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unusual facts about Rupert of Germany



Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden

During this time he had many disputes with the towns of Strasbourg, Speyer and with king Ruprecht I.

House of Palatinate-Simmern

The Palatinate line of the House of Wittelsbach was divided into four lines after the death of Rupert III in 1410, including the line of Palatinate-Simmern with its capital in Simmern.

Margaret of the Palatinate

Margaret of the Palatinate (1376 – 26 August 1434, Einville-au-Jard) (German Margarete von der Pfalz) was the daughter of Rupert of Germany and his wife Elisabeth of Nuremberg.

Palatine Crown

One needed ally was the Wittelsbach King Rupert of Germany, who also took the German throne after the deposition of King Wenceslaus: a marriage between Rupert's eldest surviving son Louis and Henry IV's eldest daughter Blanche was soon arranged.


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