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Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, KG, PC, FRS (17 December 1619 ( O.S.) [27 December 1619 (N.S.)] [1] – 29 November 1682 (O.S.) [9 December 1682 (N.S)]) was an English-German army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial governor. He first rose to prominence as a Royalist cavalry commander during the English Civil War.
Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Its location is on Kaien Island near the Alaskan panhandle. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and has a population of 12,220 people as of 2016.
- Canada
- March 10, 1910
- 40 m (130 ft)
- Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Prince Rupert (born Dec. 17, 1619, Prague, Bohemia [now in Czech Republic]—died Nov. 29, 1682, London, Eng.) the most talented Royalist commander of the English Civil War (1642–51). His tactical genius and daring as a cavalry officer brought him many victories early in the war, but his forces eventually were overcome by the more highly ...
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15 de ene. de 2022 · Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, military commander, privateer, administrator, artist, scientist, first governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company and founding member of the Royal African Company (born 17 December 1619 in Prague, Bohemia [now Czech Republic]; died 29 November 1682 in London, England [now United Kingdom]).
3 de jun. de 2023 · Prince Rupert, engraved by William Faithorne © Rupert was a nephew of Charles I and commanded the Royalist cavalry during the English Civil War. Rupert was born on 17 December 1619 in Prague....
Prince Rupert. Born: 17 December 1619; Died: 29 November 1682; Roundhead or Cavalier? Cavalier; Role in the Civil War. Prince Rupert was King Charles I’s nephew and during the British Civil Wars was given command of the Cavalry. Having fought in the Thirty Years War 1618-1648 (a series of wars fought in Europe) Prince Rupert was an ...
26 de oct. de 2016 · Prince Rupert of the Rhine, first governor ofthe Hudson’s Bay Company, had a profound effect on Canada’s history. Following his flight from Prague as an infant, he spent his life constantly on the move, undertaking military service in continental Europe and Great Britain and leading the royalist navy to the west coast ofAfrica ...