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 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, Queen of Bohemia ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth Stuart
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Edgehill ⓘ
Battle of Lansdowne ⓘ
Battle of Roundway Down ⓘ
Campaigns in the West Country (English Civil War) ⓘ
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 First English Civil War ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
Prince Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern ⓘ
Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ
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 Palatinate ⓘ
linked to: Prince Maurice of the Rhine
Royalist cause in the English Civil War → leader → Prince Maurice of the Palatinate ⓘ
linked to: Prince Maurice of the Rhine
Royalist cavalry campaigns in the English Civil War → ledBy → Prince Maurice of the Rhine ⓘ