Palatinate is a German wine-growing region in the area of Bad Dürkheim, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, and Landau in Rhineland-Palatinate. Before 1993, it was known as Rhine Palatinate . With under cultivation in 2008, the region is the second largest wine region in Germany after Rheinhessen...
, in Rhineland-Palatinate - Palatinate Forest
- Upper PalatinateUpper PalatinateThe Upper Palatinate is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of Bavaria.- History :The region took its name first in the early 16th century, because it was by the Treaty of Pavia one of the main portions of the territory of the Wittelsbach Elector...
(Oberpfalz), administrative region in Bavaria - Several sub-branches of the Palatine branch of the House of Wittelsbach:
- Palatinate-Birkenfeld, based in Birkenfeld
- Palatinate-Birkenfeld-BischweilerPalatinate-Birkenfeld-BischweilerPalatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Bischwiller in the far northeast of France.Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler was partitioned from Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld in 1600 for Christian I, the youngest son of Count Palatine Charles I. The state...
, based in Bischwiller - Palatinate-Birkenfeld-GelnhausenPalatinate-Birkenfeld-GelnhausenPalatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Gelnhausen in the south of modern Hesse, Germany.Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen was partitioned from Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler in 1654. It was a mediate state with few rights...
, based in Gelnhausen - Palatinate-Birkenfeld-ZweibrückenPalatinate-Birkenfeld-ZweibrückenPalatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around the Duchy of Zweibrücken in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....
, based in Zweibrücken - Palatinate-KleeburgPalatinate-KleeburgPalatinate-Kleeburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, which centered on the Alsatian lordship of Cleeburg.Palatinate-Kleeberg was the younger partition of Palatinate-Zweibrücken in 1604 for John Casimir, the youngest son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken...
, based in Kleeburg - Palatinate-LandsbergPalatinate-LandsbergPalatinate-Kleeburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire.Palatinate-Landsberg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Landsberg in northeastern France....
, based at Landsberg Castle in Heiligenstein - Palatinate-LauternPalatinate-LauternPalatinate-Lautern was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Kaiserslautern and Neustadt an der Weinstrasse in the south of modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....
, based in Kaiserslautern and Neustadt an der Weinstrasse - Palatinate-MosbachPalatinate-MosbachPalatinate-Mosbach was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around 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 Rupert III for his son Otto...
, based in Mosbach - Palatinate-Mosbach-NeumarktPalatinate-Mosbach-NeumarktPalatinate-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....
, based in Mosbach - Palatinate-NeuburgPalatinate-NeuburgPalatinate-Neuburg is a former territory of the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1505. Its capital was Neuburg an der Donau. Its area was about 2,750 km², with a population of some 100,000.-History:...
, based in Neuburg an der Donau - Palatinate-Neumarkt, based in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
- Palatinate-SimmernPalatinate-SimmernPalatinate-Simmern was one of the collateral lines of the Palatinate line of the House of Wittelsbach.The Palatinate line of the House of Wittelsbach was divided into four lines after the death of Rupert III in 1410, including the line of Palatinate-Simmern with its capital in Simmern. This line...
, based in Simmern - Palatinate-Simmern and ZweibrückenPalatinate-Simmern and ZweibrückenPalatinate-Simmern and Zweibrücken was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based in the Simmern and Zweibrücken in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....
, based in Zweibrücken - Palatinate-Simmern-KaiserslauternPalatinate-Simmern-KaiserslauternPalatinate-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, Germany....
, based in Simmern - Palatinate-Simmern-SponheimPalatinate-Simmern-SponheimPalatinate-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....
, based in Simmern - Palatinate-SulzbachPalatinate-SulzbachPalatinate-Sulzbach was the name of two separate states of the Holy Roman Empire located in modern Amberg-Sulzbach, Bavaria, Germany.-Palatinate-Sulzbach :...
, based in Sulzbach - Palatinate-Sulzbach-HilpoltsteinPalatinate-Sulzbach-HilpoltsteinPalatinate-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 Palatinate-Neuburg for his youngest son John Frederick...
, based in Hilpoltstein - Palatinate-ZweibrückenPalatinate-ZweibrückenPalatinate-Zweibrücken is a former state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Zweibrücken.-Overview:→ History before 1394 see main article County of Zweibrücken→ History before 1444 see main article County of Veldenz...
, based in Zweibrücken - Palatinate-Zweibrücken-BirkenfeldPalatinate-Zweibrücken-BirkenfeldPalatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Birkenfeld in modern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld was created in 1569 in the partition of Palatinate-Zweibrücken after the death of Wolfgang for his youngest son Charles I...
, based in Birkenfeld - Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-ParksteinPalatinate-Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-ParksteinPalatinate-Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein was a state of the Holy Roman Empire based around Vohenstrauß and Parkstein in modern northeastern Bavaria, Germany....
, based in Vohenstrauss