![]() Historic flag of the Palatinate | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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The Palatinate, Germantown, Philadelphia, New York, German Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Languages | |
Palatine German, Pennsylvania Dutch | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholic, Lutheran, German Reformed | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Fancy Dutch, Pennsylvania Dutch, German Americans, Hessians |
Palatines (Palatine German: Pälzer) were the citizens and princes of the Palatinates, Holy Roman States that served as capitals for the Holy Roman Emperor.[1][2][3] 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".[4]
American Palatines, including the Pennsylvania Dutch, have maintained a presence in the United States since 1632, and are collectively known as "Palatine Dutch" (Palatine German: Pälzisch Deitsche).[5][6][7]
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