Prince Rupert of the Rhine

For the city in British Columbia, see Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

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Prince Rupert of the Rhine (17 December 1619 – 19 November 1682), soldier and inventor, was a younger son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth Stuart, and the nephew of King Charles I of England, who created him Duke of Cumberland and Earl of Holderness, and appointed him commander of the Royalist cavalry during the English Civil War.

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17 December - 1619 - 19 November - 1682 - Frederick V, Elector Palatine - Elizabeth Stuart - Charles I of England - Duke of Cumberland - Earl of Holderness - English Civil War

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