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rdfs:comment	The Electorate of the Palatinate was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, based along the Upper Rhine around Heidelberg and Mannheim. The Electorate of the Palatinate emerged from the County Palatine of Lotharingia of the Ezzonian Dynasty. After their extinction in 1195/1196/6, the Counts Palatine lost their military importance and were reduced to their territories along the Rhine, and became known as the County Palatine of the Rhine. The Counts Palatine obtained electoral dignity and became known henceforth as the "Electorate of the Palatinate", although it is not entirely clear when this occured: in 1196 they inherited territories of the Duchy of Franconia after the fall of the Hohenstaufens as well as their electoral rights, and the Counts Palatine were in personal union with the Wittelsba The Electorate of the Palatinate was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, based along the Upper Rhine around Heidelberg and Mannheim. The Electorate of the Palatinate emerged from the County Palatine of Lotharingia of the Ezzonian Dynasty. After their extinction in 1195/1196/6, the Counts Palatine lost their military importance and were reduced to their territories along the Rhine, and became known as the County Palatine of the Rhine. The Counts Palatine obtained electoral dignity and became known henceforth as the "Electorate of the Palatinate", although it is not entirely clear when this occurred: in 1196 they inherited territories of the Duchy of Franconia after the fall of the Hohenstaufens as well as their electoral rights, and the Counts Palatine were in personal union with the Wittelsb
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abstract	The Electorate of the Palatinate was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, based along the Upper Rhine around Heidelberg and Mannheim. The Electorate of the Palatinate emerged from the County Palatine of Lotharingia of the Ezzonian Dynasty. After their extinction in 1195/1196/6, the Counts Palatine lost their military importance and were reduced to their territories along the Rhine, and became known as the County Palatine of the Rhine. The Counts Palatine obtained electoral dignity and became known henceforth as the "Electorate of the Palatinate", although it is not entirely clear when this occured: in 1196 they inherited territories of the Duchy of Franconia after the fall of the Hohenstaufens as well as their electoral rights, and the Counts Palatine were in personal union with the Wittelsbach Dukes of Bavaria and their electoral rights from 1214. In 1289 the electoral rights of the Wittelsbachs were placed in the Palatinate and the House of Wittelsbach was partitioned into Palatinian and Bavarian lines in 1294, which lead to over a century of wrangling between the branches of the family for the electorship. The Golden Bull of 1356 placed the rights in the Palatinate. In 1777 the Electors Palatine inherited Bavaria, and the electoral dignity of the Palatinate came to an end. The Electorate of the Palatinate was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, based along the Upper Rhine around Heidelberg and Mannheim. The Electorate of the Palatinate emerged from the County Palatine of Lotharingia of the Ezzonian Dynasty. After their extinction in 1195/1196/6, the Counts Palatine lost their military importance and were reduced to their territories along the Rhine, and became known as the County Palatine of the Rhine. The Counts Palatine obtained electoral dignity and became known henceforth as the "Electorate of the Palatinate", although it is not entirely clear when this occurred: in 1196 they inherited territories of the Duchy of Franconia after the fall of the Hohenstaufens as well as their electoral rights, and the Counts Palatine were in personal union with the Wittelsbach Dukes of Bavaria and their electoral rights from 1214. In 1289 the electoral rights of the Wittelsbachs were placed in the Palatinate and the House of Wittelsbach was partitioned into Palatinian and Bavarian lines in 1294, which lead to over a century of wrangling between the branches of the family for the electorship. The Golden Bull of 1356 placed the rights in the Palatinate. In 1777 the Electors Palatine inherited Bavaria, and the electoral dignity of the Palatinate came to an end.