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Rupert

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Also known as Ruprecht, Rupert of the Palatinate, Rupert of Germany

King of Germany and Elector Palatine (1352-1410)

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Rupert was a male politician and member of the House of Wittelsbach, holding the noble title of count palatine. Born in Amberg in 1352, he served as a Prince-Elector and King of the Romans within the Electoral Palatinate. His father was Rupert II, Elector Palatine, and his mother was Beatrice of Sicily. He was married to Elisabeth of Nuremberg and had children including Louis III, Elector Palatine, John, Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, and Otto I. A relative of Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, he spoke German and is described in sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

Rupert died on May 18, 1410, and was buried in the Church of the Holy Spirit in Heidelberg. His native name was Ruprecht von der Pfalz.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1887
Died
1915
Works
66

Top works

  • Prentice Hall Literature--The British Tradition
  • Rupert Brooke
  • Prentice Hall Literature--The British Edition--Volume II
  • Prentice Hall Literature - Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes - The British Tradition
  • The collected poems of Rupert Brooke

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1966-10-12
composerfilm composer

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,527
Total plays
24,397

Tags

Hip-HopelectronicnetlabelminimalUK hip-hop

There is more than one artist with the name Rupert: 1) Electronic pop with german vocals. Only tracks with titles in german are by Rupert. Last.fm attributes some tracks by other artists erroneously. New Tracks: Rupert is now Rupert Falsch - www.rupertfalsch.com 2) UK hip-hop emcee Rupert has recently changed his rap name from Rup to Rupert. He is affiliated with Brighton label Tru Thoughts. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Rupert">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Rupert

Key facts

Reign
21 August 1400 – 18 May 1410
Coronation
6 January 1401
Predecessor
Wenceslaus
Successor
Jobst of Moravia
Born
5 May 1352, Amberg , Upper Palatinate
Died
18 May 1410 (1410-05-18) (aged 58), Landskron Castle, Oppenheim , Electoral Palatinate
Burial
Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg
Spouse
Elisabeth of Hohenzollern
Issue
Margaret, Duchess of Lorraine Louis III, Elector Palatine John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach
House
Wittelsbach
Father
Rupert II, Elector Palatine
Mother
Beatrice of Aragon

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Rupert of the Palatinate (German: Ruprecht von der Pfalz; 5 May 1352 – 18 May 1410), a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Elector Palatine from 1398 (as Rupert III) and King of the Romans from 1400 until his death.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rupert” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.