Rupert of Germany
Rupert (5 May 1352 — 18 May 1410) was the Elector Palatine (as Rupert III) from 1398 and King of the Romans (King of Germany) from 1400 until his death in 1410. He was the king after Charles IV's son, Wenceslaus got deposed after prince-electors of Maine, Cologne, and Trier met up, and the next day the same 4 electors voted for him.[1]
| Rupert | |
|---|---|
| King of the Romans (Germany) Elector Palatine | |
 | |
| 21 August 1400 – 18 May 1410 | |
| 6 January 1401 | |
| Predecessor | Wenceslaus |
| Successor | Jobst of Moravia |
| 6 January 1398 – 18 May 1410 | |
| Predecessor | Rupert II |
| Successor | Louis III |
| Born | 5 May 1352 Amberg, Upper Palatinate |
| Died | 18 May 1410 (aged 58) Landskron Castle, Oppenheim, Electoral Palatinate |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Elisabeth of Hohenzollern |
| Issue | Margaret, Duchess of Lorraine Louis III, Elector Palatine John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach |
| House | Wittlelsbach |
| Father | Rupert II, Elector Palatine |
| Mother | Beatrice of Aragon |
Rupert Of Germany Media
Rupert and his wife Elisabeth of Nuremberg, detail from their tomb in the Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg
References
- ↑ Scott 1998, p. 350.
