This is a list of states in the Holy Roman Empire beginning with the letter P. Some historians mark the beginning of the Empire as 800, with the coronation of Frankish king Charlemagne ("Charles the Great").
Name Type Imperial circle Imperial diet History Paderborn Bishopric Low Rhen EC 799: Formed881: Granted territory in fief to Saxony1180: Made fief of the Archbishopric of Cologne1281: Imperial immediacy; HRE Prince of the Empire1802: To Prussia1807: To Westphalia1813: To Prussia Palatinate (Kurpfalz)Count Palatine of the Rhine, Arch-Steward and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire County Palatine1314: Duchy1356: Electorate El Rhin EL 915: Origins in County Palatine of Lotharingia945: County Palatine of Lorraine1095: County Palatine of the Rhine1214: Extinct; to Bavaria1255: To Upper Bavaria1314: Partitioned from Upper Bavaria1356: Electorate confirmed in the Golden Bull1410: Partitioned into itself, Palatinate-Neumarkt, Palatinate-Simmern-Zweibrücken and Palatinate-Mosbach1524: Appanage Palatinate-Neumarkt created1556: Inherited by Palatinate-Neuburg1559: Inherited by Palatinate-Simmern; Neuburg to Palatinate-Zweibrücken1576: Partitioned into itself and Palatinate-Lautern1610: Partitioned into itself and Palatinate-Simmern-Kaiserslautern1621: Under imperial ban; occupied by the Emperor1623: Electoral title and Upper Palatinate to Bavaria; Parkstein, Peilstein and Weiden to Palatinate-Neuburg1648: Restored in the Lower Palatinate with new Electoral title1685: Inherited by Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Neuburg; War of the Palatinian Succession1697: Acquired Megen1742: Inherited by Palatinate-Sulzbach1777: In personal union with Bavaria Palatinate-Guttenberg Duchy Upp Rhen PR 1592: Partitioned from Palatinate-Veldenz1611: Renamed to Palatinate-Guttenberg-Lützelstein Palatinate-Guttenberg-Lützelstein Duchy Upp Rhen PR 1611: Renamed from Palatinate-Guttenberg after inheritance of Palatinate-Lützelstein1654: Extinct; to Palatinate-Veldenz Palatinate-Hilpoltstein Duchy n/a n/a 1614: Appanage created within Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Neuburg1644: Extinct; to Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Neuburg Palatinate-Lautern Duchy Upp Rhen PR 1576: Partitioned from the Palatinate1592: Extinct; to the Palatinate 1797: to France Palatinate-Lützelstein Duchy Upp Rhen PR 1592: Partitioned from Palatinate-Veldenz1611: Extinct; to Palatinate-Guttenberg Palatinate-Mosbach Duchy n/a n/a 1410: Partitioned from the Palatinate1448: Acquired Neumarkt; renamed to Palatinate-Mosbach-Neumarkt Palatinate-Mosbach-Neumarkt Duchy n/a n/a 1448: Renamed from Palatinate-Mosbach after acquisition of Palatinate-Neumarkt1499: Extinct; to the Palatinate Palatinate-Neuburg Duchy Bav PR 1505: Created for Otto Henry and Philip around Neuburg following the Landshut War of Succession1557: Sold to the Palatine Zweibrücken1569: Partitioned from Palatinate-Zweibrücken1609-14: War of the Jülich Succession against Brandenburg1614: Acquired Jülich and Berg; appanages Palatinate-Sulzbach and Palatinate-Hilpoltstein created1656: Appanage Palatinate-Sulzbach granted independence1685: Inherited the Palatinate and superseded Palatinate-Neumarkt Duchy n/a n/a 1410: Partitioned from the Palatinate1443: In personal union with Denmark, Norway and Sweden1448: Extinct; to Palatinate-Mosbach1524: Appanage created within the Palatinate1558: Extinct; to the Palatinate Palatinate-Simmern Duchy Upp Rhen PR 1410: Partitioned from Palatinate1444: Acquired Veldenz by marriage1459: Partitioned with Palatinate-Zweibrücken1559: Inherited the Palatinate; Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim to George following the house agreement for the succession of the Elector Palatine; outer lying territories passed to Palatinate-Zweibrücken1797: to France Palatinate-Simmern-Kaiserslautern Duchy Upp Rhen PR 1610: Partitioned from the Palatinate1674: Extinct; to the Palatinate Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim Duchy Upp Rhen PR 1559: Core of Palatinate-Simmern to George1598: Extinct; to the Palatinate Palatinate-Sulzbach Duchy Bav n/a 1614: Appanage created within Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Neuburg1656: Imperial immediacy1714: Acquired Parkstein and Weiden1732: Acquired Bergen op Zoom1742: Inherited and superseded by the Palatinate Palatinate-Veldenz Duchy Upp Rhen PR 1543: Partitioned from Palatinate-Zweibrücken1552: Acquired Remigiusland1553: Acquired Lützelstein, 1/2 of Guttenberg and 2/3 of Alsenz1592: Partitioned into itself, Palatinate-Lützelstein and Palatinate-Guttenberg1694: Extinct; divided between the Palatinate, Palatinate-Sulzbach and Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Palatinate-Zweibrücken Duchy Upp Rhen PR 1444: Partitioned from Palatinate-Simmern1505: Acquired Kleeburg and half of Guttenberg1543: Partitioned into itself and Palatinate-Veldenz1559: Acquired Palatinate-Neuburg1569: Partitioned into Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Neuburg, Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Sulzbach, Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein and Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld1604: Partitioned into Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Veldenz, Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Landsberg and Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Kleeberg1733: Reunited by Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler1793: To France1799: Inherited and superseded by Bavaria-Palatinate Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Duchy Bav n/a 1569: Partitioned from Palatinate-Zweibrücken1616: Acquired portion of Sponheim1630: Sideline Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler created1671: Extinct; to Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Duchy Bav n/a 1630: Created when Christian I of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld acquired Bischweiler1673: Acquired Rappoltstein1681: Partitioned into itself and Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen1733: Renamed to Palatinate-Zweibrücken Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen Duchy Bav n/a 1681: Partitioned from Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler1789: To France1799: Received title Duke in Bavaria Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Kleeberg Duchy Upp Rhen n/a 1604: Partitioned from Palatinate-Zweibrücken1654: Inherited Sweden; Kleeberg passed to Adolph John I1681: Became main of Palatinate-Zweibrücken1731: Extinct; to Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Landsberg Duchy Upp Rhen n/a 1604: Partitioned from Palatinate-Zweibrücken1661: Became main of Palatinate-Zweibrücken Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Sulzbach Duchy Bav n/a 1569: Partitioned from Palatinate-Zweibrücken1604: Extinct; to Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Neuburg Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Veldenz Duchy Upp Rhen n/a 1604: Partitioned from Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Zweibrücken1661: Extinct; to Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Landsberg Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein Duchy Bav n/a 1569: Partitioned from Palatinate-Zweibrücken1597: Extinct; to Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Neuburg PappenheimHRE Count & Lord of Pappenheim Lordship1628: County n/a n/a 1111: First mentioned; Hereditary Marshall of the Holy Roman Empire1279: Partitioned into itself and Biberbach1356: Hereditary Arch-Marshall of the Holy Roman Empire1423: Acquired Schweinspoint1438: Acquired Gräfenthal1444: Partitioned into Pappenheim-Allgäu, Pappenheim-Gräfenthal, Pappenheim-Treuchtlingen and Pappenheim-Alesheim; Pappenheim itself shared between all lines and led by the most senior ruling lord1628: HRE Count; senior agnate of the house granted the title of Count1697: Superseded Pappenheim-Alesheim1807: To Bavaria Pappenheim-Alesheim Lordship n/a n/a 1444: Partitioned from Pappenheim1697: Superseded by Pappenheim with the extinction of all other lines Pappenheim-Allgäu Lordship n/a n/a 1444: Partitioned from Pappenheim1494: Partitioned into Pappenheim-Grönenbach and Pappenheim-Rothenstein Pappenheim-BiberbachSee: Biberbach Pappenheim-Gräfenthal Lordship n/a n/a 1444: Partitioned from Pappenheim1599: Extinct; divided between Pappenheim-Grönenbach and Pappenheim-Stühlingen Pappenheim-Grönenbach Lordship n/a n/a 1494: Partitioned from Pappenheim-Allgäu1584: Side line Pappenheim-Stühlingen created1619: Extinct; to Pappenheim-Stühlingen Pappenheim-Rechberg Lordship n/a n/a 1197: Hildebrand of Rechberg named as Marshall by marriage1226: Title relinquished at death Pappenheim-Rothenstein Lordship n/a n/a 1494: Partitioned from Pappenheim-Allgäu1616: Extinct; to Fugger-Kirchheim Pappenheim-Schwindegg Lordship n/a n/a 1529: Partitioned from Pappenheim-Treuchtlingen1568: Inherited and renamed to Pappenheim-Treuchtlingen Pappenheim-Stühlingen County Swab SC 1584: Created when Conrad of Pappenheim-Grönenbach acquired Stühlingen1613: Sold rights around St. Blaise's Abbey1621: Sold Gräfenthal to Saxe-Altenburg1639: Extinct; to Fürstenberg-Stühlingen Pappenheim-Treuchtlingen Lordship n/a n/a 1444: Partitioned from Pappenheim1529: Partitioned into itself and Pappenheim-Schwindegg1568: Inherited by and renamed from Pappenheim-Schwindegg1591: Sold Schwindegg to Haunsperg1647: Extinct; to Brandenburg-Ansbach Parchim(-Richenberg) Principality n/a n/a 1226: Partitioned from Mecklenburg1255: Divided between Mecklenburg, Schwerin and Werle1256: Obtained Białogard as fief of Pomerania1270: Renounced claims to Parchim-Richenberg Parkstein Barony1776: County Upp Rhen WE 1762: Karoline Franziska Dorothea, illegitimate daughter of Charles Theodore of Bavaria-Palatinate legitimised; granted Parkstein1776: HRE Countess1777: Purchased portion of Reipoltskirchen; Parkstein to Bavaria1795: To France1818: Extinct Passau Bishopric Bav EC 737: Formed999: Imperial immediacy1193: HRE Prince of the Empire1803: Divided between Bavaria and Salzburg1805: All to Bavaria Passavant Lordship n/a n/a Originally to lords of Montfaucon1372: To Montbéliard1444: To Württemberg1678: To France Petershausen Abbacy Swab SP 983: FormedEarly 13th Century: Imperial immediacy1530: To the City of Constance1556: Restored1802: To Baden Pettau (March of) – see: (AKA , Lower Carantanian March, ) Pfäfers Abbacy Swab SP 731: Formed1408: Imperial immediacy1648: Left the empire as part of Switzerland Pfullendorf Imperial City Swab SW 1220: Free Imperial City1803: To Baden Piombino Principality n/a n/a 1399: Lordship1594: HRE Principality1801: To Etruria1809: To Tuscany PirmontSee: Pyrmont Platen-Hallermund County Low Rhen WE 1704: Younger German line of the Platen family acquired Hallermund1709: Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle1807: To Westphalia1813: To Hanover Plauen Advocacy (Vogtei) n/a n/a 1244: Partitioned from Plauen and Gera1302: Partitioned into Plauen Elder Line and Plauen Younger Line Plauen and Gera Advocacy (Vogtei) n/a n/a 1209: Partitioned from Weida1240: Acquired Greiz and Reichenbach1244: Partitioned into Plauen and Gera Plauen Elder Line Advocacy (Vogtei) n/a n/a 1302: Partitioned from Plauen1348: Partitioned into Plauen-Mühltroff and Plauen-Plauen Plauen-Mühltroff Advocacy (Vogtei) n/a n/a 1348: Partitioned from Plauen Elder Line1363: Country lost to Meissen1380: Extinct Plauen-Plauen Advocacy (Vogtei) n/a n/a 1348: Partitioned from Plauen Elder Line1426: Acquired Burgraviate of Meissen; henceforth known as such Plauen Younger Line Advocacy (Vogtei) n/a n/a 1302: Partitioned from Plauen1309: Adopted name Reuss von Plauen Plesse (Plessen) Lordship Upp Rhen WT 1097: First mentioned; known as Höckelheim 1150: Assumed the name Plesse; fiefs of Paderborn 1170: Partitioned into Plesse Elder Line and Plesse Younger Line1284/8: Reunited by Plesse Younger Line1571: Extinct; to Hesse-Cassel Plesse Elder Line Lordship n/a n/a 1170: Partitioned from Plesse1284/8: Extinct; to Plesse Younger Line Plesse Younger Line Lordship n/a n/a 1170: Partitioned from Plesse1284/8: Renamed to Plesse Plettenberg Lordship n/a n/a 1187: First mentioned; fief of ColognePartitioned into numerous lines; the most important that of Lenhausen Plettenberg-Lenhausen Lordship1689: Barony1724: County n/a n/a 1474: Partitioned from Plettenberg-Bamenohl 1500: Partitioned into itself and Plettenberg-Stockum1689: HRE Baron1724: HRE Count; Side line Plettenberg-Wittem founded1730: Extinct; to Plettenberg-Wittem Plettenberg-Wittem