Prince Rupert of the Rhine

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German-English nobleman Royalist admiral cavalry commander human member of the Royal Society military commander prince scientist

Prince Rupert of the Rhine was a 17th-century German-English royal prince best known as a charismatic Royalist cavalry commander in the English Civil War and later an admiral, scientist, and early member of the Royal Society.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Prince Rupert of the Rhine canonical	48
Prince Rupert	2
Prince Rupert of the Rhine – England	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German-English nobleman ⓘ Royalist ⓘ admiral ⓘ cavalry commander ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Royal Society ⓘ military commander ⓘ prince ⓘ scientist ⓘ
allegiance	Royalists ⓘ surface form: Cavalier faction Royalists ⓘ
burialPlace	Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster Abbey
citizenship	Electoral Palatinate ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
conflict	English Civil War ⓘ Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ Third Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ Thirty Years' War ⓘ
countryOfBirth	Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ
countryOfDeath	Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1619-12-17 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1682-11-29 ⓘ
father	Frederick V, Elector Palatine ⓘ
fieldOfWork	engraving ⓘ military strategy ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ
fullName	Rupert, Prince Palatine ⓘ surface form: Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine
givenName	Rupert ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ German ⓘ
memberOf	Royal Society ⓘ
militaryBranch	Royalist cavalry ⓘ
militaryRank	general ⓘ
mother	Elizabeth Stuart ⓘ surface form: Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
nobleFamily	House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
notableFor	charismatic Royalist cavalry leadership ⓘ early scientific experiments in optics and glass ⓘ service as an English admiral ⓘ
notableWork	development of Prince Rupert's drops ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Prague ⓘ
placeOfDeath	City of Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster
positionHeld	Constable of Windsor Castle ⓘ Duke of Cumberland ⓘ Earl of Holderness ⓘ First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ Privy Counsellor of England ⓘ
relative	Charles I of England ⓘ Charles II of England ⓘ James VI and I ⓘ surface form: James I of England
religion	Protestantism ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
sibling	Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine ⓘ Maurice of the Palatinate ⓘ surface form: Prince Maurice of the Palatinate

Referenced by (51)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sophia of the Palatinate → sibling → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

English Civil War → commandedBy → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Hudson's Bay Company → foundedBy → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Royalists → notableLeader → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Royalists → notableCommander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Battle of Naseby → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Battle of Naseby → RoyalistCommander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Battle of Edgehill → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Battle of Edgehill → primaryRoyalistCavalryLeader → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Battle of Marston Moor → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Raid on the Medway → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Battle of Lowestoft → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Second English Civil War → hasOpposingCommander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Battle of Texel (1673) → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Battle of Texel (1673) → hasCommanderForSide → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Rupert of the Rhine – England

Prince Rupert → namedAfter → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Four Days' Battle → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Battle of Solebay → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Prince Rupert's Tower → namedAfter → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Wars of the Three Kingdoms → notableCommander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Prince Rupert, British Columbia → namedAfter → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Rupert's Land → namedAfter → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

siege and capture of Bristol (1645) → hasCommander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

siege and capture of Bristol (1645) → defendedBy → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Royalist capture of Leicester (1645) → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Royalist capture of Leicester (1645) → associatedWith → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Rupert

Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa → patron → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Second Anglo-Dutch War → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

St James's Day Battle → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

St James's Day Battle → fleetCommanderEnglish → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Third Anglo-Dutch War → hasCommander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Prince Maurice of the Rhine → sibling → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Battle of Edge Hill → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Battle of Edge Hill → royalistSideCommandedBy → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Battle of Medway → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Battle of Schooneveld → hasCommander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Battle of Schooneveld → opponentCommander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate → sibling → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Vierdaagse Zeeslag → commandedBy → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Vierdaagse Zeeslag → hasMainCommanderEnglish → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Rupert, Prince Palatine → alsoKnownAs → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Rupert

First Battle of Newbury → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

First Battle of Newbury → royalistCavalryCommander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Second Battle of Newbury → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Earl of Holderness → hasHolder → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Princess Palatine of the Rhine → sibling → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate

Battle of Chalgrove Field → commander → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Battle of Chalgrove Field → notablePerson → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ

Prince Rupert, first Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company → name → Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ