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Palatines (Palatine German: Pälzer) 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 referred more specifically to residents of the Rhenish Palatinate, known simply as "the Palatinate".
The term "palatinate" or "palatine" comes from the title given a Roman official, "Palatine," who was sent by Caesar to govern the southwestern section of Germany after the conquest of Gaul in the first century. The Palatine immigrants came from area of the Palatinate on the Rhine River - a fertile land of beautiful fields of corn, orchards and ...
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Origin of Palatine Name. The name, Palatine is derived from the title of the ruler of the Palatinate which means the Ruler of the of the Principality of the Palatine. The term Palatine itself goes back to Imperial Rome. The latin name “platinus” meant palace. The palace of the Caesars was situated on the Palatine Hill.
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Otto the Great in 937 appointed a count palatine for Bavaria –and subsequently for other duchies also–who also had supervision of the crown lands situated in the duchy, as well as of the imperial revenues payable there, and had to see that the duke did not extend his powers at the king's expense.
Dec 7, 2014 · The past two weeks have focused on the narrative of one of the earliest German mass emigrations—from the Palatinate in southwestern Germany to New York colony and beyond. Many people.
The earldom of Chester, created in 1071, gradually acquired palatinate privileges, its tenants-in-chief holding directly of the earl and paying all taxes to him. But after 1237 the earldom was taken into the crown and became in due course part of the territories of the princes of Wales.
History of the Palatine Region including Contwig, Germany--1600-1800s. By Janet M. Roseen . Reprinted from Biffle Researchers, Volume 1, Number 1, March 1993 . The history of the Biffle family does not begin when Paul Biffle and his family landed in Philadelphia. The Büffel family can be traced to the town of Contwig, in what is now Germany ...
