Rupert I, Elector Palatine

Rupert I "the Red"
Rupert I "the Red"
	Mechtild of Nassau

Rupert I "the Red", Elector Palatine (

Elector Palatine

from 10 January 1356 to 16 February 1390.

He was the son 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, the great-granddaughter of his elder brother Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine. Neither marriage produced an heir.

He was succeeded by his nephew, Rupert II, Elector Palatine, grandfather of his second wife.^[1]

References

^ Blair's Chronological and Historical Tables: From the Creation to the Present Time, with Additions and Corrections from the Most Authentic Writers, Including the Computation of St. Paul, as Connecting the Period from the Exode to the Temple. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans. 1844. pp. 22–.

German nobility
Rupert I, Elector Palatine House of Wittelsbach Born: 9 June 1309 Died: 16 February 1390
Regnal titles
Preceded by Rudolf II	Count Palatine of the Rhine 1353–1356	Succeeded by Palatinate recognized as a secular electorate
New title	Elector Palatine 1356–1390	Succeeded by Rupert II

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[1] Blair's Chronological and Historical Tables: From the Creation to the Present Time, with Additions and Corrections from the Most Authentic Writers, Including the Computation of St. Paul, as Connecting the Period from the Exode to the Temple. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans. 1844. pp. 22–.

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