
Rupert, King of Germany
Name | Rupert, King of Germany |
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Profession | King |
Date of Birth | 1970-01-01 |
Place of Birth | Germany |
Age | 58 yrs |
Death Date | 1410-05-18 |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
About Rupert, King of Germany
For the last ten years of his life, this member of the prominent House of Wittelsbach served as King of Germany.
Early Life Experience of Rupert, King of Germany
The child of Beatrice of Aragaon and Elector Palatine Rupert II, he was born in Bavaria’s Upper Palatinate region and raised primarily in a Dominican monastery near Worms, Germany.
Trivia Info
At the end of the fourteenth century, he became a key member of a German governing body known as the Electoral Palatinate.
Family Life and Relationship
His marriage to Elisabeth of Hohenzollern resulted in six sons and three daughters, including Count Palatine John of Neumarkt and Margaret of the Palatinate.
Close Associates
Several centuries apart, he and Frederick William IV both ruled Germany.
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