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Prince Rupert of the Rhine
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland was an English–German army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial governor. He first rose to prominence as a Royalist cavalry commander during the Eng
Portrait by Peter Lely, 1667–1671
Portrait by Peter Lely, 1667–1671
Rupert (right) with his elder brother, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (left), in a 1637 portrait by Anthony van Dyck
Rupert (right) with his elder brother, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (left), in a 1637 portrait by Anthony van Dyck
Rupert as a young man visiting the court of his uncle, King Charles I of England, by Anthony van Dyck
Rupert as a young man visiting the court of his uncle, King Charles I of England, by Anthony van Dyck
The Eve of the Battle of Edgehill by Charles Landseer, 1845. Charles I (in blue sash) holding a council of war at Edgecote on the day before the Battl
The Eve of the Battle of Edgehill by Charles Landseer, 1845. Charles I (in blue sash) holding a council of war at Edgecote on the day before the Battle of Edgehill. Rupert, seated, commanded the King's cavalry.
Frederick V of the Palatinate
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Frederick V was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine in the Holy Roman Empire from 1610 to 1623, and reigned as King of Bohemia from 1619 to 1620. He was forced to abdicate both roles, and the brevity of
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
…governor. He first rose to prominence as a Royalist cavalry commander during the English Civil War. 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 respectively. Prince Rupert had a varied career. He was a teenage soldier…
Portrait by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, c. 1630
Portrait by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, c. 1630
Portrait of Frederick by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1613
Portrait of Frederick by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1613
Elizabeth Stuart in 1613, later Queen of Bohemia, called the Winter Queen
Elizabeth Stuart in 1613, later Queen of Bohemia, called the Winter Queen
Heidelberg Castle and the Hortus Palatinus commissioned by Frederick, and designed by English architect Inigo Jones (1573–1652) and French engineer Sa
Heidelberg Castle and the Hortus Palatinus commissioned by Frederick, and designed by English architect Inigo Jones (1573–1652) and French engineer Salomon de Caus (1576–1626), painting by Jacques Fouquier