Palatines
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"Palatine Dutch" redirects here. For the Ancient Roman and Medieval European title, see Palatine.
Palatines (Palatine German: Pälzer) are the people of the Rhenish Palatinate, known simply as "the Palatinate".[1] Prior to the fall of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, "Palatine" referred to the citizens and princes of the Palatinates, Holy Roman States that served as capitals for the Holy Roman Emperor.[2][3][4]
Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, Languages ...
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The Palatinate, Germantown, Philadelphia, New York, German Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
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Palatine German, Pennsylvania Dutch, | |
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Roman Catholic, Lutheran, German Reformed | |
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Fancy Dutch, Pennsylvania Dutch, German Americans, Hessians |
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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]