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[a] Rupert was the third son of the German Prince Frederick V of the Palatinate and Elizabeth, eldest daughter of King James VI and I of Scotland and England. 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.
Mar 17, 2024 · Prince Rupert (born Dec. 17, 1619, Prague, Bohemia [now in Czech Republic]—died Nov. 29, 1682, London, Eng.) the most talented Royalist commander of the English Civil War (1642–51). His tactical genius and daring as a cavalry officer brought him many victories early in the war, but his forces eventually were overcome by the more highly ...
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From the beginning of the First English Civil War to its end, Rupert sustained his well-earned reputation for bravery. At Powick Bridge (September 23,1642) the Prince’s small force of about 500 cavalry was surprised in camp by a much larger Roundhead command advancing on the town of Worchester.
Mar 17, 2015 · Prince Rupert was the foremost Royalist military commander in the English Civil War. Prince Rupert was very much a cavalry soldier and the Royalists may have lost the war a lot sooner had it not been for his military ability. Prince Rupert was born in 1619. He was the third son of Frederick of the Palatinate and Elizabeth, the daughter of James I.
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
Appointed General of Horse, Rupert's reputation continued to rise when he routed a Parliamentarian force at Powick Bridge in September 1642. Despite being made Commander-in-Chief, the tides of war changed by 1645 and Rupert was forced to surrender Bristol to the Parliamentarians.
Rupert was the third son of the German Prince Frederick V of the Palatinate and Elizabeth, eldest daughter of King James VI and I of Scotland and England. Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, KG, PC, FRS – 29 November 1682 ) was an English-German army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial governor.