Rupert, King of Germany

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Rupert, King of Germany was a late 14th- to early 15th-century German monarch from the Wittelsbach dynasty who served as King of the Romans and sought to strengthen imperial authority within the Holy Roman Empire.

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Label Occurrences
Rupert, King of Germany canonical 2
Roman King Rupert of Germany 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of the Romans
Roman Catholic
human
member of the House of Wittelsbach
monarch
aim to strengthen imperial authority within the Holy Roman Empire
alsoKnownAs Rupert III, Elector Palatine
Rupert of the Palatinate
Ruprecht III. von der Pfalz
birthDate 1352-05-05
birthPlace Amberg
Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
burialPlace Heidelberg Church of the Holy Spirit
child John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt
Louis III, Elector Palatine
Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach
Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken
conflict struggle with Wenceslaus over legitimacy as King of the Romans
country Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1410-05-18
deathPlace Landskron Castle
near Oppenheim
domain Electoral Palatinate
electedBy Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire
era Late Middle Ages
father Rupert II, Elector Palatine
house House of Wittelsbach
language German
memberOfDynasty Wittelsbach dynasty
mother Beatrice of Sicily
linked to: Beatrix of Sicily
name Rupert
nobleTitle Elector Palatine
notableEvent deposition of Wenceslaus by the prince-electors in 1400
unsuccessful Italian expedition to secure imperial coronation
occupation ruler
positionHeld Elector Palatine of the Rhine
King of Germany
King of the Romans
predecessor Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
reignAs King of the Romans
reignEnd 1410-05-18
reignEndAsElectorPalatine 1410
reignStart 1400-08-21
reignStartAsElectorPalatine 1398
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Heidelberg
spouse Elisabeth of Nuremberg
successor Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor

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Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia successor Rupert, King of Germany
King of the Romans officeHolder Roman King Rupert of Germany
linked to: Rupert, King of Germany
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia successorAsKingOfTheRomans Rupert, King of Germany
subject linked to: Holy Roman Emperor Wenceslaus