History UsefulNotes / PrinceRupertOfTheRhine

* ''Literature/AMidsummerTempest'', Prince Rupert is a character in Paul Anderson's 1974 fantasy novel.

After the Royalists were defeated by UsefulNotes/OliverCromwell, he served as a {{privateer}} in the [[UsefulNotes/TheCaribbean Caribbean]]. [[HesBack He returned]] to England when the monarchy was restored under UsefulNotes/CharlesII and served as a naval commander in the latter two UsefulNotes/AngloDutchWars. From 1668 until his death, he served as Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom and helped to develop the UsefulNotes/RoyalNavy. As the first governor of Canada's [[MegaCorp biggest corporation]], the Hudson's Bay Company, he played an important role in the [[UsefulNotes/CanadianHistory nation's history]] and Rupert's Land was [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous named after him]].[[note]]As well as several [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_eponyms_in_Canada#Prince_Rupert other places]].[[/note]]

[[caption-width-right:250:Most famous Rupert until the likes of [[Creator/RupertGrint Grint]], [[UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch Murdoch]] and [[ComicStrip/RupertBear Bear]] began to appear.[[note]]AccidentalPun as the name Rupert literally means "fame bright".[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:250:Most famous Rupert until the likes of [[Creator/RupertGrint Grint]], [[UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch Murdoch]] and [[ComicStrip/RupertBear Bear]] began to appear.[note]]AccidentalPun as the name Rupert literally means "fame bright".[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:250:Most famous Rupert until the likes of [[Creator/RupertGrint Grint]], [[UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch Murdoch]] and [[ComicStrip/RupertBear Bear]] began to appear.[note]]AccidentalPun as the name Rupert literally means "fame bright".[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:250:Most famous Rupert until the likes of [[Creator/RupertGrint Grint]], [[UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch Murdoch]] and [[ComicStrip/RupertBear Bear]] began to appear.]]

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland ([17 December in the Old Style calendar] 1619 – [September 3 in the Old Style calendar] 1658) was an English-German [[RenaissanceMan army officer, admiral, scientist, statesman and peer]]. His father Frederick V of the Palatinate was one of the UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire's prince-electors which meant he was a member of the electoral college that elected the new ruler and also [[ShortLivedLeadership briefly reigned]] as king of Bohemia. Through his mother Elizabeth Stuart he was the nephew of UsefulNotes/CharlesI, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland whom he would become known for assisting in the UsefulNotes/EnglishCivilWar as a calvary commander and archetypal [[TheCavalierYears cavalier]].

[[caption-width-right:250:Most famous Rupert until the likes of [[Creator/RupertGrint Grint]], [[UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch Murdoch]] and [[ComicStrip/RupertBear Bear]].]]

[[caption-width-right:250:Most famous Rupert until the likes of Creator/RupertGrint, UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch and ComicStrip/RupertBear]]

* "Series/TheDevilsWhore", a 2008 TV series in which Prince Rupert is played by Creator/HarryLloyd.

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland ([17 December in the Old Style calendar] 1619 – [September 3 in the Old Style calendar] 1658) was an English-German [[RenaissanceMan army officer, admiral, scientist, statesman and peer]]. His father Frederick V of the Palatinate was one of the UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire's prince-electors which meant he was a member of the electoral college that elected the new ruler and also [[ShortLivedLeadership briefly reigned]] as king of Bohemia. Through his mother Elizabeth Stuart he was the nephew of UsefulNotes/Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland whom he would become known for assisting in the UsefulNotes/EnglishCivilWar as a calvary commander and archetypal [[TheCavalierYears cavalier]].

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland ([17 December in the Old Style calendar] 1619 – [September 3 in the Old Style calendar] 1658) was an English-German [[RenaissanceMan army officer, admiral, scientist, statesman and peer]]. His father Frederick V of the Palatinate was one of the UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire's prince-electors which meant he was a member of the electoral college that elected the new ruler and also [[ShortLivedLeadership briefly reigned]] as king of Bohemia. Through his mother Elizabeth Stuart he was the nephew of [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfStuart Charles I]], king of England, Scotland, and Ireland whom he would become known for assisting in the UsefulNotes/EnglishCivilWar as a calvary commander and archetypal [[TheCavalierYears cavalier]].

After the Royalists were defeated by UsefulNotes/OliverCromwell, he served as a {{privateer}} in the [[UsefulNotes/TheCaribbean Caribbean]]. [[HesBack He returned]] to England when the monarchy was restored under Charles II and served as a naval commander in the latter two UsefulNotes/AngloDutchWars. From 1668 until his death, he served as Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom and helped to develop the UsefulNotes/RoyalNavy. As the first governor of Canada's [[MegaCorp biggest corporation]], the Hudson's Bay Company, he played an important role in the [[UsefulNotes/CanadianHistory nation's history]] and Rupert's Land was [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous named after him]].[[note]]As well as several [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_eponyms_in_Canada#Prince_Rupert other places]].[[/note]]

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland ([17 December in the Old Style calendar] 1619 – [September 3 in the Old Style calendar] 1658) was an English-German [[RenaissanceMan army officer, admiral, scientist, statesman and peer]]. His father Frederick V of the Palatinate was one of the UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire's prince-electors which meant he was a member of the electoral college that elected the new ruler and also [[ShortLivedLeadership briefly reigned]] as king of Bohemia. Through his mother Elizabeth Stuart he was the nephew of [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfStuart Charles I]], king of England, Scotland, and Ireland whom he would become known for assisting in the UsefulNotes/EnglishCivilWar as a calvary commander and the embodiment of the word [[TheCavalierYears cavalier]].

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland ([17 December in the Old Style calendar] 1619 – [September 3 in the Old Style calendar] 1658) was an English-German [[RenaissanceMan army officer, admiral, scientist, statesman and peer]]. His father Frederick V of the Palatinate was one of the UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire's prince-electors which meant he was a member of the electoral college that elected the new ruler and also [[ShortLivedLeadership briefly reigned]] as king of Bohemia. Through his mother Elizabeth Stuart he was the nephew of [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfStuart Charles I]], king of England, Scotland, and Ireland whom he would become known for assisting in the UsefulNotes/EnglishCivilWar as the embodiment of the word [[TheCavalierYears cavalier]].

After the Royalists were defeated by UsefulNotes/OliverCromwell, he served as a {{privateer}} in the [[UsefulNotes/TheCaribbean Caribbean]]. [[HesBack He returned]] to England when the monarchy was restored under Charles II and served as a naval commander in the latter two UsefulNotes/AngloDutchWars. From 1668 until his death, he served as Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom and helped to develop the UsefulNotes/RoyalNavy. As the first governor of Canada's [[MegaCorp biggest corporation]], the Hudson's Bay Company, he played an important role in the [[UsefulNotes/CanadianHistory nation's history]] and Rupert's Land was [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous named after him]].[[note]]As well as several [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_eponyms_in_Canada#Prince_Rupert other places]][[/note]].

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland ([17 December in the Old Style calendar] 1619 – [September 3 in the Old Style calendar] 1658) was an [[RenaissanceMan army officer, admiral, scientist, statesman and peer]]. His father Frederick V of the Palatinate was one of the UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire's prince-electors which meant he was a member of the electoral college that elected the new ruler and also [[ShortLivedLeadership briefly reigned]] as king of Bohemia. Through his mother Elizabeth Stuart he was the nephew of [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfStuart Charles I]], king of England, Scotland, and Ireland whom he would become known for assisting in the UsefulNotes/EnglishCivilWar as the embodiment of the word [[TheCavalierYears cavalier]].

After the Royalists were defeated by UsefulNotes/OliverCromwell, he served as a {{privateer}} in the [[UsefulNotes/TheCaribbean Caribbean]]. [[HesBack He returned]] to England when monarchy was restored under Charles II and served as a naval commander in the latter two UsefulNotes/AngloDutchWars. From 1668 until his death, he served as Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom and helped to develop the UsefulNotes/RoyalNavy. As the first governor of Canada's [[MegaCorp biggest corporation]], the Hudson's Bay Company, he played an important role in the [[UsefulNotes/CanadianHistory nation's history]] and Rupert's Land was [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous named after him]].[[note]]As well as several [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_eponyms_in_Canada#Prince_Rupert other places]][[/note]].

After the Royalists were defeated by UsefulNotes/OliverCromwell, he served as a {{privateer}} in the [[UsefulNotes/TheCaribbean Caribbean]]. [[HesBack He returned]] to England when monarchy was restored under Charles II and served as a naval commander in the latter two UsefulNotes/AngloDutchWars. From 1668 until his death, he served as Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom and helped to develop the UsefulNotes/RoyalNavy. As the first colonial governor of Canada's [[MegaCorp biggest corporation]], the Hudson's Bay Company, he played an important role in the [[UsefulNotes/CanadianHistory nation's history]] and Rupert's Land was [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous named after him]].[[note]]As well as several [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_eponyms_in_Canada#Prince_Rupert other places]][[/note]].

* "Series/TheDevilsWhore", a 2008 TV series in which Rupert is played by Creator/HarryLloyd.