Palatines
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Palatines were the citizens and princes of the Palatinates, Holy Roman States that served as capitals for the Holy Roman Emperor. After the fall of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the nationality refer
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".
Electoral Palatinate
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The Electoral Palatinate was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire until it was annexed by the Electorate of Baden in 1803. From the end of the 13th century, its ruler was one of the Prince-ele
Frederick I, King of Bohemia (1619–1620)
Heidelberg Castle, destroyed by the French in 1689 and never rebuilt
Maximilian Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (1799–1806)