Prince Maurice of the Rhine

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Prince Maurice of the Rhine was a German-born royalist commander who fought for King Charles I during the English Civil War and was known for his cavalry leadership and naval exploits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royalist
cavalry commander
military commander
person
prince
allegiance Charles I of England
surface form: King Charles I of England
countryOfCitizenship Electoral Palatinate
cousin Charles II of England
dateOfBirth 1620-01-17
dateOfDeath circa 1652-11
ethnicGroup German
father Frederick V, Elector Palatine
givenName Maurice
languageSpoken English
German
mannerOfDeath disappeared at sea
memberOf House of Palatinate-Simmern
militaryBranch Royalist army
Royalist navy
mother Elizabeth Stuart
surface form: Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach
notableBattle Battle of Edgehill
Battle of Lansdowne
Battle of Roundway Down
Campaigns in the West Country (English Civil War)
siege and capture of Bristol (1645)
surface form: Siege of Bristol (1643)
notableFor cavalry leadership during the English Civil War
naval exploits as a Royalist privateer
notableWork Royalist cavalry campaigns in the English Civil War
Royalist naval operations in the English Channel and Caribbean
participantIn English Civil War
surface form: First English Civil War

Second English Civil War
placeOfBirth Brandenburg
Küstrin
positionHeld Royalist cavalry commander
Royalist naval commander
relative Charles I of England
Charles II of England
religion Protestantism
residence Oxford
The Hague
sexOrGender male
sibling Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
Edward, Prince Palatine
surface form: Prince Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern

Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia
surface form: Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia (the philosopher)

Princess Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate
Princess Sophia of Hanover
uncle Charles I of England

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Royalists notableLeader Prince Maurice of the Rhine
Second Battle of Newbury commander Prince Maurice of the Rhine
this entity surface form: Prince Maurice of the Palatinate
Royalist cause in the English Civil War leader Prince Maurice of the Rhine
this entity surface form: Prince Maurice of the Palatinate