Kurpfalz

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Kurpfalz, also known as the Electoral Palatinate, was a significant historical territory of the Holy Roman Empire along the Rhine, ruled by the Counts Palatine and influential in imperial politics and the Reformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical territory
imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire
prince-electorate
affectedBy War of the Palatine Succession
capital Heidelberg
castle Heidelberg Castle
coatOfArmsFeature golden lion on black field
electoralStatusConfirmedBy Golden Bull of 1356
electoralVoteFor King of the Romans
electorateEstablishedFor Count Palatine of the Rhine
FrederickVBecame King of Bohemia
FrederickVKnownAs the Winter King
linked to: Winter King
GoldenBullIssuedBy Emperor Charles IV
hadUniversity Heidelberg University
hasCity Frankenthal
Heidelberg
Ladenburg
Mannheim
Neustadt an der Weinstraße
hasEnglishName Electoral Palatinate
hasGermanName Kurpfalz
hasRegion Bergstraße
Odenwald (parts)
linked to: Odenwald

Palatinate (Pfalz)
Rhine-Neckar area
HeidelbergCastleDestroyedIn late 17th century
HeidelbergUniversityFoundedBy Rupert I, Elector Palatine
HeidelbergUniversityFoundedIn 1386
heldTitle Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire
importantIn Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation

imperial politics
involvedIn Thirty Years' War
language Palatine German dialects
linked to: Palatine German
laterCapital Mannheim
locatedAlong Rhine River
linked to: Rhine
locatedIn Upper Rhine region
lostTerritoryTo Bavaria
France
modernRegionCorrespondsPartlyTo Baden-Württemberg
Rheinland-Pfalz
Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region
partOf Holy Roman Empire
predecessorDynasty House of Hohenstaufen
religionIn16thCentury Calvinism
Lutheranism
ruledBy Counts Palatine of the Rhine
ruledByDynasty House of Wittelsbach
ruler Charles I, Elector Palatine
Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine
Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine
Frederick III, Elector Palatine
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
Frederick V, Elector Palatine
secularizedAndDividedIn early 19th century
successorState Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Kingdom of Bavaria
suffered French invasions in the 17th century
devastation during the Thirty Years' War

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Palatine German spokenIn Palatinate region
linked to: Kurpfalz
Neckarau region Kurpfalz
Elizabeth of Bohemia residence Rhenish Palatinate
linked to: Kurpfalz
John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken historicalRegion Palatinate
linked to: Kurpfalz
Imperial City of Wetzlar hasHistoricalRegion Rhenish Franconia
linked to: Kurpfalz
County Palatine of the Rhine alsoKnownAs Pfalzgrafschaft bei Rhein
linked to: Kurpfalz
Eurodistrict PAMINA nameEtymology Palatinat – Mittlerer Oberrhein – Nord Alsace
linked to: Kurpfalz
Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer historicRegion Rhenish Palatinate
linked to: Kurpfalz
Palatinate wine region historicalName Rheinpfalz
linked to: Kurpfalz
North Baden borders Palatinate (Pfalz)
linked to: Kurpfalz
North Baden hasCulturalRegion Kurpfalz (Electoral Palatinate) area
linked to: Kurpfalz
Kurpfalz hasGermanName Kurpfalz
Prince Palatine hasTerritorialAssociation Palatinate
linked to: Kurpfalz
Louis IV, Count Palatine of the Rhine realm Palatinate
linked to: Kurpfalz
Louis III, Elector Palatine historicalRegion Palatinate
linked to: Kurpfalz
Adolph I, Count Palatine of the Rhine territorialJurisdiction Palatinate
linked to: Kurpfalz
Adolph I, Count Palatine of the Rhine residence Palatinate
linked to: Kurpfalz