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Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, KG, PC, FRS (17 December 1619 ( O.S.) [27 December 1619 (N.S.)] [1] – 29 November 1682 (O.S.) [9 December 1682 (N.S)]) was an English-German army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial governor.
Prince Rupert was the most talented Royalist commander of the English Civil War (1642–51). His tactical genius and daring as a cavalry officer brought him many victories early in the war, but his forces eventually were overcome by the more highly disciplined Parliamentary army.
Jan 15, 2022 · Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, military commander, privateer, administrator, artist, scientist, first governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company and founding member of the Royal African Company (born 17 December 1619 in Prague, Bohemia [now Czech Republic]; died 29 November 1682 in London, England [now United Kingdom]).
Rupert was born on 17 December 1619 in Prague. His full title was count palatine of the Rhine, duke of Bavaria but he was known as Prince Rupert of the Rhine. His father, the elector palatine,...
Prince Rupert (1619-1682), Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Cumberland and Bavaria, was buried on 6th December 1682 in a vault with his mother in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
Made a peer of the realm, an admiral in the English Navy, and a noted patron of the arts, Rupert, Prince of the Rhine, is best remembered in military history as “the King’s Cavalier.”
Duke of Cumberland: Fri, 1 July 1644 - Sun, 29 November 1682. Prince. Rupert. Lived 62 years, 11 months, 12 days. father. Frederick V of the Palatinate. 1596 - 1632. mother. Elizabeth Stuart.
Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, was an English-German army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial governor. He first rose to prominence as a Royalist cavalry commander during the English Civil War.
Dec 17, 2013 · There is little doubt that Rupert of the Rhine is still capable of attracting admirers – even after being dead for over 300 years. Not only is he known as one of the Handsomest Men of the 17th Century, but he also was an excellent soldier, scientist, artist and more.
In 1642 the outbreak of the Civil War encouraged Rupert and his younger brother Maurice to assemble a staff of English and Scottish veterans from the European wars to come to the aid of their uncle. He was appointed Commander of the King’s Cavalry and routed the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Edghill in 1643.
