Palatines
Palatines (Palatine German: Pälzer) are the citizens and princes of the Palatinates of the Holy Roman Empire, controlled directly by the Holy Roman Emperor. After the fall of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the Palatine nationality came to refer specifically to people of the Rhenish Palatinate, known simply as "the Palatinate".
Historic flag of the Palatinate | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| The Palatinate, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Germantown, Philadelphia, New York, USA | |
| Languages | |
| Palatine German, Pennsylvania Dutch | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholic, Lutheran, German Reformed | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Fancy Dutch, Pennsylvania Dutch, German Americans, Hessians |
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).
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