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5 days ago · Rupert's father was Frederick V of the Palatinate, of the Palatinate-Simmern branch of the House of Wittelsbach. As Elector Palatine, Frederick was one of the most important princes of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also head of the Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states.
Apr 26, 2024 · The Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II is attempting to claim Bavaria for himself after the death of its childless, brother-less, and nephew-less Elector, who died on 30 December, 1777. 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.
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3 days ago · Rupert II 1325–1398 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 ...
3 days ago · Rupert II of the Palatinate 1325–1398: Meinhard 1344–1361–1363: Taddea Visconti 1351–1381: Stephen III 1337–1392–1413 Landshut 1375–1392: John II 1341–1392–1397 Landshut 1375–1392: Catherine of Gorizia died 1391: Frederick 1339–1375–1393: Maddalena Visconti 1366–1404: John III the Pitiless disputed 1374–1417–1425 ...
3 days ago · Malcolm IV of Scotland. "~ Martel " ( Old French, "The Hammer"): Charles Martel of the Franks. Geoffrey II of Anjou. Geoffrey IV of Anjou. "~ the Man": John II of Portugal ( Spanish: Juan el Hombre, a nickname given to him by Isabella of Castile) "~ the Martyr": Edward the Martyr of England. King Charles I of England.
Apr 21, 2024 · Price: £49.95. Early Stuart foreign policy remains a relatively neglected topic, despite mounting evidence for the importance of international religious conflicts in British political culture and the strains imposed by the demands of war on the British state. Jonathan Scott has recently called for a systematic rethinking of the period based on ...
Apr 6, 2024 · Yet, around the same time, he was acting as 'agent' for Charles Louis, the Prince Elector Palatine, who was nephew of Charles I and whose brother Prince Rupert led the Royalist forces in the English Civil War. Charles Louis and his mother had declared their support for Parliament in 1642.
