The Electress of the Palatinate () was the

consort __NOTOC__ Consort may refer to: Music * "The Consort" (Rufus Wainwright song), from the 2000 album ''Poses'' * Consort of instruments, term for instrumental ensembles * Consort song (musical), a characteristic English song form, late 16th–earl ...

of the

Prince-elector The prince-electors ( pl. , , ) were the members of the Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire, which elected the Holy Roman Emperor. Usually, half of the electors were archbishops. From the 13th century onwards, a small group of prince- ...

of the

Electorate of the Palatinate The Electoral Palatinate was a Imperial State, constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire until it was annexed by the Electorate of Baden in 1803. From the end of the 13th century, its ruler was one of the Prince-electors who elected the Holy ...

, one of the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...

's greatest princes.

First Electorate, 1356–1648

House of Wittelsbach The House of Wittelsbach () is a former Bavarian dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including the Electorate of Bavaria, the Electoral Palatinate, the Electorate of Cologne, County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, ...
, Main branch, 1356–1559

House of Palatinate-Simmern The House of Palatinate-Simmern () was a Germany, German-Bavaria, Bavarian cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach. The house was one of the collateral lineages of the Electoral Palatinate, Palatinate. It became the main branch in 1559. The Pala ...
, 1559–1623

House of Wittelsbach The House of Wittelsbach () is a former Bavarian dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including the Electorate of Bavaria, the Electoral Palatinate, the Electorate of Cologne, County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, ...
, Bavarian branch, 1623–1648

Second Electorate, 1648–1777

House of Palatinate-Simmern The House of Palatinate-Simmern () was a Germany, German-Bavaria, Bavarian cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach. The house was one of the collateral lineages of the Electoral Palatinate, Palatinate. It became the main branch in 1559. The Pala ...
, 1648–1685

House of Palatinate-Neuburg, 1685–1742

House of Palatinate-Sulzbach, 1742–1799

House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken The House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was the ruling dynasty of Sweden from 1654 to 1720. By this point it had splintered into several different houses. The Royal House of Sweden was represented by the bran ...
, 1799–1806

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Rhenish Consorts Palatinate Lists of German nobility

First Electorate, 1356–1648

House of Wittelsbach The House of Wittelsbach () is a former Bavarian dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including the Electorate of Bavaria, the Electoral Palatinate, the Electorate of Cologne, County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, ..., Main branch, 1356–1559

House of Palatinate-Simmern The House of Palatinate-Simmern () was a Germany, German-Bavaria, Bavarian cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach. The house was one of the collateral lineages of the Electoral Palatinate, Palatinate. It became the main branch in 1559. The Pala ..., 1559–1623

House of Wittelsbach The House of Wittelsbach () is a former Bavarian dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including the Electorate of Bavaria, the Electoral Palatinate, the Electorate of Cologne, County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, ..., Bavarian branch, 1623–1648