Electress of the Palatinate


The Electress of the Palatinate was the of the Prince-elector of the Electorate of the Palatinate, one of the Empire's greatest princes.

First Electorate, 1356–1648

[House of Wittelsbach], Main branch, 1356–1559

[House of Palatinate-Simmern], 1559–1623

[House of Wittelsbach], Bavarian branch, 1623–1648

Second Electorate, 1648–1777

[House of Palatinate-Simmern], 1648–1685

House of Palatinate-Neuburg">House of Wittelsbach">House of Palatinate-Neuburg, 1685–1742

House of Palatinate-Sulzbach">House of Wittelsbach">House of Palatinate-Sulzbach, 1742–1799

House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken">House of Wittelsbach">House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, 1799–1806

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ElectressCeased to be ElectressDeathHusband
Caroline of BadenCharles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
13 July 17769 March 179716 February 1799
husband's accession		1 January 1806
elevated to Queen of Bavaria		13 November 1841Maximilian II Joseph