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Wittelsbach, Rupert (1619 - 1682)

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

Primary Title

  • Prince Rupert of the Rhine
  • Knight of the Garter

Titles

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

Details of Offices

Began Ended
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 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

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Oxford (Unknown), Oxford, Oxfordshire Prince Rupert's Trumpeters
Performance - 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 1
Prince Rupert's Trumpeters Wittelsbach, Rupert (1619 - 1682) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

  • 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.