Historical place archive

Palatinate in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Palatinate in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records5 event labels4 people1156–1779

Historical events in Palatinate

1156

1156
Peerage
Otto I von Wittlesbach · House of Wittelsbach

Created Count Palatinate

1648

24 October 1648
Peace of Westphalia
Frederick V · Thirty Years War

His heirs regain part of the Palatinate after the war begun by his Bohemian claim.

24 October 1648
Treaty of Westphalia
Charles Louis · Thirty Years War

Charles Louis receives a restored Lower Palatinate and a new electorate.

24 October 1648
Treaty of Westphalia
Frederick V · Thirty Years War

His heirs regain part of the Palatinate after the war that began with his rebellion.

1743

1743
Elector
Charles Theodore · Government of Germany

Appointed Elector of the Palatinate

1777

1777
Elector
Charles Theodore · Government of Germany

Appointed Elector of the Palatinate & Bavaria

1779

1779
Election
Charles Theodore · War of Bavarian Succession

Recognized as Palatinate by Charles Zweibrucked after the War of Bavarian Succession

Provenance

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