- Palatinate, Rhenish
- Palatinate, Rhenish
• A former German electorateCatholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.
Catholic encyclopedia.
Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.
Catholic encyclopedia.
Rhenish Palatinate — • A former German electorate Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rhenish Palatinate Rhenish Palatinate † … Catholic encyclopedia
PALATINATE — (Ger. Pfalz), region in W. Germany, also known as Western or Rhenish Palatinate. In the Middle Ages it was the domain of the counts and electors of the Palatinate, who were closely connected with the ruling house of the duchy of Bavaria. The… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Rhenish Franconia — ( Rheinfranken ) was the western half of Franconia, immediately east of the Rhine. It was the heartland of the Salian dynasty, which provided four emperors in the 11th and 12th centuries: Conrad II, Henry III, Henry IV, and Henry V. Rhenish… … Wikipedia
Rhenish Hesse — ( de. Rheinhessen) refers to the part of the former Grand Duchy of Hesse Darmstadt located west of the Rhine river and now part of Rhineland Palatinate. It is a hilly countryside largely devoted to vineyards, therefore it is also called the land… … Wikipedia
Palatinate (region) — For other uses, see Palatinate (disambiguation). Location of Palatinate in Rhineland Palatinate The Palatinate (German: Pfalz from Latin: Palātium, palace; Pfälzer dialect: Palz), historically also Rhenish Palatinate (German … Wikipedia
Palatinate — palatinal, adj. /peuh lat n ayt , it/, n. 1. the. either of two historic regions of Germany that constituted an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire: one (Lower Palatinate or Rhine Palatinate) is now part of Rhineland Palatinate and the other… … Universalium
Rhenish Massif — The Rhenish Massif (German: Rheinisches Schiefergebirge: Rhenish Slate Range ) is a geologic massif in western Germany, eastern Belgium, Luxembourg and northeastern France. The Rhenish Massif consists of the Belgian and French Ardennes, the… … Wikipedia
Rhenish Republic — Infobox Former Country native name = Rheinische Republik conventional long name = Rhenish Republic common name = Rhenish Republic status = Unrecognized state continent = Europe country = Germany year start = 1923 year end = 1924 date start =… … Wikipedia
Palatinate-Zweibrücken — County Palatine of Zweibrücken Pfalz Zweibrücken State of the Holy Roman Empire ← … Wikipedia
Palatinate — or German Pfalz geographical name either of two districts SW Germany once ruled by counts palatine of the Holy Roman Empire: Rhenish Palatinate (on the Rhine E of Saarland) & Upper Palatinate (on the Danube around Regensburg) see Rhineland… … New Collegiate Dictionary