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Elizabeth Stuart (19 August 1596 – 13 February 1662) was Electress of the Palatinate and briefly Queen of Bohemia as the wife of Frederick V of the Palatinate. The couple's selection for the crown by the nobles of Bohemia was part of the political and religious turmoil setting off the Thirty Years' War. Since her husband's reign in Bohemia ...
Aug 11, 2007 · Prince Charles Louis (1617 - 1680), later Elector Palatinate, was the eldest surviving son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth Stuart, the 'Winter Queen', sister of Charles I. He can be identified as Prince Charles Louis because he was the only one of the three brothers who was entitled to wear the Garter ribbon at this date.
Feb 21, 2024 · Soldier, statesman, privateer, and scientist. Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, KG, PC, FRS (17 December 1619 (O.S.) / 27 December (N.S.) – 29 November 1682 (O.S.)) was a German-English army officer, admiral, scientist and colonial governor. He first came to prominence as a Royalist cavalry commander during the English Civil War.
Nov 27, 2016 · Rupert is the English form of Ruprecht which is itself the German form of Robert. Both derive from the Old High German name Hrodberht, from hrod- "fame, glory," and -berht "bright." Usage: Ruprecht itself can be found in use in Germany from the early Middle Ages, and like Robert in Britain, it was a fairly common name borne by saints and royalty.
Adolf of the Rhine (German: Adolf der Redliche von der Pfalz) (27 September 1300, Wolfratshausen – 29 January 1327, Neustadt) from the house of Wittelsbach was formally Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1319 to 1327. He was the second son of Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria and his wife Mechtild of Nassau.
Also known as. English. Rupert. King of Germany and Elector Palatine (1352-1410) Ruprecht. Rupert of the Palatinate.
Mar 11, 2024 · The invention of the mezzotint process is particularly associated with Ludwig von Siegen (1609-c.1680), an obscure name but certainly a name familiar in the history of printmaking, but also with Prince Rupert, Count Palatine (1619-1682) also known as 'Rupert of the Rhine' a much more famous individual perhaps best known as the exiled Palatinate ...