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Rupert, King of the Romans. 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.
May 14, 2024 · Rupert (born May 5, 1352, Amberg, Rhenish Palatinate [Germany]—died May 18, 1410, near Oppenheim, Rhenish Palatinate) was a German king from 1400 and, as Rupert III, elector Palatine of the Rhine from 1398. A member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, he was chosen king by the German ecclesiastical electors on Aug. 22, 1400, to succeed Wenceslas, who ...
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King of the Romans ( Latin: Rex Romanorum; German: König der Römer) was the title used by the king of East Francia following his election by the princes from the reign of Henry II (1002–1024) onward. The title originally referred to any German king between his election and royal coronation until he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope.
Feb 22, 2023 · Rupert, the future King of the Romans, was born in the quaint town of Amberg, located in the Upper Palatinate region. He was the son of Rupert II, Elector Palatine, and Beatrice of Aragon, daughter of King Peter II of Sicily. The Wittelsbach dynasty was strong in Rupert's bloodline, and his great-granduncle was the legendary emperor Louis IV.
The Title of King of the Romans. King of the Romans ( Latin: Romanorum Rex; German: Römisch-deutscher König) was, from the time of Emperor Henry II (1014–1024), the title used by the German king following his election by the princes. The title was predominantly a claim to become Holy Roman Emperor, a title, which in contemporary views of ...
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On 1 October 1403, Pope Boniface IX finally acknowledged the deposition of Wenceslaus and the election of Rupert as King of the Romans. As a coronation of Wenceslaus was now no longer a possibility, and while he was nominally still prisoner in Vienna, he was no longer under strict guard, and he managed to escape on 11 November.
Rupert, 1352–1410, German king (1400–1410), elector palatine of the Rhine. ... Recognized (1403) by the Roman Pope Boniface IX, he adhered to the Roman popes in ...
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