Wittelsbach, Rupert (1619 - 1682)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 6
Total events naming patron - 2
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1619-12-18
Death Date: 1682-11-29

Notes

Visited England 1636--Winter 1636/7, March--June 1637. Naturalized in England 19 Jan. 1641/2. Arrived in England in August 1642 to join the King's army; left England at the surrender of Oxford 20 June 1646

Siblings

Male

Wittelsbach, Frederick Henry (1613/14 - 1629)
Wittelsbach, Charles Lewis (1617/18 - 1680) (patron)
Wittelsbach, Maurice (1620/1 - 1652)
Wittelsbach, Edward (1625 - 1684)
Wittelsbach, Philip (1627 - 1650)
Wittelsbach, Gustavus (1632 - 1641)

Female

Wittelsbach, Elizabeth (1618/19 - )
Wittelsbach, Louise Hollandine (1622 - 1709)
Wittelsbach, Henrietta Maria (1627 - 1652)
Wittelsbach, Charlotte (1628 - 1631)
Wittelsbach, Sophia (1630 - 1714)

Primary Title

Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Knight of the Garter

Titles

  • Duke of Barvaria
    Assumed 1619-12-27
    Vacated 1682-11-29
  • Count Palatine of the Rhine
    Assumed 1619-12-27
    Vacated 1682-11-29
  • Prince Rupert of the Rhine
    Assumed 1619-12-27
    Vacated 1682-11-29
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1642-04-20 (date nominated; invested Aug. 1642;)
    Vacated 1682-11-29
  • 2nd Earl of Holderness
    Assumed 1643/4-01-24
    Vacated 1682-11-29
  • 1st Duke of Cumberland
    Assumed 1643/4-01-24
    Vacated 1682-11-29

General Offices Note

Dismissed from offices after the surrender of Bristol 10 Sept. 1645

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
General of the Horse, England 1642-7 1644-11
Governor, Bristol 1644 1645-09-10
King's Capt-gen of all Forces in England and Wales, England 1644-11-7 after 1645-09-10
President, Wales 1644 1645-09-10
Commander of the Guards, England 1645-4 1645-09-10
Master of the Horse, England 1645-4 1645-09-10

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1642-1643 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Prince Rupert's Trumpeters
Performance 1642-1643 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Prince Rupert's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Prince Rupert's Trumpeters Wittelsbach, Rupert (1619 - 1682) Musicians 2

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)