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Nov 29, 2022 · Rupert II, Count Palatine of the Rhine (German Ruprecht II., der Harte (der Ernste)) (12 May 1325, Amberg 6 January 1398, Amberg). He was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine from the house of Wittelsbach in 13901398.
Louis III was the third son of King Rupert of Germany [1] and his wife Elisabeth of Nuremberg. [2] During his father's campaign in Italy 1401-1402 Louis served as imperial vicar. He succeeded his father in 1410 as Elector of the Palatinate but did not run for the German crown. The Palatinate was divided among the four of Rupert's surviving sons.
Rudolph II the Blind (German: Rudolf II. der Blinde) (8 August 1306 - 4 October 1353) was the Elector Palatine from 1329 until 1353. Rudolph was born in Wolfratshausen in 1306 as the third son of the Elector Palatine Rudolph I. His childhood was dominated by the internal warring between his father and uncle King Louis IV over the division of their inheritance. After his fathers death in 1319 ...
Rupert II, Count Palatine of the Rhine (German: Ruprecht II., der Harte (der Ernste)) (12 May 1325, Amberg – 6 January 1398, Amberg). He was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine from the house of Wittelsbach in 1390–1398.
Otto-Henry, Elector Palatine, ( German: Ottheinrich; 10 April 1502, Amberg [1] – 12 February 1559, Heidelberg) [2] a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Count Palatine of Palatinate-Neuburg from 1505 to 1557 and prince elector of the Palatinate from 1556 to 1559. He was a son of Rupert, Count Palatine, third son of Philip, Elector Palatine ...
Frederick V (German: Friedrich; 26 August 1596 – 29 November 1632) [1] [2] was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine in the Holy Roman Empire from 1610 to 1623, and reigned as King of Bohemia from 1619 to 1620. He was forced to abdicate both roles, and the brevity of his reign in Bohemia earned him the derisive sobriquet " the Winter King ...
Louis V, Elector Palatine. Louis V, Count Palatine of the Rhine ( German: Ludwig V. von der Pfalz) (2 July 1478, in Heidelberg – 16 March 1544, in Heidelberg), also Louis the Pacific, was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty. He was prince elector of the Palatinate . His parents were Philip, Elector Palatine, and Margaret, a daughter of Louis ...
