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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.
After the death of his other uncle, the Elector Rupert I (who had succeeded Rudolf II), on 16 February 1390 he was proclaimed Elector Palatine with the consent of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans. In 1391 he banished Jews and prostitutes from the Palatinate, confiscated their property, and bequeathed it to the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg.
Apr 27, 2022 · Rupert II 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. He was the elder son of Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Countess Irmengard von Öttingen.
- Amberg, Pfalz-Neuburg
- May 12, 1325
- "Rupert"
- Amberg, Pfalz-Neuburg, Deutschland (HRR)
Rupert of the Palatinate ( German: Ruprecht von der Pfalz; 5 May 1352 – 18 May 1410), sometimes known as Robert of the Palatinate, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Elector Palatine from 1398 (as Rupert III) and King of Germany from 1400 until his death.
- 21 August 1400 – 18 May 1410
- Beatrice of Aragon
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Ruled in personal union with the Electorate of Bavaria from 1777, the Palatinate was finally disestablished with the German mediatization and annexation by Baden on 27 April 1803 and the rest eventually to the Kingdom of Bavaria as the Circle of the Rhine . History. Background. Arms of the Duke of Lotharingia.
Ruler: Rupprecht II, Count Palatine of the Rhine Ruler: Rupert, Emperor of Germany and Elector Palatine of the Rhine | Production date 1390-1398 |
After the death of his other uncle, the Elector Rupert I (who had succeeded Rudolf II), on 16 February 1390 he was proclaimed Elector Palatine with the consent of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans. In 1391 he banished Jews and prostitutes from the Palatinate, confiscated their property, and bequeathed it to the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg .
