Rhineland-Palatinate
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| Local: | Rheinland-Pfalz |
| English: | Rhineland Palatinate |
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| Capitol: | Mannheim |
| Organizations: | Holy Roman Empire |
Rheinland-Pfalz or the Rhineland Palatinate is a more recent construction, appearing after the Second Great War. At the time, many thought to split off the Northern Rhineland and join it to Westfalen, however this plan quickly foundered.
The Palatinate can trace its history back to a title bestowed by Emperor Frederick on his half-brother Conrad, who possessed territories on both sides of the Rhine. These lands, which stretched into modern Baden continued in Conrad’s line until it died out in 1214, and passed to the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria.
Eager to increase their holdings, the Wittelsbachs battled and enlarged their lands along the Bohemian border, making the Upper Palatinate. In the 15th and 16th centuries the capitol of the Palatinate was at Heidelberg, and served as the center of the German Renaissance and Reformation.
War lead to destruction and a change of hands for the Palatinate, being transferred from Wittelsbach control at the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. This served only as the beginning of a destructive time for the Rhineland, continuing through to modern time.
In 1720, the capitol was transferred to Mannheim, where it remains. Districts of the Palatinate have been added and subtracted over the centuries to produce the Rheinland-Pfalz we know today.
Today the Rhineland is a large industrial center, supplying the steel needs for much of Europe.
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| Anhalt | Baden | Bavaria | Bremen | Brunswick | Hamborg | Hannover | Hesse | Lippe | Luebeck | Luxemburg | Mecklenburg | Oldenburg | Premaria | Prussia | Rhineland-Palatinate | Saarland | Saxony | Schleswig-Holstein | Thuringia | Waldeck-Pyrmont | Westphalia | Wuerttemberg | |||
| Colony: Rickerman-Insel |
