Count Palatine of the Rhine

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The Count Palatine of the Rhine was a powerful territorial prince of the Holy Roman Empire who ruled the Palatinate region along the Rhine and held significant political influence, including a vote in the imperial election.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Prince-elector
imperial prince
princely title
territorial ruler
abolishedWith dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
associatedWith Electoral Rhenish Circle
linked to: Rhenish Circle

Rhine River
linked to: Rhine
coatOfArms lion of the Palatinate
confirmedBy Golden Bull of 1356
country Holy Roman Empire
dynasty House of Wittelsbach
existedInPeriod Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period

Middle Ages
feudalStatus immediate vassal of the emperor
governmentType princely territorial lordship
hasRight participation in election of Holy Roman Emperor
vote in imperial election
heldOffice Archsteward of the Holy Roman Empire
Imperial vicar
linked to: Imperial prelates
heldOfficeDuringInterregnum Imperial vicar for Franconia
Imperial vicar for Swabia
heldTitleOver Electoral Palatinate
languageOfAdministration German
memberOf College of Electors
Electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: College of Electors
nobleRank count palatine
prince
partOf Holy Roman Empire
politicalInfluence influence in imperial diet
major role in imperial politics
predecessorDynasty Ezzonid dynasty
Hohenstaufen dynasty
religion Calvinism
Lutheranism
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
ruledRegion Palatinate
Rhineland
seatOfPower Heidelberg
Mannheim
significantEvent Golden Bull of 1356 confirmed electoral status
successorState Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Kingdom of Bavaria
territorialBase Lower Palatinate
Upper Palatinate
titleInGerman Pfalzgraf bei Rhein
titleInLatin Comes Palatinus Rheni
yearAbolished 1806

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College of Electors includesOffice Count Palatine of the Rhine
Frederick V, Elector Palatine positionHeld Elector Palatine of the Rhine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
Frederick V, Elector Palatine positionHeld Count Palatine of the Rhine
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine positionHeld Elector Palatine of the Rhine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine positionHeld Count Palatine of the Rhine
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine nobleTitle Elector Palatine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine nobleTitle Count Palatine of the Rhine
Imperial Diet participant Count Palatine of the Rhine
House of Palatinate-Simmern hasTitle Elector Palatine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
House of Palatinate-Simmern hasTitle Count Palatine of the Rhine
Golden Bull of 1356 listsElector Count Palatine of the Rhine
Frederick III, Elector Palatine positionHeld Elector Palatine of the Rhine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
Frederick III, Elector Palatine positionHeld Count Palatine of the Rhine
Frederick III, Elector Palatine nobleTitle Elector Palatine of the Rhine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
Palatine lion usedBy Counts Palatine of the Rhine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine positionHeld Elector Palatine of the Rhine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine title Count Palatine of the Rhine
Kurfürstenkollegium member Count Palatine of the Rhine
Kurfürsten includedOffice Count Palatine of the Rhine
Graf (German-speaking countries) relatedTitle Pfalzgraf
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken titleStyle Pfalzgraf bei Rhein (Count Palatine of the Rhine) branch
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken relatedTitle Count Palatine of the Rhine
Graf hasVariant Pfalzgraf
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
Charles II, Elector Palatine positionHeld Count Palatine of the Rhine
Charles II, Elector Palatine title Count Palatine of the Rhine
Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken nobleTitle Count Palatine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg nobleRank Count Palatine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld nobleRank Count Palatine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld category Counts Palatine of the Rhine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken nobleRank Count Palatine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken style Count Palatine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
Rupert I, Elector Palatine nobleTitle Count Palatine of the Rhine
Rupert I, Elector Palatine titlesHeld Count Palatine of the Rhine
Louis VI, Elector Palatine nobleTitle Count Palatine of the Rhine
Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken aristocraticTitle Count Palatine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
Frederick III the Pious title Count Palatine of the Rhine
Count Palatine of Sulzbach titleHolderStyle Pfalzgraf bei Rhein (Count Palatine of the Rhine)
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
County Palatine of the Rhine headOfStateTitle Count Palatine of the Rhine
Otto Henry, Elector Palatine title Count Palatine of the Rhine
Comes Palatinus Rheni hasEnglishName Count Palatine of the Rhine
Comes Palatinus Rheni isEquivalentTitle Pfalzgraf am Rhein
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
lion of the Palatinate symbolOf Counts Palatine of the Rhine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
lion of the Palatinate usedBy Counts Palatine of the Rhine
linked to: Count Palatine of the Rhine
Rudolf II, Duke of Bavaria nobleTitle Count Palatine of the Rhine
Rudolf II, Duke of Bavaria positionHeld Count Palatine of the Rhine
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine title Count Palatine of the Rhine
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria positionHeld Count Palatine of the Rhine