Palatines are the people of the Rhenish Palatinate, known simply as "the Palatinate".
Caesar Maximilian I, the Holy Roman Emperor
A 1510 portrait of the double-headed eagle with coats of arms of individual states, the symbol of the Holy Roman Empire
A Paladin, an Imperial Knight
The Rhenish Palatinate in 1874, known as "The Palatinate".
The Palatinate, or the Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz), is a historical region of Germany. 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 km2) with about 1.4 million inhabitants. Its residents are known as Palatines (Pfälzer).
Vineyards near the German Wine Route
A typical vineyard landscape in the Palatinate Forest
Medieval frame houses in Ilbesheim, a village in South Palatinate
Fleeschknepp (meat dumplings) with horseradish sauce