Person:Rupert I, Elector Palatine (1)

Ruprecht I _____, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein und Kurfürst von der Pfalz
m. 1 Sep 1294
  1. Adolf _____, Count Palatine of the Rhine1300 - 1327
  2. Rudolf II _____, Count Palatine of the Rhine1306 - 1353
  3. Ruprecht I _____, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein und Kurfürst von der Pfalz1309 - 1390
  4. Mathilde of the Rhine1312 - 1375
  • HRuprecht I _____, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein und Kurfürst von der Pfalz1309 - 1390
  • WElisabeth de Namur1329 - 1382
  • HRuprecht I _____, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein und Kurfürst von der Pfalz1309 - 1390
  • WBeatrice of JülichAbt 1364 - 1395
Facts and Events
Name Ruprecht I _____, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein und Kurfürst von der Pfalz
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] 9 Jun 1309 Wolfratshausen, Bad Tolz-Wolfratshausen, Oberbayern, Bayern, GermanyHouse of Wittelsbach
Marriage to Elisabeth de Namur
Marriage to Beatrice of Jülich
Death[1][3] 16 Feb 1390 Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Rheinhessen-Pfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Burial[2][3] Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Rheinhessen-Pfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Reference Number? Q63749?


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Rupert I "the Red", Elector Palatine (; 9 June 1309, Wolfratshausen – 16 February 1390, Neustadt an der Weinstraße) was Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1353 to 1356, and Elector Palatine from 10 January 1356 to 16 February 1390.

He was the son of Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria and Mechtild of Nassau, the daughter of Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg, King of Germany. With the death of his brother, Rudolf II, on 4 October 1353, he inherited his domains and became sole Count for the territory, whereas they had previously shared that privilege.

The Golden Bull of 1356 guaranteed the Palatinate the right of participating in the election of the Holy Roman Emperor. Previous Counts Palatine had participated in other Imperial elections.

In 1386, Rupert founded Heidelberg University, the third university in the Holy Roman Empire, which was named after him.

Rupert was married twice: firstly to Elisabeth, Countess of Namur (daughter of John I, Marquis of Namur), secondly to Beatrix of Jülich-Berg. Neither marriage produced an heir.

He was succeeded by his nephew, Rupert II, Elector Palatine.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Rupert I, Elector Palatine, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. 2.0 2.1 RUPRECHT, in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rödel, Volker, „Ruprecht I., der Altere“, in Neue Deutsche Biographie. (Berlin: Duncker und Humblot, c1953-)
    22 (2005), S. 288-289 .