first provincial governor, King Maximilian selected the Privy Councillor () , whose name is responsible for the popular Palatinate nickname for Bavarian officials, . See also History of the Palatinate: Bavarian period References External links territorial.de verwaltungsgeschichte.de The Palatinate with population statistics in 1900/10 History of the Palatinate (region) Kingdom of Bavaria Palatinate Former states and territories of Rhineland-Palatinate