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Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, KG, PC, FRS (17 December 1619 ( O.S.) [27 December 1619 (N.S.)] [1] – 29 November 1682 (O.S.) [9 December 1682 (N.S)]) was an English-German army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial governor. He first rose to prominence as a Royalist cavalry commander during the English Civil War.
Often called the City of Rainbows, Prince Rupert is a diverse community with rich local culture and a vibrant arts scene.
Prince Rupert, often referred to as just Rupert, is a small port city on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada . Understand [ edit] The population of about 14,000 people (2020) is about half First Nations (Indigenous) people.
Home. Community. About Prince Rupert. Established in 1910, Prince Rupert is located in an area rich with history. What’s now called Prince Rupert harbour had long been an intersection of trade and commerce for First Nations people dating back to time immemorial.
Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Its location is on Kaien Island near the Alaskan panhandle. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and has a population of 12,220 people as of 2016.
Mar 23, 2024 · Prince Rupert, city, on Kaien Island in Chatham Sound, western British Columbia, Canada. It lies near the mouth of the Skeena River on the Pacific coast, 934 miles (1,503 km) northwest of Vancouver. Named in 1906 for Prince Rupert, first governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company, it began as a tent town.
Jan 15, 2022 · Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, military commander, privateer, administrator, artist, scientist, first governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company and founding member of the Royal African Company (born 17 December 1619 in Prague, Bohemia [now Czech Republic]; died 29 November 1682 in London, England [now United Kingdom]).
