Rupert of Germany

Rupert of Germany (German: <onlyinclude>Ruprecht III "Klem", Pfalzgraf bei Rhein</onlyinclude>) of the house of Wittelsbach (1352–1410), he was the son of Rupert II, Elector Palatine of the Rhine and Beatrix of Sicily.

Life

He succeeded his father Rupert II as Rupert III, Count Palatine of the Rhine (see Palatinate) and one of the foremost rulers in western Germany in 1398.

In August 1400, he was designated king of the Romans (the title which normally preceded accession to the Imperial throne upon its vacation) by the princely electors of the Holy Roman Empire following the deposition of King Wenceslaus. His universal recognition as Emperor was prevented, however, by Wenceslaus's refusal to renounce his title until after Rupert's death in 1410.

Family and children

He was married in Amberg on 27 June 1374 with Elisabeth of Nuremberg, daughter of Burgrave Frederick V of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meißen. They had the following children:

1. Ruprecht Pipan (20 February 1375, Amberg – 25 January 1397, Amberg).
2. Friedrich (ca. 1377, Amberg – 7 March 1401, Amberg).
3. Louis III, Count Palatine of the Rhine (23 January 1378 – 30 December 1436, Heidelberg).
4. Pfalzgraf John of Pfalz-Neumarkt (1383, Neunburg vorm Wald – 13/14 March 1443).
5. Pfalzgraf Stefan of Pfalz-Simmern-Zweibrücken (23 June 1385 – 14 February 1459, Simmern).
6. Pfalzgraf Otto I of Pfalz-Mosbach (24 August 1390, Mosbach – 5 July 1461).
7. Margarete (1376 – 27 August 1434, Nancy), married in 1393 to Duke Charles I of Lorraine.
8. Agnes (1379 – 1401, Heidelberg), married in Heidelberg shortly before March 1400 to Duke Adolf of Kleve.
9. Elisabeth (27 October 1381 – 31 December 1408, Innsbruck), married in Innsbruck 24 December 1407 to Duke Frederick IV of Austria.

Rupert commissioned the Ruprecht building in Heidelberg castle. Today there is a Ruprecht-Karls-University in Heidelberg. He was succeeded as Count Palatine by his son Louis III.

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