1. palatinate - Noun
2. palatinate - Adjective
3. palatinate - Verb
4. Palatinate - Proper noun
The province or seigniory of a palatine; the dignity of a palatine.
To make a palatinate of.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAs a result of the destruction due to repeated French invasions related to the War of the Palatinate Succession coupled with severe winters, thousands of Protestant German Palatines emigrated from the lower Palatinate in the early 18th century. Source: Internet
An under-funded makeshift army under Ernst von Mansfeld set off to recover the Palatinate, but it was so poorly provisioned that it never advanced beyond the Dutch coast. Source: Internet
Bluche, p. 653. In exchange for financial compensation, France renounced its interests in the Electorate of Cologne and the Palatinate. Source: Internet
By the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, Frederick V's son, Charles Louis was restored to the Lower Palatinate, and given a new electoral title, also called "Elector Palatine", but lower in precedence than the other electorates. Source: Internet
Basically, the area of the Palatinate became the Département of Mont Tonnerre laying the corner stone for today's regional idendity. Source: Internet
As this region was politically connected to the Rhenish Palatinate, the name Upper Palatinate ( German Oberpfalz main) became common from the early 16th century in contrast to the Lower Palatinate along the Rhine. Source: Internet