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Rupert III

Type Figure Region Germany Time 1352–1410 Also known as Rupert of the Palatinate

Rupert III (1352–1410) of the Wittelsbach family, son of Elector Palatine Rupert II, inherited the Rhenish Palatinate electorate in 1385;…

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  1. 1385–1399Heidelberg · Rhenish PalatinateInherited the electorate from his father Rupert II in 1385, based in Heidelberg, accumulating political capital in the western empire. In the 1390s he became one of the opposition leaders against Wenceslaus IV's misrule.
  2. 1400–1410Ladenburg · BadenElected King of the Romans by the Rhenish electors at Ladenburg on 24 August 1400, replacing Wenceslaus IV. During his reign he worked to restore imperial authority, mediate princely disputes, and ally with Austria, but failed to obtain formal papal coronation as emperor.

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