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May 1, 2024 · Rupert (born May 5, 1352, Amberg, Rhenish Palatinate [Germany]—died May 18, 1410, near Oppenheim, Rhenish Palatinate) was a German king from 1400 and, as Rupert III, elector Palatine of the Rhine from 1398. A member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, he was chosen king by the German ecclesiastical electors on Aug. 22, 1400, to succeed Wenceslas, who ...
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3 days ago · There was only one Elector Palatine of the Rhine (German: Kurfürst von der Pfalz). Similarly, all the sons were Dukes of Bavaria (German: Herzog von Bayern), until 1506. Then, Duke in Bavaria (German: Herzog in Bayern) was the title used by all members of the House of Wittelsbach with the exception of the Duke of Bavaria. This became a unique ...
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Apr 29, 2024 · Prince Rupert's coat of arms as a Prince Palatine of the Rhine, showing the arms of the Palatine quartered with his dynastical arms of Wittelsbach. Prince Rupert had a varied career. He was a soldier as a child, fighting alongside Dutch forces against Habsburg Spain during the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648), and against the Holy Roman Emperor ...
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May 1, 2024 · Louis obtained the Palatinate of the Rhine in 1214. So Louis I served also as Count Palatine of the Rhine. He was assassinated 1231. Louis I the Kelheimer: 23 December 1173: 1183–1231: 15 September 1231: Bavaria: Ludmilla of Bohemia 1204 one child Otto IV the Illustrious: 7 April 1206: 1231–1253: 29 November 1253: Bavaria: Agnes of the ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Christian entered the service of the Lutheran elector of Saxony and in 1591 led a force of German Protestant troops to support the Calvinist Henry IV in the French Wars of Religion. The following year he converted to Calvinism , and in 1595 Frederick IV , elector Palatine of the Rhine, made Christian his principal adviser.
May 3, 2024 · Elector Palatine Habsburg Wittelsbach: Sigismund 1427–1496 Archduke of Austria: Albert VI 1418–1463 Archduke of Austria: Frederick III the Peaceful 1415–1493 King of Germany r. 1440–1493 Holy Roman Emperor r. 1452–1493: Eleanor of Portugal 1434–1467: Margarete 1395–1447: Henry XVI 1386–1450 Duke of Bavaria: Albert II 1397–1439 ...
Apr 26, 2024 · The rightful heir is the late Elector’s closest male relation in a male line of the House of Bavaria, namely a distant cousin, the Elector Palatine. Pictured: Maximilian III Joseph (1727-1777), Elector of Bavaria from 1745 until his death.
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