At the age of 23, Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619-1682) was named commander of the Royalist cavalry during the First English Civil War (1642-1646). Near the war's end, he and his brother were banished from England. He later returned, in 1660.
that he let the parliamentairns escape
Prince Rupert had been sent by the King to end the siege of York. York was the most important royalist city in the North and was surrounded by a Parliamentarian army commanded by the Earls of Leven and Manchester. Prince Rupert had orders from the King to free York and then march South to join him in Oxford.
The HBC was founded on 2 May 1670 when King Charles granted a charter to his cousin Prince Rupert and his associates.
Prince Henry opened a school to teach navigators how to navigate the ocean.
Klemens Wenzel von Metternich.
SS Prince Rupert ended in 1956.
Prince Rupert of the Rhine was a Royalist (cavalier)
Prince Rupert was the commander of the cavalier cavalry.
Prince Rupert of the Rhine was born on December 17, 1619.
Prince Rupert of the Rhine was born on December 17, 1619.
The airport code for Prince Rupert Airport is YPR.
Prince Rupert Daily News was created in 1902.
Prince Rupert was a cousin of Charles II, the King of England and a member of his court.Prince Rupert was the Nephew of king Charles I. :)
Prince Rupert of the Rhine died on November 19, 1682 at the age of 62.
Some of the attractions in Prince Rupert include the Butze Rapids Park and Trail, the North Pacific Cannery Museum, the Prince Rupert Adventure Tour or the Museum of Northern British Columbia.
Prince Rupert of the Rhine died on November 19, 1682 at the age of 62.
'Rupert's Land' was named after Prince Rupert. It was owned and controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company. Prince Rupert was its first governor. It was a proprietory British commercial colony, mainly trading in furs. The name 'Rupert's Land' fell into disuse when it was transferred to and absorbed into Canada.