The Electress of the Palatinate () was the consort of the Prince-elector of the Electorate of the Palatinate, one of the Holy Roman 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, 1685–1742 House of Palatinate-Sulzbach, 1742–1799 House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, 1799–1806 See also List of Bavarian consorts Sources Palatinate Lists of German nobility