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Electoral Palatinate

state of the Holy Roman Empire (1085–1803)
Organization electoral_principate Q22880

Facts

27 properties

Identity

Instance of
electoral principate, state in the Holy Roman Empire, county palatine, historical country[8][9][10]
Short name
Palatinate, Pfalz
Native label
Kurfürstentum Pfalz[33]
Official name
Electorate of the Palatinate, Kurfürstentum Pfalz[28][29]

Status and dates

Inception
1085[19]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date
April 27, 1803[20]

Location

Country
Electoral Palatinate[5]
Location
Europe[17]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 49.500°, 8.017°[21]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Holy Roman Empire[4]

Relations

Part of
Holy Roman Empire[18]
More facts +16
Religion or worldview
Reformed Christianity, Catholicism[2][3]
Basic form of government
hereditary monarchy[15]
Capital
Heidelberg, Mannheim, Düsseldorf[11][12][13]
Continent
Europe[7]
Demonym
Palatines, Pfälzer[30][31]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27]
Different from
Kurpfalz, Palatinate
Language used
Palatinate German
Located in or next to body of water
Rhine[6]
Located in/on physical feature
Central Europe[22]
Name in native language
Kurfürstentum Pfalz[32]
Named after
kaiserpfalz[16]
Office held by head of government
Elector Palatine[26]
Office held by head of state
Count Palatine of the Rhine
Official language
German[14]
Significant event
Thirty Years' War, Nine Years' War, Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire[23][24][25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Electorate of the Palatinate en Electorate of Palatinate en Electorate Palatinate en Electorate of the Palatine en Electorate the Palatinate en Kurfürstentum von der Pfalz en Palatinate of the Rhine en Rhenish County Palatine en Palatine Electorate en Pfalzgrafschaft bei Rhein en County Palatinate of the Rhine en Bavarian Palatinate en Palatinate of the rhein en County Palatine of Lotharingia en County Palatine of the Rhine en Electoral Palatinate ar بالاتينات الانتخابيه ar بالاتينات الإنتخابية ar بالاتينات الانتخابية cs Falcké kurfiřtství
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
157693038
GND ID
25943-3
BHCL UUID
a1d42ab2-269f-4692-8dc5-fb2c7fc82d99
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
126678149
Biblissima authority ID
Peggy Wood
FactGrid item ID
Burgenland Freizeit
Fandom article ID
cs.historika:Falcké_kurfiřtství
Freebase ID
/m/09pkf
Museum-digital place ID
97k (3.2k–97k, n=3)
NL CR AUT ID
ge134194
SVKKL authority ID
0268054-Rynska-Falc-Nemecko
Topic's main category
Category:Electoral Palatinate

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🔗 Connections
Citizens 20
Baron d'Holbach, John Jacob Astor I, Frederick V of the Palatinate, Rupert, Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Duchess of Orléans, Johann Stamitz, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, Elisabeth of the Palatinate +12 more
Things located in country 9
Heidelberg, Mannheim, Bretten, Electoral Palatinate, Mannheim school, Palatinate campaign, Palatine Peasants' War, German Palatines +1 more
Participated in 5
Thirty Years' War, Battle of White Mountain, Palatinate campaign, Palatine Peasants' War, Siege of Heidelberg
Capital 3
Düsseldorf, Heidelberg, Mannheim
Significant event 3
Thirty Years' War, Nine Years' War, Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
← Capital of 3
Düsseldorf, Heidelberg, Mannheim
Contained subdivisions 2
Achern, Montbronn
Different from 2
Palatinate, Kurpfalz
Instance of 2
county palatine, historical country
People born here 2
Louis III, Elector Palatine, Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken
Religion or worldview 2
Catholicism, Reformed Christianity
← Different from 2
Palatinate, Kurpfalz
Basic form of government 1
hereditary monarchy
Continent 1
Europe
Country 1
Electoral Palatinate
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Has these parts 1
Weinsberg
Language used 1
Palatinate German
Located in or next to body of water 1
Rhine
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Holy Roman Empire
Located in/on physical feature 1
Central Europe
Location 1
Europe
Named after 1
Palatinate
Named after 1
kaiserpfalz
Official language 1
German
Owned entities 1
Herrschaft Zwingenberg
Part of 1
Holy Roman Empire
Topic's main category 1
Category:Electoral Palatinate
← Allegiance 1
Johann von Götzen
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Electoral Palatinate
← FactGrid item ID 1
Lützow Free Corps
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Summary

Electoral Palatinate is an electoral principate[1].

Body

Identity

Short names include Palatinate[34] and Pfalz[35].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Electoral Palatinate include Palatinate[36], a region[37], in Germany[38].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include Palatinate[36], a region[37], in Germany[38].

Related Entities

Baron d'Holbach Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg Elisabeth of the Palatinate Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Duchess of Orléans Frederick V of the Palatinate Holy Roman Empire Johann Stamitz John Jacob Astor I Montbronn Philip William, Elector Palatine Rupert

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Office held by head of government → Elector Palatine
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Office held by head of government: Elector Palatine"
  2. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Peggy Wood
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  3. 21w ago · LHBr · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Aliases → —
    Location → Europe
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1803-04-27T00:00:00Z
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