NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682 NRA: Rupert (1619-1682) Prince Duke of Cumberland DNB: Rupert, prince and count palatine of the Rhine and duke of Cumberland (1619-1682), royalist army and naval officer LBT ID: PrRupert VIAF ID: 27852482 LOC ID: n50046699 | B/BAP: 1619-12-18 DIED: 1682-11-29 |
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The son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and nephew of Charles I, he was commander of the
Royalist cavalry during the English Civil War. | |